William Blathwayt Papers 1680-1700

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

William Blathwayt Papers, Manuscript #MS 1946.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Blathwayt, William
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William Blathwayt Papers, Manuscript #MS 1946.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers consist chiefly of letters written to Blathwayt by colonial governors and others. Includes some drafts of letters by Blathwayt. Subjects include French and Indian troubles, military defense, illegal trade, the Navigation Acts, charter of Massachusetts, piracy in the Caribbean, Virginia tobacco trade, wars in Jamaica, the slave question in the Leeward Islands, troubles between governors and the assembly in Bermuda. Included is a copy of "The Declaration of the People Against Sir Wm. Berkeley..." (1676) by Nathaniel Bacon, Jr.; and an original draft of the Charter of Pennsylvania (1681).

Biographical / historical:

British colonial official, Secretary of the Lords of Trade and Plantations (1679-1710).

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1946
Arrangement:

The items are arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
2564 items.