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Gwathmey family. Papers, 1809-1971 (bulk 1822-1928).

Title: Papers, 1809-1971 (bulk 1822-1928).

Primarily correspondence of Richard Gwathmey and his wife, Lucy Ann (Garlick) Gwathmey of Hanover County, Va., illuminating family relationships, education, and the history of the Baptists in nineteenth- century Virginia. Richard's correspondence, 1822-1865, with his children contains religious exhortations, descriptions of Civil War damages in Hanover County, and family news. An account book, 1851-1859, documents expenses at a girls' school that he operated. Lucy Ann's correspondence, 1835-1886, with Garlick family members and her children contains information on religion. Papers of her son, Edward Garlick Gwathmey, include an account book, 1885-1889, documenting his operation of a boys' school, and correspondence, 1858-1927, with friends and siblings. There are also papers of a few other family members.

ArchivalResource: 615 items.

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Gwathmey family. Papers, 1824-1927.

Title: Papers, 1824-1927.

This collection contains papers of members of the Gwathmey family of Hanover County, Va. Correspondence, 1824-1864, of Richard Gwathmey with family members and friends discusses religion and family news. Correspondence, 1863-1881, of his wife, Lucy Ann (Garlick) Gwathmey, is primarily with their son, Lewis Temple Gwathmey. His papers include correspondence, 1870-1880, with family members and friends, and compositions, ca. 1868-1869, written as a student at Richmond College (now the University of Richmond). There is also a diary, 1853, kept by Maria Watts Gwathmey on a trip to Canada.

ArchivalResource: 65 items.

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