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College of William and Mary

Surveying Collection, 1741/1801

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Survey accounts prepared by individual surveyors for Virginia Counties. Collection also includes licenses, bonds and correspondence. Most of the reports include the name of the purchaser, the amount of acreage surveyed, the fee charged, and the date.

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Amelia County - Thomas Mumford, 1764/1771 Box 1, Folder 2

"Account of Publick Surveys... and lines in Amelia County by Thomas Mumford, as sworn to John Prentis, Wmburgh, May 11, 1771." Columns include date of survey, name of client, Paid and Unpaid. Names are difficult to read, but they include James Clark, James Roberson, Francis Eppes, Charles Stewart, John Hall, W. Samuel Meridith, Robert Cofin (?), Henry Anderson, Thomas Whitworth, Henry Porvill(?), James Studavan (son of Daniel), James Studavan (son of James), James Parramore, Edmund Booker, John Penick, Isham Vaughan, William Watson, Capt. Bafo (?), William Thompson, Rubin Palmore, Henry Robertson, Thomas Boocher (?), Samuel Whitworth, W. Everd Mead, William Wa?, James and Ward Hutson, John Win and George Warton.

Amherst County - William Cabell, 1766 Box 1, Folder 3

"A list of fees received for surveys in Amherst County by William Cabell, Jr., Surveyor," dated 1766. Columns: for whom surveyed, acres, when surveyed and gross tobacco (?). Names include John Roberts, Daniel Aaron, Isham Davis, John Edmonds, George McDaniel, Richard Peter, Ambrose Rucker, Joseph Frost, John Spears, Charles Tuly, Joseph Higginbotham, James Smith, James Colbard Blair, Benjamin Higginbotham, Thomas Powell, Henry McGuffy, Rachal Morrison, John Key, Isaac Mayfield, John Sutton Field, Jacob Brown, Nathaniel Woodruff, Francis Meriwether, James Brown, Zacharias Taliaferro, Samuel Marksbury, Edward Ware, Robert Davis, Josiah Ellis, John Brown, Solomon Carter, Rowland Atkins, William Bibb, Angus Forbes, John Montgomery, David Montgomery, Jr., and Nathaniel Woodruff.

Charles City County - James Hardyman, 1741/1772 Box 1, Folder 9

May 4, 1772 letter from James Hardyman explaining why he hasn't been able to collect all of his surveying fees. Includes survey accounts between 1765 and 1772 with columns for year, name and acreage, and fee. Names included are Capt. William Arvill, William Cole, Capt. Littlebury & Hardyman, Alexander Walker, Travis Harwood, Littlebury Irby, Col. Benjamin Harrison, John Brown and John ?, John Wayles McWilliam, Bats Lacy?, Thomas Matthies, Robert Walker, Richard Hales, Francis Hardyman, William Hardyman, Honorable William Byrd Esq. Westover, William Stith, Stith Gregory, John Minge, Samuel Harwood, Andrew and Benjamin Crew, Hardyman Dancy, William Holt, Francis Timberlake, John Brown, and Thomas Ballard. Some entries give details about where the acreage is located and the purpose of the survey.

College of William and Mary

Morton Genealogy Collection, 1830/1978

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Genealogy material compiled by Mr. William S. Morton and his wife, Mrs. Margaret H. Morton of Farmville, Virginia which trace the descendants of Joseph Morton of Prince Edward County, Virginia and allied families. Includes primary source material, such as the 1830 daybook of the J. J. Dupuy Company of Charlotte Court House. Also, contains typescript of Richard Lee Morton's copy of Hugh Blair Grigsby's notes on the Robert Rose Diary and of William Cryer's transcript of the Charles Campbell diaries.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Robert S. Pace Collection 1669-1993

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This collection of Virginiana and Americana, 1669 (1830-1965) 1993, consisting of ca. 200 items, was acquired by Robert S. Pace. There are correspondence, papers, newspaper clippings and other printed, 1861-1980, pertaining to the Blairand Woodburyfamilies as well as various pamphlets, 1910-1917, collected by Woodbury Blair. The next series includes Virginiana and Americana in the form of autographs, correspondence and papers, and printed. In addition to autographs of prominent persons, there are correspondence, 1946- 1961, of Judithand Arthur Hart Burlingwith prominent people; correspondence, 1908-1944, of the Marlow Coal Companyof Washington, D.C.; and, correspondence and papers of Robert S. Pace, chiefly concerning Americana and restoration. Other material consists of World War II Japanese propaganda.

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College of William and Mary

Tucker-Coleman papers, 1664/1945, bulk 1770/1907

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Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of: St. George Tucker (1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), and John Randolph of Roanoke (commonplace book is in box 64B), as well as other family members.

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Ruby Leighton Family History Collection, 1908/2010

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Anderson Family papers, 1755/1958

13.25 Linear Feet Six document cases, three half-size document cases, 9 flat boxes

This collection contains items of the Anderson and Alexander families including correspondence dealing with legal business, family matters, and Lexington, Virginia affairs. Consists largely of the family correspondence of William Alexander Anderson, Francis T. Anderson, and Mary Anne Alexander Anderson; includes letters to and from Virginia Governor John Letcher, and two letters from Mildred Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee. Other correspondents include William A. Glasgow, George Hutcheson Denny, Charles Alfred Graves, Henry Holstine, George Junkin, George Bolling Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, James McDowell, Samuel McDowell Moore, and Walter LeConte Stevens. Also includes legal and business correspondence of Francis T. Anderson; letters and diary of William D. Alexander dated 1858-1859; business accounts, wills, obituaries, including Mary Anne Alexander Anderson's obituary as a pamphlet titled In Memoriam, November 27, 1881; and genealogies of the McNutt, Anderson, and Thomas families. Includes copies of speeches of William A. Anderson dated 1842-1930 and a few photographs.

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Anderson Family papers, 1755/1958 13.25 Linear Feet Six document cases, three half-size document cases, 9 flat boxes

Anderson, Ellen Graham

This collection contains items of the Anderson and Alexander families including correspondence dealing with legal business, family matters, and Lexington, Virginia affairs. Consists largely of the family correspondence of William Alexander Anderson, Francis T. Anderson, and Mary Anne Alexander Anderson; includes letters to and from Virginia Governor John Letcher, and two letters from Mildred Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee. Other correspondents include William A. Glasgow, George Hutcheson Denny, Charles Alfred Graves, Henry Holstine, George Junkin, George Bolling Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, James McDowell, Samuel McDowell Moore, and Walter LeConte Stevens. Also includes legal and business correspondence of Francis T. Anderson; letters and diary of William D. Alexander dated 1858-1859; business accounts, wills, obituaries, including Mary Anne Alexander Anderson's obituary as a pamphlet titled In Memoriam, November 27, 1881; and genealogies of the McNutt, Anderson, and Thomas families. Includes copies of speeches of William A. Anderson dated 1842-1930 and a few photographs.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anna Burton Ellett Collection, 1751/1932

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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Anna Burton Ellett Collection, 1751/1932 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder

Ellett, Anna Burton, 1886-1974
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Longwood University

Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne Collection., 1742/1963

.65 Linear Feet 1 legal-sized archival box 13 Photographic Prints

This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.

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Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne Collection., 1742/1963 .65 Linear Feet 1 legal-sized archival box 13 Photographic Prints

Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson.

This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.

College of William and Mary

Archibald Stuart Ledgers, 1757/1852

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Account books, 1788-1831, kept by Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va. Accounts concern his law practice, personal finances, and include accounts concerning the building of his house.

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Archibald Stuart Ledgers, 1757/1852 2.00 Linear Feet

Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832

Account books, 1788-1831, kept by Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va. Accounts concern his law practice, personal finances, and include accounts concerning the building of his house.

College of William and Mary

Armistead-Cocke Papers, 1680/1917

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Correspondence, 1756-1764, of Maria Carter Armistead (including letters written by Mrs. Thomas Feilde); business papers, 1782-1828, of William Cocke of "Bremo," Henrico County, Virginia and of "Oakland," Cumberland County, Virginia; and letters, 1861-1863, of William Fauntleroy Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke and Edmund Randolph Cocke concerning their service in the Confederate States Army (including the Battle of First Bull Run).

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Armistead-Cocke Papers, 1680/1917 2.50 Linear Feet

Armistead Family

Correspondence, 1756-1764, of Maria Carter Armistead (including letters written by Mrs. Thomas Feilde); business papers, 1782-1828, of William Cocke of "Bremo," Henrico County, Virginia and of "Oakland," Cumberland County, Virginia; and letters, 1861-1863, of William Fauntleroy Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke and Edmund Randolph Cocke concerning their service in the Confederate States Army (including the Battle of First Bull Run).

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