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College of William and Mary

Francis Willis to Edmund Randolph Letter, 1785

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One page letter regarding the estate of his sister-in-law Susannah Perrin Holding Washington, the fifth and final wife of George Washington's brother, Samuel. Willis was writing to Randolph, who handled several legal cases for General George Washington regarding who the estate should go to, as there were some who had the legal opinion that Samuel's estate should go to Washington and others that it should go to Susannah's brother, John Perrin. In the letter, Willis also writes about help with an upcoming suit regarding the sale of slaves in defiance of a Bill of Sale and whose father was falsely imprisoned because of the faulty sale.

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Francis Willis to Edmund Randolph Letter, 1785 0.01 Linear Foot

Willis, Francis, Jr.

One page letter regarding the estate of his sister-in-law Susannah Perrin Holding Washington, the fifth and final wife of George Washington's brother, Samuel. Willis was writing to Randolph, who handled several legal cases for General George Washington regarding who the estate should go to, as there were some who had the legal opinion that Samuel's estate should go to Washington and others that it should go to Susannah's brother, John Perrin. In the letter, Willis also writes about help with an upcoming suit regarding the sale of slaves in defiance of a Bill of Sale and whose father was falsely imprisoned because of the faulty sale.

College of William and Mary

R. Harvey Chappell, Jr. Papers, 1950/1982

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Mss. 83.C36: Papers, 1950-1982, of R. Harvey Chappell, Jr., relating particularly to his tenures as president of the Virginia State Bar and the Richmond Bar Association and as a member of the council and executive committees of those organizations. Includes correspondence relating to philanthropic endeavors as well as to certain legal cases. The collection includes numerous legal briefs and documents as well as printed volumes.

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R. Harvey Chappell, Jr. Papers, 1950/1982 34.70 Linear Feet

Chappell, R. Harvey (Robert Harvey), 1926-

Mss. 83.C36: Papers, 1950-1982, of R. Harvey Chappell, Jr., relating particularly to his tenures as president of the Virginia State Bar and the Richmond Bar Association and as a member of the council and executive committees of those organizations. Includes correspondence relating to philanthropic endeavors as well as to certain legal cases. The collection includes numerous legal briefs and documents as well as printed volumes.

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