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    <titlepage>
      <titleproper>A Guide to the Randolph-De Potestad Family
         Papers, 
         <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1826-1913</date></titleproper>
      <subtitle>A Collection in 
         <lb/>the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's 
         <lb/>John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library 
         <num type="Manuscript Number">MS 93.1</num></subtitle>
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  </frontmatter>
  <archdesc level="collection">
    <runner placement="footer">John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library,
      Colonial Williamsburg</runner>
    <did>
      <head>Descriptive Summary</head>
      <repository>John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial
         Williamsburg Foundation</repository>
      <unittitle label="Title">Randolph-De Potestad Papers, 
         <unitdate type="inclusive" label="Date" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">
         1826-1913.</unitdate></unittitle>
      <unitid label="Manuscript number">MS 93.1</unitid>
      <physdesc label="Extent">33 items.</physdesc>
      <langmaterial label="Language">
        <language langcode="eng">English</language>
      </langmaterial>
      <origination label="Creator">
        <famname>Randolph Family.</famname>
        <famname>De Potestad Family.</famname>
      </origination>
    </did>
    <descgrp type="admininfo">
      <head>Administrative Information 
         </head>
      <accessrestrict>
        <head>Access</head>
        <p>There are no restrictions.</p>
      </accessrestrict>
      <userestrict>
        <head>Publication Rights/ Restrictions on Use</head>
        <p>Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any
            materials, permission must be obtained from the Special
            Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and
            Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the
            Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.</p>
      </userestrict>
      <prefercite>
        <head>Preferred Citation</head>
        <p>Randolph-De Potestad Family Papers, Manuscript MS 93.1,
            John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg
            Foundation</p>
      </prefercite>
      <acqinfo>
        <head>Acquisition Information</head>
        <p>Gift, 1993.</p>
      </acqinfo>
    </descgrp>
    <bioghist>
      <head>Biographical/Historical Information</head>
      <p>The Randolph sisters were members of the Tuckahoe branch of
         the Randolph family, and the De Potestads are related by
         marriage to the Randolph sisters. Biographical information
         relating to the Randolph and de Potestad families can be found
         in Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century:
         Papers and Diaries. Series A, Holding of the Southern
         Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel
         Hill. Part 6: Virginia Collections.</p>
    </bioghist>
    <scopecontent>
      <head>Scope and Content Information</head>
      <p>Correspondence between Mary G. Randolph and her sister
         Margaret H. Randolph, as well as personal letters and papers
         of Robert and Alice de Potestad. Included with the de Potestad
         materials are a poultry breeding catalog, a check, and two
         obituaries. The Randolph correspondence contains a poem
         entitled "All the World's in Paris." The bulk of the undated
         material relates to the Randolph sisters.</p>
      <p>The Randolph materials relate to family matters and social
         events taking place at Tuckahoe Plantation (Goochland County),
         Prospect Hill, Richmond, and Williamsburg, Virginia. Some
         events alluded to include: various social gatherings and
         discussion regarding those attending, family illnesses, and
         the sale of Tuckahoe Plantation. Some of the personalities
         discussed include: Vice President Calhoun, Ella Wickham, Mrs.
         Ambler, William Lightfoot, The Honorable Mr. Madison, Mr.
         Peyton, Judge Brockenbrough, the Robinsons, Mrs. Cabell,
         Louisa Patterson, Mrs. Fitzhugh, The Ritchies, Mr. Galt, Mary
         Taylor, Mr. Harrison and family members Louisa, Harriet, Aunt
         Eliza, Uncle (Charles) Wingfield, "Billy" and Margarets's
         mother.</p>
      <p>The de Potestad correspondence between Robert and Alice
         discusses family matters, events at "Dalton" (Ellicot City,
         Maryland), descriptions of a business trip to Madrid and
         Lisbon by Robert, and the birth of a daughter to Alice's
         father. Some names mentioned in the letters and other
         materials include: Mildred, Marques de Guell (Spanish
         Charg&amp;#38948;'Affaires), King of Spain, Sevillard, Lopez
         Roberts, Charlie Dorsey, Madame La Douairiere, Alexandre della
         Faille de Leverghem (Marie-Jeanne-Adolphine-Mols), Comtesse
         Douairiere de Turck de Kersbeek (Valerie Lothaire Catherine
         Marie Joseph della Faille de Leverghem), Samuel Kno (?)
         George, and Edith Van de Ware.</p>
    </scopecontent>
    <arrangement>
      <head>Arrangement</head>
      <p>Chronologically arranged. Undated materials are placed at
         the end.</p>
    </arrangement>
    <controlaccess>
      <head>Index Terms</head>
      <controlaccess>
        <head>Family Names:</head>
        <famname encodinganalog="700" source="lcnaf">Randolph
            family.</famname>
        <famname encodinganalog="700">De Potestad family.</famname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <head>Persons:</head>
        <persname encodinganalog="600" source="lcnaf">Calhoun, John
            C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.</persname>
        <persname encodinganalog="700">De Potestad, Alice
            L.G.</persname>
        <persname encodinganalog="700">De Potestad,
            Robert.</persname>
        <persname encodinganalog="700">Randolph, Margaret
            H.</persname>
        <persname encodinganalog="700">Randolph, Mary G.</persname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <head>Subjects:</head>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Plantation
            life-- Maryland.</subject>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Plantation
            life-- Virginia.</subject>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <head>Corporate Names:</head>
        <corpname encodinganalog="610">Dalton Plantation
            (Md.)</corpname>
        <corpname encodinganalog="610" source="lcnaf">Tuckahoe
            Plantation (Goochland County, Va.)</corpname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <head>Geographical Names:</head>
        <geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcsh">
            Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century.</geogname>
        <geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcsh">Richmond
            (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century.</geogname>
        <geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcsh">
            Virginia--Social life and customs-- 19th
            century.</geogname>
        <geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcsh">Williamsburg
            (Va.)- -Social life and customs--19th century.</geogname>
      </controlaccess>
    </controlaccess>
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      <head>Contents List</head>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary Randolplh, Richmond, to sister [Margaret
               Randolph], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">4 November 1826.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Richmond, to father,
               Richmond, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">28 February 1828.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events. Pencil
               note idicates Mary Randolph married Dr. Chapman
               -Philadelphia.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Philadelphia, to Margaret
               [Randolph], Tuckahoe, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">2 November 1828.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events. Letter
               contains one page written to Harriet and Henry.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Richmond, to Margaret H.
               Randolph, Williamsburg, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">6 November 1829.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Richmond, to "Pig" [Margaret
               Randolph], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">16 November 1829.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Richmond, to Margaret H.
               Randolph, Williamsburg, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">26 November 1829.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events. Vice
               President Calhoun mentioned as attending dinner at Mrs.
               Randolph's.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Mary Randolph?], Richmond, to "Pig"
               [Margaret Randolph], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">8 December 1829.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and friends.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph], Philadelphia, to Margaret H.
               Randolph, Richmond, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">17 November 1830.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">1</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Alice?], Paris, to Robert de Potestad,
               "Dalton", Ellicott City, Md.,</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters. In French.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Poultry catalog, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1906.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Catalog of faverolles, lakenvelders and other newly
               imported breeds. Catalog from Dr. A. H. Phelps, Glen
               Falls, N. Y. - a breeder.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Robert de Potestad], Lisbon, to Alice [de
               Potestad], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">12 August 1908.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns a trip and family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Robert de Potestad], Lisbon, to [Alice de
               Potestad], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">20 August 1908.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Gives the details of a trip to Lisbon.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Check to Charlie Dorsey from Alice L. G. de
               Potestad, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">2 July 1910.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>The amount was $9.60 through the Patapsco National
               Bank of Ellicott City. Back has Charlie Dorsey's sign
               (x) and is witnessed by M. J. Martin.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Obituary, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">3 September 1911.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Obituary of Madame la Comtesse Douairiere Alexandre
               della Faille de Leverghem, nee Marie Jeanne Adolphine
               Mols. In French.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Obituary, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">27 November 1912.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Obituary of La Comtesse Douairiere de Turck de
               Kersbeek, nee Valerie Lothaire Catherine Marie Joseph
               della Faille de Leverghem. In French.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Envelope. Addressed to Samuel Kno (?) George
               Esquire, "Dalton," Ellicott City, Howard County, Md., 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">13 December 1912.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Edith Van de Ware to Alice [de Potestad], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">15 August 1913.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">2</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Mary Randolph], Richmond, to Margaret H.
               Randolph, Williamsburg, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">28 January.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters. Social events and the
               disposal of Tuckahoe.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>M. W. Randolph, Richmond, to Mademoiselle M.
               Randolph, Tuckahoe, 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1 June.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mildred, Madrid, to Robbie [Robert de
               Potestad?], 
               <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian">23 June.</unitdate></unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>MGR [Mary Randolph] to "Pig" [Margaret
               Randolph], Prospect Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>MGR [Mary Randolph] to "Pig" [Margaret
               Randolph].</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>MGR [Mary Randolph] to "Pig" [Margaret
               Randolph].</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>MGR [Mary Randolph] to Margaret H. Randolph,
               Prospect Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>MGR [Mary Randolph] to Margaret Randolph,
               Prospect Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters and social events.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>"Cousin Mary" to Margaret H. Randolph,
               Prospect Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns arrangements to stay with her during Mary's
               wedding.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Mary [Randolph] to Margaret H. Randolph,
               Williamsburg.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Segment of letter with address and one sentence on
               reverse side.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Mary?] to Margaret H. Randolph, Prospect
               Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns an upcoming visit with Margaret. Some notes
               pencilled in.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Envelope addressed to Margaretta H. Randolph,
               WIlliamsburg.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Envelope addressed to Miss Margaret Randolph,
               Prospect Hill.</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Poem: "All the World's in Paris."</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>[Milly?] to Alice [de Potestad].</unittitle>
          <container label="Folder" type="Folder">3</container>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Concerns family matters including the birth on
               Saturday of father's daughter.</p>
        </scopecontent>
      </c01>
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  </archdesc>
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