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Adams family. Papers, 1798-1862, of the Adams family of Petersburg, Va.

Title: Papers, 1798-1862, of the Adams family of Petersburg, Va.

Mainly concern the related Adams and Withers families of the Petersburg, Va., area, including Prince George and Dinwiddie counties, including correspondence of Samuel [Adams], Elizabeth [Adams?], and Larkin Adams, concerning an impending visit to Halifax County, Va., and other family matters; miscellaneous accounts of Samuel Adams; legal papers asking a court to appoint commissioners to settle the estate of Weathers [i.e., Withers] Adams; and a list of jurors in Commonwealth of Virginia v. Youngman (in an unidentified court in Va.). Also, include papers, 1806-1843, of John Grammer (first clerk of the Hustings Court of Petersburg, Va.). Include a letter to Grammer from Joseph G. Wilder concerning the case of Bolling v. Bell and others; inventory of property found in Prince Edward County, Va., of the estate of Daniel Price; and inventory of the estate of James Strange. Also, include plan of division, n.d., and decree, 1862, concerning the estate of Thomas Withers (brother-in-law of John Grammer and resident of Petersburg, Va.). Also, include papers, 1853-1861, of Alexander Donnan (lawyer of Petersburg, Va.). Include statement (prepared by the firm of Joyner and Donnan), newspaper notice, and receipts concerning the estates of James Lea and George Granderson Taylor. Also, include miscellaneous financial and legal papers, 1799-1860. Include account, 1805, of Edward Powell for delivering provisions to seven Indians; account, 1859, of John Thomas (a free African-American) concerning boarding and nursing care; inventory, 1801, of the estate of Baldwin Pearce; and will (incomplete), 1841, of Mrs. Mary Lee written in Petersburg, Va.

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