Papers, 1737-1937, bulk 1737-1778.

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Papers, 1737-1937, bulk 1737-1778.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25175427

Collection consists mostly of letters, 1737-1778, of Peter and Maryann Fontaine in Virginia to Moses and John Fontaine in England. Letters concern family matters, religion, diet, health, plantation matters, carpenter trade, slavery, Westover Parish, and estate matters. Also includes letter of Peter Fontaine, Jr., with a map of Lunenburg County; copies of Moses Fontaine's estate inventory; genealogical listing (1742) of Fontaines in Virginia; copies of letters in French of Abbe Maury (Jean Siffrein Maury); and a photograph of Peter Fontaine's "Clapboard castle."

18 items.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7141709

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Fontaine, Moses.

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Fontaine, John, 1693-

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Maury family.

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Maury, Jean Siffrein, 1746-1817

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Clergyman. From the description of Letters of Jean Siffrein Maury, 1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454404 ...

Fontaine, Peter, b. 1721.

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Fontaine, Maryann.

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Fontaine family.

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Fontaine, Peter, 1691-1757.

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