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George Washington Lewis papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16413
Content Description
The George Washington Lewis papers consists chiefly of correspondence to and from George Washington Lewis and between other family members, but also includes a few photographs of the Lewis family and the homes of "Claymont", "Shellfield" and "Marmion"; a plat of "Claymont"; newsclippings; notes on Lewis family history and genealogy; and a few financial and legal documents.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1805-1906, 1966
Scott and Gunnell family papers
File
Identifier: MSS 12202
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of bound volumes, journals, daybooks, and notebooks belonging to John Scott, Richard Marshall Scott,Sr., Richard Marshall Scott,Jr., James L. Gunnell, and Dr. Francis M. Gunnell, and a photograph album belonging to Sarah Louise Rittenhouse. Other materials include printed articles about the Bush Hill plantation,a copy of a book, "The Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville," and genealogical charts, tables and notes.
Dates:
1772-1990
Virginia enslaver documents
Collection — Box: BW 1, Folder: 1 [X031589196]
Identifier: MSS 15982
Scope and Contents
This collection of Elisha Roberts and other enslavers holders documents (1822-1860; 0.03 cubic feet) consists of inventories, bill of sales, and appraisal lists of household items including enslaved people of Elisha Roberts, Gotlif Schmidt, James Broddus, Robert Allen Givens, John Cornelison, Jr., Francis Carter, Archibal Brooks, Henry Carpenter, Lewis Campbell, John Bentley, and Talton Taylor.
Dates:
1822-1860
Wickham family papers
File
Identifier: MSS 15753
Scope and Contents
The Wickham family papers (1704-1950; 9.5 cubic feet) consist of papers of Richmond, Virginia and “Hickory Hill” plantation in Hanover County, Virginia, including the families of John Wickham (1763-1839), his son, William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880), grandson, Williams Carter Wickham (1820-1888), and great-grandson, Henry Taylor Wickham (1849-1943). The collection contains business correspondence, chiefly concerning legal and agricultural pursuits; family correspondence with...
Dates:
1704-circa 1950
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- Slavery--United States--History--19th Century 1
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- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
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- Gunnell family 1
- Gunnell, Francis Mackall, Dr., Surgeon General of the United States Navy, 1827-1922 1
- Lewis, George Washington, 1804-1879 1
- Rittenhouse, Sarah Louise (Sarah Louise "Loulie" Rittenhouse), 1845-1942 1
- Scott , Richard Marshall, Sr., 1769-1833 1
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