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Whittle, William C., 1805-1878. Papers of William Conway Whittle [manuscript] 1753-1871.

Title: Papers of William Conway Whittle [manuscript] 1753-1871.

Journal, 1753-1856, kept by Whittle first on board U. S. Brig. Spark, 1823 June 26-Oct. 15, during a West Indies cruise, and telling of hunting of Pirates. At end, record, 1753-1827, of children of Whittle's parents, Fortescue Whittle and Mary Ann Davies Whittle, written 1854 Jan. 1-1856 Dec. 5, by the latter. Journal, 1829 Sept. 4-1831 June 30, kept by Whittle on U. S. Ships Ontario, Constellation (Frigate), Java, consisting of copies of letters home containing little but descriptions of Mediterranean cities visited. Journal, 1836 Aug. 30-1864 Feb. 10, of Conway Davies Whittle containing notes and quotations, and occasional personal or family entries. Journal, 1850 June-1857 July 19, William Conway Whittle's religious reflections. Inverted and reversed, the watch bill of the U. S. Brig Spark. Trade and arbitration treaty, 1854 Mar. 20, between Sochray Moosa, sub-chief of Debruka River, Isles de Los [French Guiana] and [Commander William Conway Whittle]. Drawing, 1855 Aug., of the Dale (U. S. S.) commanded by William Conway Whittle. Journal, 1857 Aug.-1858 Aug. 4, kept by William Conway Whittle as Capt. of the United States (U. S. S.), stationed at Norfolk, Va., where Whittle lived ashore. Concerns his dead wife, Elizabeth Beverley Sinclair Whittle and his 11 children, including Beverley Kennon Whittle and Stafford Gorman Whittle. Also concerns naval affairs, his financial difficulties, and his purchase and move to a home later called "Anchorage", Buchanan, Botetourt Co., Va. Mentioned also [p. 68, 69] is his acquaintance with Nathaniel Hawthorne and [p. 303] ex-President Franklin Pierce. Journal, 1866 May 7-1871 Aug. 11, of William Conway Whittle, kept at "Anchorage", of reflections on his reading, diary entries, and copies of many letters, both his own and others, including the Civil War letters of his son, Beverley Kennon Whittle, who served in the Virginia Cavalry, 2d Regt., 1861-1865, and his son, William Conway Whittle who served on the C.S.S. Nashville. Miscellaneous vols., 1874-90, and [n.d.]; 2 v. of prayers, one printed and the other manuscript; a book of recipes; and a leather pocketbook. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster are correspondents.

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Whittle, Stafford Gorman, 1849-1931. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia: Historical sketch of Christ Church, Martinsville [manuscript], 1934?

Title: The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia: Historical sketch of Christ Church, Martinsville [manuscript], 1934?

The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Historical sketch of Christ Church, Martinsville, by Judge S. G. Whittle. Also, "Gleanings from the Old Parish Register of Christ Church Patrick (now Henry) Parish 1857. . . "

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Clerk's Correspondence and other Records, 1918-2006

Title: Clerk's Correspondence and other Records, 1918-2006

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Whittle, Beverley Kennon, 1847-1879. Papers of Beverley Kennon Whittle [manuscript] 1863-79.

Title: Papers of Beverley Kennon Whittle [manuscript] 1863-79.

Letters (13), 1863-65, to his family while serving in the Virginia Cavalry, 2d Regt., 1861-1865, during the Civil War. [holograph signed]--Diary, 1864 Sept. 12-1865 Feb. 18, containing notes on his life as a soldier. [[96] p. 69-96 blank. holograph]--Correspondence, 1873-79, of an to Whittle as partner in law firm with his brother, Stafford Gorman Whittle Martinsville, Va. [holographs signed; handwritten signed].

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Whittle, Stafford Gorman, 1849-1931. Papers of Stafford Gorman Whittle [manuscript] 1873-1960.

Title: Papers of Stafford Gorman Whittle [manuscript] 1873-1960.

Correspondence, chiefly business, but occasional personal items, first as a lawyer at Martinsville, Henry Co., Va., later as Circuit Court Judge, 1881-Justice, 1901-16, of the Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals, and as President of that body, 1917-19. There is much material on his election to the Supreme Court, his rejection, 1890, of a law professorship at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Correspondents include his wife Ruth Drewry Whittle; Samuel Armistead Anderson (former law partner), Edward Watts Saunders, Edward Calohill Burks, D. Mulford, Claude Augustus Swanson, Andrew Jackson Montague, and Judges George Moffett Harrison, John Alexander Buchanan, James Keith, and Richard Henry Cardwell. Of interest are a letter, 1912 June 26, Washington, D. C., William Howard Taft to Whittle, Martinsville, Va.; a letter, 1912 Aug. 17, Sea Grit, N. J., Woodrow Wilson to Whittle, Martinsville, Va. and a letter, 1914 Mar. 30, New Haven, Conn., Taft to Whittle, Martinsville, Va., urging him to join the American Bar Association as Taft's nominee.

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