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James Madison University

John W. Wilson Collection, 1766/1963

0.39 cubic feet 2 boxes
This collection is comprised of a variety of documents, including letters, deeds, indentures, receipts, and accounts, all relating to Jacob Bear, Benjamin Graves, Jacob Sipe, and the Dean (Deane, Deen) and the Harnsberger family.
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John W. Wilson Collection, 1766/1963 0.39 cubic feet 2 boxes

Wilson, John W.
This collection is comprised of a variety of documents, including letters, deeds, indentures, receipts, and accounts, all relating to Jacob Bear, Benjamin Graves, Jacob Sipe, and the Dean (Deane, Deen) and the Harnsberger family.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill, 1732/1860

5.4 Cubic Feet 11 Hollinger document boxes and one oversize box

The collection primarily contains correspondence of the Randolph family and Nicholas family. Several land title records are also present.

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Papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill, 1732/1860 5.4 Cubic Feet 11 Hollinger document boxes and one oversize box

Randolph family

The collection primarily contains correspondence of the Randolph family and Nicholas family. Several land title records are also present.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill and Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1765/1869

2.5 Cubic Feet 6 Hollinger document boxes and one oversize box

This collection consists of the papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill, (commonly called the Edgehill-Randolph Papers) and the Wilson Cary Nicholas papers, ca. 787 items (6 Hollinger boxes, 2.5 linear shelf feet), ca. 1765-1869, and undated.

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Papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill and Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1765/1869 2.5 Cubic Feet 6 Hollinger document boxes and one oversize box

Randolph family

This collection consists of the papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill, (commonly called the Edgehill-Randolph Papers) and the Wilson Cary Nicholas papers, ca. 787 items (6 Hollinger boxes, 2.5 linear shelf feet), ca. 1765-1869, and undated.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Tinsley, Edwards, and Rich family papers, 1819/1820, bulk 1870/1988

.9 Cubic Feet 1 document box (letter) and 1 medium flat box

The collection MSS 16920 contains the Tinsley, Edwards, Rich family history (1795; 1820-1978) written by William George Rich III (1905-1988) about his great-great grandfather who called himself William Tinsley (born into enslavery in 1795,and freed in 1820), his great grandparents Nelson and Lauren Broady Tinsley, (an indigenous woman) and his grandparents Charles Robert Tinsley (1851-1919) and Betty Edwards Tinsley (1855-1924) (daughter of an indigenous woman Malinda Edwards)and their eight grandchildren (William George Rich III and his 7 cousins) who lived on their own land in Amherst, Virginia. The collection is remarkable in the amount of detail that is provided about a prosperous African American family living during Jim Crow laws. Charles Robert Tinsley was the owner of a livery stable and built a house for his children, grandchildren and his parents, Nelson and Lauren Tinsley.

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Tinsley, Edwards, and Rich family papers, 1819/1820, bulk 1870/1988 .9 Cubic Feet 1 document box (letter) and 1 medium flat box

Primary Sources, Uncharted Americana (Ann Arbor, MI)

The collection MSS 16920 contains the Tinsley, Edwards, Rich family history (1795; 1820-1978) written by William George Rich III (1905-1988) about his great-great grandfather who called himself William Tinsley (born into enslavery in 1795,and freed in 1820), his great grandparents Nelson and Lauren Broady Tinsley, (an indigenous woman) and his grandparents Charles Robert Tinsley (1851-1919) and Betty Edwards Tinsley (1855-1924) (daughter of an indigenous woman Malinda Edwards)and their eight grandchildren (William George Rich III and his 7 cousins) who lived on their own land in Amherst, Virginia. The collection is remarkable in the amount of detail that is provided about a prosperous African American family living during Jim Crow laws. Charles Robert Tinsley was the owner of a livery stable and built a house for his children, grandchildren and his parents, Nelson and Lauren Tinsley.

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