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College of William and Mary

Colvin Papers

1.7 Linear Feet

Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

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Accounts and Bundle Covers/Labels Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 6, Folder 3

Item 1: Accounts of William Davis., 1787-1839 49 pieces. Item 2: Covers and labels taken from the original bundles of papers in this group. 6 pieces.

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Colvin Papers 1.7 Linear Feet

Davis family

Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

Legal Papers Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 6, Folder 2

Item 1: Alcock (Robert) and wife, to John Clark. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia., 1800 1 piece. Item 2: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County, deed to the land, extract of the deed and surveyor's plat of the land., 1793 4 pieces. Item 3: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to William Ford. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and surveyor's plat of the land., 1791 2 pieces. Item 4: Davis ( ). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for [ ? ] Davis., 1796 1 piece. Item 5: Davis (Thomas) to his son, William Davis. Deed of gift of 17 Negroes. Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 6: Davis (Thomas) and his wife, to their son, WIlliam Davis. Deed of gift of four tracts of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 7: Davis (Thomas). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for Thomas Davis., 1803 1 piece. Item 8: Davis (William) to John M. Whittemore. Bond., 1833 1 piece. Item 9: Davis (William). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land belonging to William Davis., 1816 [ ? ] 1 piece. Item 10: Dinwiddie (Robert), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, to John Bramham. Quit rent certificate covering a tract of land in Orange County., 1756 1 piece. Item 11: Ford (William) to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 12: Ford (William) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 13: Graves (Richard) and wife to John Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and certificate of wife's acknowledgment of deed., 1797 2 pieces. Note: The certificate is not executed. Item 14: Hutchinson (John) and wife to William Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1797 1 piece. Item 15: Mallory (John) and wife to Samuel[?] Mallory, Jr. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1821 1 piece. Item 16: Alexander Dawney, executor of Moore (Francis) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1799 1 piece. Item 17: Morton (William) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 18: Pannill (George) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1808 1 piece. Item 19: Ransdell (John) to Alexander Dawney. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 20: Spotswood (Alexander) to Benjamin Hoomes. Lease of a tract of land., 1778 1 piece. Note: On the back of the sheet appears an assignment of the lease by Benjamin Hoomes to Thomas Davis. Item 21: Spotswood (Alexander) to Thomas Jones, Sr. Lease of a tract of land in Spotsylvania County., 1734 1 piece. Mutilated. Note: On the back of the sheet appear the following items: Surveyor's plat of the land Acknowledgement of the lease by Alexander Spotswood. 1734. Assignment by Thomas Jones to William Morton. 1736. Assignment by Henry Pruett[?] to Willian Bourn. 1788. Assignment by William Bourn to William Morton. 1788. Assignment by William Morton to Thomas Davis. 1789. Item 22: Benjamin Moore, executor of Spotswood (John) to Francis Moore. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1767 1 piece.

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College of William and Mary

Robert Skipwith Diaries

14.00 Items

Diaries, 1834-1898, of Robert Skipwith kept in Goochland County, Va., Richmond, Va. and Powhatan County, Va. Much of Skipwith's life is documented by these 14 diaries and topics include weather, personal affairs (the loss of his wife, and his aging), farming, social life in his neighborhood, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Virginia politics. He often included genealogical information on individuals when he recorded their deaths.

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Accounts and Diary Box 2, Folder 3

The first 28 pages of book includes accounts of George N. Skipwith for 1799-1805, and the remaining pages are the 1874-1876 diary.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Morton-Halsey family papers

22.4 Cubic Feet Two cubic boxes and one letter size document box added to 39 document boxes.

The Morton and Halsey family papers and addition (MSS 3995) contain family letters and some business letters, financial and legal papers, diaries, ledgers, printed items, and photographs belonging to the family of Jeremiah Morton (1899-1878), his wife Jane Smith Morton, and his son-in-law Joseph Jackson "J. J." Halsey (1820-1907) Halseys' wife, Mildred Halsey and their children and grandchildren with the family papers spanning from 1838 to 1951 in Culpeper, and Orange County, Virginia as well as the Halsey branch of the family from New Jersey, and Abraham Halsey (J.J.'s brother) in California.

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College of William and Mary

Austin-Twyman Papers

27.50 Linear Feet

Papers, 1765 (1800-1890) 1939, of the Austin, Twyman, Spiller and Horsley families of Amherst and Buckingham counties, Virginia.

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College of William and Mary

Galt Papers (III)

46.25 Linear Feet

The collection covers the dates 1750-1982 and consists chiefly of the personal and business correspondence, financial and legal documents, literary documents, and family history and genealogy notes of the Galt family. The collection also contains clippings, photographs, and personal mementos such as artifacts.

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Box 1 Galt III, Group 1, Box 1

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College of William and Mary

Office of the Bursar Records

7.00 Linear Feet

The records of the Office of the Bursar are some of the earliest and most comprehensive records of the College of William and Mary from the 18th century surviving to the present day. Of particular note are various references to individuals enslaved by the College as well as to the Brafferton Indian School. The collection includes Bursar's reports, financial statements, statements of rents due to the College, accounts with individuals, lists of tenants, receipts and expenditures, revenues from the exportation of tobacco, duties on skins and furs, bills of lading, as well as indentures of people to the College. The account books reference student accounts, including that of Thomas Jefferson.

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College of William and Mary

Robert Preston Papers

1 Linear Feet 2 Century boxes

Papers of Robert Preston, surveyor of Washington County, Virginia, dated 1780-1864. Includes on site notes of land surveyed, without plats. Mostly unprocessed and the vast majority of items has not been described yet.

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Correspondence from Ireland Box 2, Folder 2

Letters from family and friends Ireland. Some correspondence with business associates.

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Robert Preston Papers 1 Linear Feet 2 Century boxes

Preston, Robert, circa 1750-1831

Papers of Robert Preston, surveyor of Washington County, Virginia, dated 1780-1864. Includes on site notes of land surveyed, without plats. Mostly unprocessed and the vast majority of items has not been described yet.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers

1.5 Cubic Feet 3 boxes, 1 folder
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Peter family papers

12 Linear Feet 46 boxes

This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.

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Virginia Counties Collection

30.00 Linear Feet

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

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