Smith, William Patterson, 1796-1878.

Dates:
Birth 1796
Death 1878

Biographical notes:

Merchant and planter, of Gloucester County, Va.

From the description of William Patterson Smith papers, 1791-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159133

William Patterson Smith was the second son of the Reverend Armistead Smith (1756-1817) and Martha Tabb (1757-1821), of Mathews County, Virginia. Other children of this union were Thomas Smith, merchant and politician (1785-1841), Lucy (Smith) Tabb, Harriet (Smith) Todd, Leah (Smith) Taliaferro, and Elizabeth (Smith) Tompkins. About one-third of the collection consists of W.P. Smith's personal correspondence with his brothers and sisters; his wife Marion (Seddon) Smith, his children Martha (Smith) Robins, Ann (Smith) Carrington, Thomas A. Smith, William A. Smith, Marion Smith, and Sarah (Smith) Mann; his numerous Tabb, Todd, Hubbard, Lightfoot, Taliaferro, Tompkins, Field, and Seddon nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his Robins, Carrington, and Mann grandchildren.

From the guide to the William Patterson Smith papers, 1791-1943, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • General stores
  • Grain trade
  • Merchants
  • Real estate investment
  • Reconstruction
  • Secession

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Confederate States of America (as recorded)
  • Virginia--Gloucester County (as recorded)
  • Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
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