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Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Letter, 1798 July 5.

Title: Letter, 1798 July 5.

Letter to unknown recipient in which Tazewell commented on the passage of the Sedition Bill; recent election results; Washington's appointment as Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-Chief; fear of war with France; the XYZ Affair; and the arrival of refugees from Port-au-Prince, Haiti in Delaware. People mentioned include Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Elbridge Gerry.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28395132 View

Tazewell family. Papers, 1759-1858.

Title: Papers, 1759-1858.

These papers concern almost entirely contemporary political activities and issues. The letters from Francis H. Smith to John N. Tazewell discuss education in Virginia and the development of the Virginia Military Institute.

ArchivalResource: 56 items (183 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122352112 View

Tazewell family. Papers, 1790-1848.

Title: Papers, 1790-1848.

These photocopies of letters to Henry and Littleton Tazewell concern politics and foreign relations, interspersed with legal matters.

ArchivalResource: 17 items (44 leaves)

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Letter to Henry Tazewell, 1797 March 6

Title: Letter to Henry Tazewell 1797 March 6

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Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Waste book, 1762-1790.

Title: Waste book, 1762-1790.

Rough ledger kept by Robert Carter III containing accounts with employees; records of products sent and received from various minor plantations and quarters; and memoranda of bonds and promissory notes. Names mentioned include James Gregory, Sr., Peter Lyons, Henry Tazewell, and John Tyler.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (142 p.) ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25236343 View

Robinson family. Papers : of the Robinson family, 1732-1921 (bulk 1783-1860).

Title: Papers : of the Robinson family, 1732-1921 (bulk 1783-1860).

The collection contains correspondence, 1791-1811, accounts, legal records and estate materials of William Russell, clerk of the Virginia Court of Admiralty and the Virginia District Court in Williamsburg, Va. (including materials concerning the estate of Thomas Russell of York County, Va., and materials compiled by attorney Henry Tazewell) and of Benjamin Powell, also concerning the Virginia Court of Admiralty. Also contains correspondence, 1800-1829, of Anthony Robinson, clerk of the Virginia District Court of Richmond and U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia. Land records concern "Brick House" plantation in Henrico County and lots in Richmond, Va. Additional correspondence and estate materials concern Mrs. Jane Hunter Charlton of Williamsburg, Va. Also contains letters and records of land in Henrico County and Richmond, Va., of William Armistead Robinson and other members of the Robinson family; and records, 1783-1792, of cases in the Virginia General Court.

ArchivalResource: 317 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30064932 View

Dickinson Family Papers, 1778-1845.

Title: Dickinson Family Papers, 1778-1845.

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Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860. Documents of Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript] 1772 [1793-1829].

Title: Documents of Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript] 1772 [1793-1829].

Collection consists chiefly of legal papers of Littleton and Henry Tazewell concerning Virginia-English transactions & law cases. Official signatures include those of Henry Blundell, mayor of Liverpool, James Maury, Joseph Galley, mayor of Exeter, Joshua Johnson, U. S. consul at London, & Samuel Brick, mayor of London.

ArchivalResource: 19 items.

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Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Papers, 1795-1798.

Title: Papers, 1795-1798.

Typescripts of letters, 1795-1798, from Henry Tazewell of "Kingsmill," James City County, Va. while in Philadelphia, Pa. serving as United States senator to Richard Cocke, Shoal Bay, near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va. reporting on activities of Congress. In particular, Tazewell refers to relations between France and the United States, the Alien and Sedition Acts and the banking situation.

ArchivalResource: 13 items.

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Tazewell family. Papers, 1778-1809.

Title: Papers, 1778-1809.

These photostats are concerned chiefly with legal matters, payments of debts, and, in the case of Lucy Ludwell Paradise, requesting money for her passage from London to Norfolk based on the sale of her corn and wheat by Littleton Tazewell.

ArchivalResource: 17 items (30 leaves)

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Subscription list : for a public school in Williamsburg, Va., 1773 July 15.

Title: Subscription list : for a public school in Williamsburg, Va., 1773 July 15.

Subscription list for the establishment of a school in Williamsburg. Consists of twenty signatures. Signers include John Blair, J. Tazewell, George Webb, John Prentis, Edmund Randolph, Robert Andrews, William Pitt, Joseph Hornsby, Thomas Southall, William Page, Gabriel Maupin, John Hatley Norton, William Phillips, Archibald Diddep, Henry Tazewell, Benjamin Powell, Robert Nicolson, William Russell, J. Harwood, and James Innes.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25617917 View

Tazewell family. Papers, 1785-1867.

Title: Papers, 1785-1867.

These papers are chiefly militia commissions and civil appointments of Henry and Littleton Waller Tazewell by Virginia governors. In addition there is family correspondence, from Anne S. and Louisa N. Tazewell to John regarding family members, and Francis H. Smith wrote to John from the Virginia Military Institute to solicit the sale of bonds for restoration of the Institute.

ArchivalResource: 21 p.

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Charles Lee Notebook of Virginia Cases, 1783-1793, 1783-1855

Title: Charles Lee Notebook of Virginia Cases, 1783-1793, 1783-1855

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Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860. Letters to Littleton & Henry Tazewell [manuscript] 1790-1848.

Title: Letters to Littleton & Henry Tazewell [manuscript] 1790-1848.

Collection contains letters regarding: property disputes & financial dealings, patronage, the presidential campaign of 1848 including the nomination of Littleton Tazewell for president by the Democratic Party of Alabama, a discussion of the constitutional implications of imposing duties by treaty rather than by Congressional act, & the South Carolina nullification controversy of 1832 arising out of the Tariff of 1828. Among the correspondents are John Macpherson Berrien, Wilson Cary Nicholas, William Cabell Rives, Henry Churchill Semple & Richard Henry Wilde.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

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Tazewell family. Papers, 1623-1930

Title: Tazewell family papers, 1623-1930.

Papers, 1623-1930, of the Tazewell family of Williamsburg, Virginia, and Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of the personal and family papers, including account books, accounts, advertisements, agreements, bills of sale, clippings, commissions, correspondence, deeds, diaries, essays, genealogies, insurance policies, judicial records, legal papers, notes, receipts, speeches, tax records, and wills. Collection is divided into following series: Series I: Papers, 1650-1890. Series II: Undated Papers, Correspondence, Legal Papers, Essays, Clippings, and Miscellaneous Papers. Series III: Diaries, Account Books, Family Sketches, 1650-1930. Series IV: Political Correspondence, 1794-1858. Series V: Wills, Legal Papers, Correspondence, and notes, 1673-1890. Series I: Papers, 1650-1890, contain the legal, political, business, and personal papers of the Tazewell family, mainly those of Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) and Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860). Papers contain deeds from James City County, Northampton County and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as other counties; wills of members of the Tazewell family, and accounts of their plantations in James City County, Northampton County, and Princess Anne County, Virginia. Also includes the political correspondence of Henry Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell, both of whom were senators from Virginia; Littleton Waller Tazewell also served as a congressman and as governor of Virginia. Also contains correspondence between John Nivison Tazewell (1807-1869) and Hugh Blair Grigsby (1806-1881) concerning the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. Papers also include the personal papers of Littleton Waller Tazewell's children, including correspondence from Ann Tazewell Bradford (1817-1898) regarding the confiscation by the federal government of Sandhills Plantation in Princess Anne County during the Civil War. Series II: Undated papers, correspondence, legal papers, political essays, clippings, and miscellaneous papers. Contains political essays by and legal of Henry Tazewell; typescript copies of letters, 1782-1825, from Thomas Jefferson to Henry and Littleton Waller Tazewell; undated legal, business, political, and personal correspondence of Littleton Waller Tazewell; legal papers of Littleton Waller Tazewell; estate papers of Benjamin Taliaferro; papers related to Littleton Waller Tazewell's plantations in Northampton County; correspondence of John Nivison of Norfolk, Virginia; deeds and other legal papers; obituaries of William T. Nivison and of Littleton Waller Tazewell; remarks on the death of Jefferson Davis; and newspaper clippings. Series III: Diaries, Account Books, and Family Sketches, 1650-1930, contain a family sketch, 1823, written by Littleton Waller Tazewell; account books, 1820-1826, of Littleton Waller Tazewell; field notes for land grants in what became Northampton County from 1623 to 1629, made by Littleton Waller Tazewell in 1835; plantation books, 1836-1852, for King's Creek, Old Plantation, and New Quarter plantations in Northampton County; plantation books, 1829-1849, for Sandhills Plantation in Princess Anne County; diaries, 1847-1852, of John N. Tazewell; letterbook, 1829-1830, of John N. Tazewell; register, 1821-1854, of letters received by John N. Tazewell; household account book, 1836-1837, of Littleton Waller Tazewell; inscriptions from St. Paul's Church in Norfolk made by C. W. Tazewell; and typescripts of letters to Henry Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell from Stephen Decatur, William B. Giles, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, William Ludwell Lee, and Benjamin Watkins Leigh, among others. Series IV: Political correspondence, 1794-1858, including letters, 1794-1798, from John Taylor to Henry Tazewell concerning national and Virginia politics, including the presidential election of 1796; letters, 1831-1834, from John Floyd to Littleton Waller Tazewell regarding national and Virginia politics, Andrew Jackson, and whether Tazewell will run for governor; letters, 1789-1830, from St. George Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, and Beverley Tucker to Henry Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell concerning national and Virginia politics; letters, 1841-1846, from Francis H. Smith to John N. Tazewell regarding the Virginia Military Institute; letters, 1832-1858, from John M. Patton to Littleton Waller Tazewell concerning national and Virginia politics and legal matters. Series V: Wills, Legal Papers, Notes, and Correspondence, 1623-1890. Contains copies of land patents, 1623-1675, which became Littleton Waller Tazewell's holdings in Northampton County; wills, 1656-1890, of members of the Tazewell family; depositions, 1759, for a case in King George County, Virginia; deeds, 1790, in Norfolk County; letters, 1822-1823, from Littleton Waller Tazewell to his sons Henry and John Nivison Tazewell concerning their education.

ArchivalResource: 6.435 cu. ft.

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St. George Tucker Collection, 1771-1821

Title: St. George Tucker Collection 1771-1821

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Tazewell family. Tazewell Papers, 1797-1850.

Title: Tazewell Papers, 1797-1850.

Papers, 1797-1850, of the Tazewell family. Includes letter, 1797, written by Samuel H. Smith to Henry Tazewell concerning his paper, The Universal Gazette and discussing foreign affairs; and letters, 1804-1850, written by Henry S. Foote and William Nelson, Jr. to Littleton Waller Tazewell; and one anonymous letter addressed to Tazewell and John Tyler concerning army promotions.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Robert Carter Papers, 1685-1828, (bulk 1774-1804)

Title: Robert Carter Papers 1685-1828 (bulk 1774-1804)

Tobacco planter and iron manufacturer. Correspondence, memorandum books, account books, and religious writings relating primarily to the operation of Nomini Hall in Westmoreland County, Va., other Virginia estates, shipment of tobacco, the Baltimore Iron Works, and his affiliation with the Baptists and the Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem.

ArchivalResource: 70 items; 3 containers; 1.2 linear feet; 2 microfilm reels

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Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1757-1820. Papers of Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1765-1831 (bulk 1765-1820).

Title: Papers of Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1765-1831 (bulk 1765-1820).

Correspondence, accounts, invoices, plats, bills of lading, indentures, and other papers, chiefly 1765-1820, relating to Nicholas' political and military careers and to family and business matters. Family members represented include Nicholas' father, Robert Carter Nicholas, his brothers, George, John, and Philip Norborne Nicholas, and his nephews, Miles Littlejohn and George P. Stevenson. Correspondents include William Berkeley, Joseph C. Cabell, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Jacob Kinney, Moses Myers, Spencer Roane, Thomas Rutherford, Henry Tazewell, and Charles Webb.

ArchivalResource: 1100 items.3 containers.

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Papers : of James Monroe as minister to France, 1785- 1831.

Title: Papers : of James Monroe as minister to France, 1785- 1831.

In 1792 Monroe urged Robert R. Livingston to accept the nomination as minister to France. John F. Mercer congratulates Monroe on the appointment in 1793. Correspondents include Joseph Jones, Henry Tazewell, John Jay, Edmund Randolph, John Pinnock, John Monroe, George Washington, Fulwar Skipwith, Joseph Fauchet, Thomas Pinckney, Joseph Fenwick, Horatio Gates, Catherine Choulet, Elbridge Gerry, John Dawson, James Madison, and Robert Taylor. Topics include neutrality, French minister Edmond Genet, support of France in war with England, Federalists, diplomatic instructions, claims for indemnities by American citizens, improvements at Monroe's estate, "The Highlands," appointment of Fulwar Skipwith as American consul in Paris, Americans detained by the French, Jay's treaty negotiations, instructions for issuing passports, English purchase of wheat, French privateers, French purchase of Louisiana, congratulations on Monroe's return in 1807, financial claims relating to his mission to France, and Napoleon. Also, includes Monroe's diplomatic passport to travel in Spain, his statement of diplomatic expenses, correspondence to John Purviance concerning consular business; two essays by Monroe, signed "Aratus," arguing that lovers of liberty and supporters of the American revolution must support the French revolution, 1791; draft of an essay, filed 1795, on American foreign policy in relation to France; and draft report, 1795, to Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State, about affairs in France. Monroe sends a model of a pendulum for the Capitol.

ArchivalResource: 95 items.

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Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827. Collection, 1771-1821.

Title: Collection, 1771-1821.

Miscellaneous items including Tucker's poetry copybook, with his poems and those of Nathaniel Tucker (1750-1807), and Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1821); also, six letters to John Page, 1789-1801, discussing personal matters and current politics; business papers for 1818; certificate of appointment of Tucker as U. S. District Court Judge, 11 February 1789; letters to Tucker from P[eter] Pelham, Jr. and Henry Tazewell; Tucker's letters to Mathew Carey, Robert Wash, and the Standing Committee of the '76 Association, Charleston, S. C.; and a letter from Anne Frances Tucker [Coalter] to John Randolph, 1798 May 27.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. [228] p., and 41 pieces ; 30 cm. and smaller.

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Tazewell family. Papers, 1772-1866.

Title: Papers, 1772-1866.

Most of the correspondence is directed to Henry Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell. These records contain a typescript booklet with copies of letters from 1772-1866, including papers on the trial of Aaron Burr, letters of Aaron Burr and letters from prominent public figures. Two volumes are diaries of John N. Tazewell, 19 September 1847 - 24 September 1849 and 20 September 1848 - 1 January 1850. One volume is the household account book of Littleton Waller Tazewell, June 1836 - June 1837, and one volume is a record of tombstone inscriptions at St. Paul's Cemetery, Norfolk, Va., 1673 - 1859, compiler not established.

ArchivalResource: 1 booklet.4 v. (405 p.)

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Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Announcement and certification, 1795 and 1798.

Title: Announcement and certification, 1795 and 1798.

The announcement, written by a clerk and signed by George Washington, is addressed to Henry Tazewell. Certification, 1798 Dec. 12, by Governor James Wood, approves Tazewell's appointment to the U.S. Senate.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29734101 View

Dickinson, Edmund B., d. 1778. Family papers, 1778-1845.

Title: Family papers, 1778-1845.

The Dickinson Family Papers contain a total of 28 pieces, including one letter from Edmund B. Dickinson (d. 1778) and several letters from his collateral descendants that document their attempts to obtain land grants and pensions for Dickinson's military service in the Revolutionary War. The letter from Dickinson was written to his sister Lucy while at Valley Forge, and he makes reference to the newly established alliance with France. The collection contains a letter from Senator Henry Tazewell, a prominent Virginia politician.

ArchivalResource: 28 items.

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Lee, Charles, 1758-1815. Cases adjudged in the General Court from the year 1783 to the year [1793], 1783-1855, bulk 1783-1793.

Title: Cases adjudged in the General Court from the year 1783 to the year [1793], 1783-1855, bulk 1783-1793.

This manuscript volume consists of notes from various appellate court cases in Virginia (1783-1793). Cases concern debt fraud, slaves, paper money, a deserted ship found adrift (1793), and a chart of profits of slaves. Cases include Turner v. Turner, Finnie v. Gilbert (appealed from Williamsburg Hustings Court), Gault and Ux v. Hornsby et al., Dade v. Dade, Cocke's Exec. v. Linton, Downman v. Downman Exec., Vaughan v. Moses, Smith v. Harmonson, and James Norvel v. David Ross. Also some mention of shares in the Potomac Company (founded to open the Potomac River to navigation). Names mentioned include J. Baker, Chief Justice Paul Carrington, Thomas Hewitt, William Hunter, Jr., Richard Lee, Sarah Lee, Robert Lyle, Judge Peter Lyons, T. Mason, Judge James Mercer, Edmund Randolph, Philip R. Tendall, H. Tazewell, Andrew Wates, and the "fair Virginian" (ship).

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (57 p.) ; 20 cm.

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Madison, James, 1749-1812. Papers, 1787-1808.

Title: Papers, 1787-1808.

Political correspondence of Madison with Henry Tazewell, for the most part concerning relations between the United States and France. Also contains resolutions drawn up in a meeting in James City County, Va., in 1797 relative to Franco-American relations and a letter to Madison from Franc̜ois Jean de Chastellux, French soldier and historian, commenting on the future of the United States.

ArchivalResource: 23 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19902858 View

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. Appointment : of Henry Tazewell as judge, 1785 April 25.

Title: Appointment : of Henry Tazewell as judge, 1785 April 25.

Patrick Henry appoints Henry Tazewell as judge of the general court.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf.

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Tazewell family. Papers, 1756-1931.

Title: Papers, 1756-1931.

The papers of Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) and Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) constitute the majority of the records in this collection. Though numerous receipts and vouchers are included, the extensive number and range of more important papers reflect the prominence of the Tazewell family in Virginia's history. The earliest Tazewell papers are chiefly wills and legal papers relating to land titles, many of them copies, but filed under the original date. From 1762-1799, letters are interspersed with legal documents and business papers relating to the Tazewell's of their clients. From 1800-1859, the papers are chiefly those of Littleton Waller Tazewell or his son, John Nivison Tazewell. Correspondence between members of the family illustrates the life of an upper class Virginia family of the period, with a great deal of information about the family plantations, letters from the son at school (Harvard, William & Mary, University of Virginia, & Princeton). The material also sheds some light on Norfolk history, and it has important papers reflecting national history in the 1820's and 1830's. The material from the 1860's deals chiefly with the career of Edmund Bradford, husband of Anne Elizabeth Tazewell, an officer in the Confederate Army. There are a few letters from Mrs. Bradford at Charlotte Court House, giving her impressions of the last days of the Civil War. Dated materials are arranged chronologically in boxes 1-19: box 1, 1650-1799; box 2, 1780-1788; box 3, 1789-1795; box 4, 1796-1801; box 5, 1802-1804; box 6, 1805-1811; box 7, 1812-1818; box 8, 1819-1821; box 9, 1822-1824; box 10, 1825; box 11, 1826; box 12, 1827-1829; box 13, 1830-1831; box 14, 1832-1834; box 15, 1835-1839; box 16, 1840-1843; box 17, 1844-1847; box 18, 1848-1863; box 19, 1864-1899. Undated materials (boxes 20-21) contains papers of Henry Tazewell related to his law practice and his senatorial career; there are a few papers which discuss the impeachment of William Blount. There are also legal and political papers of Littleton Tazewell, bills and receipts, undated maps of Virginia and South Carolina, clippings and printed materials. The volumes (boxes 20-21) contains 132 letters from Littleton Tazewell to his son, John Nivison, written 1821-1853; "Sketches of His Own Family," by Littleton; an index of letters received by family members and a letterbook, by John N. Tazewell; plantation account books and field notes of survey, by Littleton. The Floyd, Patton, Smith, Taylor, and Tucker letters (Acc. No. 23749) may be found in box 25. Wills and miscellany are in box 26. Oversize materials (2 boxes) contain indentures, land surveys, accounts, Littleton Tazewell's diploma from The College of William and Mary, and a photostat of Norfolk borough.

ArchivalResource: 14.56 cu. ft.

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Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Henry Tazewell papers, 1795-1999 (bulk 1795-1798).

Title: Henry Tazewell papers, 1795-1999 (bulk 1795-1798).

Chiefly letters (1795-1798) written by Tazewell to John Ambler and Richard Cocke, together with letters to John Page and one from John Langdon, reflecting Tazewell's views on the presidential administrations of George Washington and John Adams. Topics include the election of John Adams, the prospect of war with France, and activities of the U.S. Congress. Also includes biographical information (1999 and undated) on Cocke and Tazewell.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.

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Freemasons. Williamsburg, Va. Lodge No. 6. Proceedings, 1774-1779.

Title: Proceedings, 1774-1779.

Record of business, including the adoption of a new constitution, acceptance of new members, appointment of officers, increases in masonic rank, monetary affairs, funerals for members, plans for conventions and social occasions, and punishment for offending members. Also includes statement of masonic goals and principles. Many prominent Williamsburg citizens are mentioned.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (126 p.) ; 40 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14084128 View

Page, John, 1744-1808. Letter, 1798 June 11, "Rosewell," Gloucester County, Va. to [Henry Tazewell?], n.p.

Title: Letter, 1798 June 11, "Rosewell," Gloucester County, Va. to [Henry Tazewell?], n.p.

Concerns Republicanism versus Federalism; Alexander Hamilton's ambitions; and whether or not Page would run again for Congress.

ArchivalResource: 8 p. on 2 leaves ; 19 x 15.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42209048 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Papers : of James Monroe in the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Senate, 1783-1790.

Title: Papers : of James Monroe in the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Senate, 1783-1790.

The collection contains nine letters from Joseph Jones and one to him concerning Virginia's western lands, trade problems with Great Britain, foreign affairs, war debt, money problems, national finances, sale of tobacco, proceedings in the Virginia General Assembly, improvement of navigation on rivers, reception of John Adams as minister to Great Britain, location of the national capital, and lack of congressional authority to manage Indian affairs. Other correspondents include Peter Muhlenberg seeking a military appointment; Edward Carrington commenting on William Grayson's health and congressional proceedings; Alexander Bullitt introducing Kentucky senator John Edwards; John Beckley commenting on war in Europe; and John Taliaferro reporting in 1786 that Monroe lost the election to Daniel Fitzhugh. Horatio Gates comments on negotiations with Indians and the ineffectiveness of Congress without a source of revenue; John F. Mercer is leaving Congress; Thomas Jefferson discusses affairs in France, and the recovery of British debts; Henry Lee reports the death of Arthur Lee; Henry Tazewell attacks Federalists; and John Marshall transmits Monroe's salary as a delegate to Congress. Other items include an excerpt of a Monroe letter reporting on congressional proceedings and commenting on an Annapolis woman; a photocopy of a report by Monroe, Richard Henry Lee, and William Grayson to the Governor of Virginia (1785) concerning Virginia state debts and western land cessions; photocopies of the 1784 certificate of Monroe's election as delegate to Congress and 1790 election to the U.S. Senate; and letters about the border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820618 View

Freemasons. Williamsburg, Va. Lodge No. 6. Treasurer's book, 1773-1784.

Title: Treasurer's book, 1773-1784.

Accounts of the dues and fines. Most common fines were for missed meetings. Treasurers during the period included John Turner, 1773-1774; John Rowsay, 1774-1775; James Galt, 1775-1779; George Reid, 1779-1780 and David Morton, 1780-1783. Many well-known Williamsburg residents were members. Self-indexed.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (153 p.) ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14083928 View

Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Letter, 1798 July 5.

Title: Letter, 1798 July 5.

Letter to unknown recipient in which Tazewell commented on the passage of the Sedition Bill; recent election results; Washington's appointment as Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-Chief; fear of war with France; the XYZ Affair; and the arrival of refugees from Port-au-Prince, Haiti in Delaware. People mentioned include Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Elbridge Gerry.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Tazewell family. Papers, 1694-1816.

Title: Papers, 1694-1816.

These papers consist of letters and legal documents that were in the possession of Henry Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell.

ArchivalResource: 61 items (235 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122647088 View

Mercer, John Francis, 1759-1821,. Letters to John Francis Mercer, 1783-1814.

Title: Letters to John Francis Mercer, 1783-1814.

Political and personal correspondence of John Frances Mercer. Correspondents include: James Colquhoun, Richard Forrest, Thomas Peabody Grosvenor, John Marshall, Battaile Muse, Richard Dobbs Spaight, and Henry Tazewell. The letters from Henry Tazewell, Richard Dobb Spaight, Richard Forrest, and Thomas P. Grosvenor discuss state and national politics, including payments to officers of the Virginia revolutionary armed forces, the 1783 peace negotiations, Quasi-War with France, presidential elections of 1800-1801, War of 1812, and the policies of the Madison administration. The petition of Aug. 25, 1809 signed by members of prominent Maryland families urges John F. Mercer to run for a seat in Maryland General Assembly. John Marshall's letter describes his legal practice in Richmond. The letters from John F. Mercer's agents Muse Battaile and John Colquhon concern with the financial and legal matters, including the lands in Kentucky.

ArchivalResource: 10 pieces.

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Subscription list for a public school in Williamsburg, VA., 1773 July 15

Title: Subscription list for a public school in Williamsburg, VA. 1773 July 15

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Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790.

Title: Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790.

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Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds. Court of Directors. Minutes, 1770-1801.

Title: Minutes, 1770-1801.

Early meetings were concerned with the construction of the hospital building and the procurement of necessary equipment and supplies. Once the hospital was opened, the Court retained authority over its finances. The largest expenditures were those for the day-to-day maintenance of the inmates, and were administered by James Galt, keeper of the hospital. In addition, the Court controlled the admission and release of patients recommended to the hospital's care, primarily by the county courts. Court members include many prominent Williamsburg residents.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (210 p., p. 1-8 of original are not found in photocopy.) ; 41 cm.

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Brown family. Brown family : papers, 1799-1846.

Title: Brown family : papers, 1799-1846.

Papers consist of letters written by members of the John Brown family, mostly by Margaretta Brown, wife of the senator. The heaviest concentration of the letters is for the periods 1799-1802, 1818-1819, and 1837-1838. The correspondence deals mainly with family matters. The health and education of their sons, Mason and Orlando Brown, are frequent topics, and there are scattered references to political and diplomatic affairs.

ArchivalResource: 56 items.

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Williamsburg (Va.). Hustings Court. Bill of complaint, 1786.

Title: Bill of complaint, 1786.

Bill of complaint, 1786, of William Harvey asking that a writ of subpoena and injunction be issued to Morto Brien (Mort O'Brien) and Joseph Prentis, his attorney, to retain the amount of a judgement against William Harvey untilthe lawsuit can be tried. Bears affidavit, 1786, of G[eorge] Weedon as alderman of Fredericksburg, Va.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 39.5 cm.

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Carter family. Papers of the Carter family, 1682-1789.

Title: Papers of the Carter family, 1682-1789.

Include letter, 2 January 1682, from John West, New York, N.Y., to William Penn, Pennsylvania, regarding West's admiration for Penn; letter, 11 November 1733, from Simon Gallard, regarding a shipment of grain; and letter, 11 August 1738, from John Carter, Rosewell, Va., to William Prentis, Williamsburg, Va., regarding the settlement of an account. Also include account, June 1734, of John Carter with William Kennan, for medical treatment for slaves; and letter, 1 July 1737, from John Carter, Corotoman, Va., to George Turberville, Westmoreland County, Va., regarding the settlement of a debt. Also include letter, 8 October 1777, from Jacob Duché, Philadelphia, Pa., to George Washington, giving his reasons for resigning as chaplain of the first Continental Congress, and urging Washington to give up his efforts for United States' independence from Great Britain. Also include receipt, 20 March 1783, signed by Henry Tazewell, for legal fees in a suit in chancery involving the Carter family; letter, 5 May 1789, from Francis Smith to Robert Carter, Nomini Hall, Va., regarding payment for a shipment of corn; and account, n.d., of court costs of a suit between Theodorick Bland and Thomas Waring.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

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Alves, Walter, 1768-1819. Walter Alves papers, 1771-1858 [manuscript].

Title: Walter Alves papers, 1771-1858 [manuscript].

The collection is primarily business papers of Walter Alves. The bulk consists of correspondence, surveys, rental accounts, and other papers pertaining to Alves's extensive land holdings in North Carolina and in the Clinch and Powell rivers areas of east Tennessee. Also included are family correspondence, letters from Federalist politicians, and papers pertaining to Alves's move to Henderson, Ky. Correspondents include Gavin Alves, Richard Bennehan, William Boylan, Duncan Cameron, Walter Evans, William Gaston, William B. Grove, Archibald Henderson, James Hogg, Alex Mebane, James Norwood, and Henry Tazewell. Many items pertain to the estate of Alves's father-in-law, William Johnston (d. 1785), mainly concerning the efforts of Edmund Fanning (1739-1818), North Carolina colonial official and Loyalist for whom Johnston had been agent, to recover properties confiscated during the Revolution. These estate papers include correspondence, 1805-1812, between Alves and John Wickham (1763-1839), noted Virginia lawyer, and relevant earlier papers.

ArchivalResource: About 300 items (0.5 linear ft.).

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