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College of William and Mary

Geddy-Harris Archive Records, 1773/1959, bulk 1890/1940

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This collection contains deeds, abstracts of title, wills, and other legal documents from the law firm of Geddy, Harris, Franck Hickman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The bulk of the material consists of abstracts of title to real property located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and nearby counties, including the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, from the 1920s to the 1950s, as well as deeds to properties in Williamsburg and nearby counties from the 1880s to the 1950s.

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Box 1, 1773/1958 Box 1

Only 512 documents were found in the box. Numbers from 1x to 512x have been penciled on the outside of each folded document, the 'x' to distinguish the numbers from numbers on the Abstracts of Title in another series. A spreadsheet https://wm1693.box.com/s/1v78ugniltighwiexej9ncfar7knq63e has been created with entries for each of the 512 documents, giving number, date, grantor, grantee, type of document, trustee for deeds of trust, location, and Deed Book citation when applicable. More than half of the documents are deeds, about a third are deeds of trust, and the remainder are release deeds, quit-claims, purchase agreements, mortgages, lease agreements, etc. Most of the properties were located in James City County (232), Williamsburg (121), or York County (108). Other locations represented are New Kent (33), King William (6), Warwick (5), and Norfolk (4) counties, Hopewell (2), and Dallas County, Texas (1). The date range is 1881 to 1958. Several other documents were found in the box. These have not been given numbers and are not included in the spreadsheet.

  1. Series 1: Deeds and other legal documents, 1773/1958

Geddy-Harris Archive Records, 1773/1959, bulk 1890/1940 4.20 Linear Feet

Geddy, Vernon M., Jr

This collection contains deeds, abstracts of title, wills, and other legal documents from the law firm of Geddy, Harris, Franck Hickman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The bulk of the material consists of abstracts of title to real property located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and nearby counties, including the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, from the 1920s to the 1950s, as well as deeds to properties in Williamsburg and nearby counties from the 1880s to the 1950s.

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection, 1775/1974

2 Boxes Two large oversized flat boxes containing diplomas in tissue paper and poly L sleeves

This artificial collection contains diplomas from former graduates of Hampden-Sydney College and the Union Theological Seminary that have been donated to the library over several years.

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Box 1, 1775/1959 Shelf Above Grier Collection

Thomas S. Bocock

Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection, 1775/1974 2 Boxes Two large oversized flat boxes containing diplomas in tissue paper and poly L sleeves

This artificial collection contains diplomas from former graduates of Hampden-Sydney College and the Union Theological Seminary that have been donated to the library over several years.

College of William and Mary

Virginia Cities Collection, 1663/1980

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Artificial collection of papers relating to various cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Box 1, 1776/1793 Box 1

Papers of Thomas Marshall Hunter, Morgantown, W.Va. Typed copy of an act for establishing a town at the Warm Springs in the county of Berkeley. October 1776. 1 piece. A list of original purchasers of lots in Bath, Berkeley County. 1 piece. Extracts from the minutes of the trustees of Bath. 1 piece. An excerpt from Thomas Jefferson's Notes of Virginia. 1793. 1 piece. Copies of newspaper advertisements of stores and boarding houses. 1781. 3 pieces.

  1. Series 3: Bath

Box 1, Folder 7, 1749/1830 Box 1, Folder 7

A historical and descriptive article. undated. 1 piece. Typed copy of an act incorporating the town, 1749. 1 piece. Typed copy of a list of residents of Dumfries found in the ledger of Daniel Payne, merchant. 1758-1761. 1 piece. Typed list of merchants residing in Dumfries. 1789. 1 piece. A Short historical sketch of the Dumfries lodge of Masons, 1797-1830, including a list of members in 1798. 1 piece.

  1. Series 7: Dumfries
College of William and Mary

James Barron Papers (I), 1766/1899

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Correspondence and papers of Commodore James Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy, and especially relating to The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. Collection includes photocopies of patents issued to Barron for his inventions and a typescript of William Oliver Stevens' An Affair of Honor, a biography of Barron. Correspondents include John Adams, Jesse Duncan Elliott, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Amos Kendall, Duff Green and Abel P. Upshur. 753 items.

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Box 1, 1776/1851

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James Barron Papers (I), 1766/1899 7.52 Linear Feet

Barron, James, 1769-1851

Correspondence and papers of Commodore James Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy, and especially relating to The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. Collection includes photocopies of patents issued to Barron for his inventions and a typescript of William Oliver Stevens' An Affair of Honor, a biography of Barron. Correspondents include John Adams, Jesse Duncan Elliott, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Amos Kendall, Duff Green and Abel P. Upshur. 753 items.

College of William and Mary

Tyler Family Papers, Group G, 1645/1917

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Papers, 1645-1917, of the Gardiner family, the Gilmer family, the family of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and miscellaneous other people unrelated to the Tylers, Tuckers, Gilmers, or Gardiners.

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Charles Fleming, Manchester, to "Colonel", 1781 Box 7, Folder 2

Reports that they just arrived last night; states that "we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was "informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond." 1 p. Cy of ALS.

  1. Box 7, 1645/1881
  2. Folder 2, 1780/1797
College of William and Mary

Robert Andrews Papers, 1779/1796, bulk 1781/1796

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Acc. 1980.119: This accession includes biographical material, silhouette, correspondence, deed of sale for one slave, and copies of the Virginia Almanac, edited by Andrews (1781-1796).

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Robert Andrews Papers, 1779/1796, bulk 1781/1796 0.60 Linear Feet

Andrews, Robert, 1743?-1804

Acc. 1980.119: This accession includes biographical material, silhouette, correspondence, deed of sale for one slave, and copies of the Virginia Almanac, edited by Andrews (1781-1796).

College of William and Mary

Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A, 1776/1925

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College of William and Mary

Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946

11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes

Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, "Sherwood Forest," business matters and his family.

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Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946 11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, "Sherwood Forest," business matters and his family.

Library of Virginia

Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - George Rogers Clark Papers, General correspondence, accounts, and vouchers, 1776-1795, 1834-1835

21.1 cu. ft. (33 boxes) and 25 volumes

This is an artificial collection of records concerning George Rogers Clark and the conquest of the Old Northwest during and after the revolutionary war. The records, which are now so intermingled they defy any attempt to separate them, were brought together from two distinct sets of records. The first set contained Clark's original accounts and vouchers, which had been submitted to the auditors of public accounts for settlement in 1779. These records were misplaced by the auditors and when the Board of Western Commissioners sought to settle his accounts in 1783, Clark produced a second set of records consisting of copies of the materials submitted in 1779, in addition to the records he had created since then. The Clark papers, then, consist of the misplaced records (since found) submitted to the auditor, as well as the vouchers submitted to the Board of Western Commissioners.

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Ollinger Crenshaw Papers, 1770/1970

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Box 2, 1749/1954 Box 2, Folder 62-95

Selected notes Gen. Lee's College; Glawgow papers 1870's and 1880's and other manuscript collections; correspondence re Lee Chapel; controversy

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