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Brent, William, Jr., 1783-1848. Papers, 1821-1855.

Title: Papers, 1821-1855.

This collection consists of ten volumes of memorada and commonplace books of William Brent, Jr., of Stafford County, Virginia. The volumes include a memorandum book given to his wife Winifred which includes a description of slaves, a record of plantation repairs, accounts of livestock slaughtered, observations on his children, and conments on political and religious matters. The commonplace books include notes and clippings of political events in the United States of South America, Brent family patents, and legal notes. There are numerous comments on the political system. There is a commonplace book of Arthur Lee Brent containing poetry and a record of historical persons and events.

ArchivalResource: 10 v. (.75 cubic ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122553769 View

Andrew Jackson Donelson Papers, 1779-1943, (bulk 1813-1869)

Title: Andrew Jackson Donelson Papers 1779-1943 (bulk 1813-1869)

Lawyer, editor, army officer, diplomat, and presidential secretary. Correspondence, journals, draft messages of Andrew Jackson, diplomatic papers, newsclippings, scrapbook, sketches, photos, and other papers covering Donelson's career as aide-de-camp and secretary to Andrew Jackson, charge d'affaires to Texas, minister to Prussia, editor of the , and candidate for vice president. Includes papers of Donelson's wife, Emily Tennessee Donelson, daughter, Mary Emily Donelson, and other family material. Also original documents relating to the ratification of the Constitution by Virginia. Washington Union

ArchivalResource: 4,000 items; 24 containers plus 1 oversize; 6 linear feet; 14 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010301 View

Beall family. Property agreements, Washington, DC, 1809-1835.

Title: Property agreements, Washington, DC, 1809-1835.

This collection consists of 48 indentures, or property agreements. Most of the documents have the term "indenture" appearing in the first sentence, although they are variously described by city officials in the agreements themselves as deeds, bills of sale, leases, and agreements. They contain the required signatures of the partners to the agreements and of city officials such as justices of peace and the clerk of the circuit court, but only two of them have any seals. In other cases circles are drawn for the placement of seals, but they are not present. They concern property of several types: real estate, household goods, chattel and slaves. The dating and signing by William Brent is the one element common to all pieces in the collection; this recording was the last step for property transactions; the clerk's date was always the latest one found on each agreement.

ArchivalResource: 48 items ; 53 x 64 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15181644 View