Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War General Editor: Kenneth M
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A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War General Editor: Kenneth M. Stampp Series M Selections from the Virginia Historical Society Part 4: Central Piedmont Virginia Associate Editor and Guide Compiled by Martin Schipper A microfilm project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA An Imprint of CIS 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814-3389 i Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War [microform] Accompanied by printed reel guides, compiled by Martin Schipper. Contents: ser. A. Selections from the South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina (2 pts.)—[etc.]—ser. L. Selections from the Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary—ser. M. Selections from the Virginia Historical Society. 1. Southern States—History—1775–1865—Sources. 2. Slave records—Southern States. 3. Plantation owners—Southern States—Archives. 4. Southern States— Genealogy. 5. Plantation life—Southern States— History—19th century—Sources. I. Stampp, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Milton) II. Boehm, Randolph. III. Schipper, Martin Paul. IV. South Caroliniana Library. V. South Carolina Historical Society. VI. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. VII. Maryland Historical Society. [F213] 975 86-892341 ISBN 1-55655-560-1 (microfilm : ser. M, pt. 4) Compilation © 1996 by Virginia Historical Society. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55655-560-1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................................................................ vii Note on Sources.................................................................................................................... ix Editorial Note.......................................................................................................................... ix Reel Index Reel 1 Mss1Ad198a, Adams Family Papers, 1672–1792.......................................................... 1 Mss3Am353a1, American Colonization Society, Virginia Branch Minute Book, 1823–1859............................................................................................ 5 Mss3Am353a2, American Colonization Society, Virginia Branch Account Book, 1849–1858.......................................................................................... 6 Mss1B2346a, Barbour Family Papers, 1741–1876........................................................ 6 Reels 2–3 Mss1B2346a, Barbour Family Papers, 1741–1876 cont................................................ 19 Reel 4 Mss1B2346a, Barbour Family Papers, 1741–1876 cont................................................ 21 Mss1B2346b, Barbour Family Papers, 1810–1890........................................................ 22 Reel 5 Mss1B2346b, Barbour Family Papers, 1810–1890 cont................................................ 26 Reel 6 Mss1B2346b, Barbour Family Papers, 1810–1890 cont................................................ 27 Mss5:1B4556:1, Robert Carter Berkeley Diary, 1826.................................................... 28 Mss5:5C1117:1–9, William Cabell Commonplace Books, 1769–1795.......................... 28 Mss5:5C1118:1–3, William Cabell Commonplace Books, 1787–1822.......................... 32 Reel 7 Mss1C9434a, Henry Curtis Papers, 1774–1865............................................................ 34 Mss2C9435b, Henry Curtis Papers, 1804–1853............................................................ 39 Mss1D1124a, Dabney Family Papers, 1824–1927........................................................ 40 Reels 8–11 Mss1D1124b, Dabney Family Papers, 1742–1928........................................................ 41 Reel 12 Mss1D1124b, Dabney Family Papers, 1742–1928 cont................................................ 53 Mss1G4216a, Peachy Ridgway Gilmer Papers, 1790–1889......................................... 53 Mss1G5906a, Gooch Family Papers, 1812–1961.......................................................... 54 iii Reel 13 Mss1G5906a, Gooch Family Papers, 1812–1961 cont.................................................. 58 Reel 14 Mss1G5906a, Gooch Family Papers, 1812–1961 cont.................................................. 59 Mss5:1H2422:1–4, Jeremiah Collins Harris Diary, 1851–1860...................................... 59 Mss1H5565aFA2, Hill Family Papers, 1787–1945............................................................ 60 Reels 15–16 Mss1H5565aFA2, Hill Family Papers, 1787–1945 cont.................................................... 63 Reel 17 Mss1H5565aFA2, Hill Family Papers, 1787–1945 cont.................................................... 65 Mss2H5568b, Hill Family Papers, 1831–1857................................................................ 65 Mss1H5568c, Hill Family Papers, 1838–1909................................................................ 66 Reels 18–22 Mss1H7185a, Holladay Family Papers, 1728–1931...................................................... 67 Reel 23 Mss1H7185a, Holladay Family Papers, 1728–1931 cont............................................... 74 Mss1H7185b, Holladay Family Papers, 1753–1961...................................................... 75 Reels 24–37 Mss1H7185b, Holladay Family Papers, 1753–1961 cont............................................... 77 Reel 38 Mss1H7185c, Holladay Family Papers, 1787–1968....................................................... 87 Mss1H7185d, Holladay Family Papers, 1766–1955...................................................... 89 Mss1H7185e, Holladay Family Papers, 1803–1891...................................................... 91 Mss2L585c, Lewis Family Papers, 1804–1884.............................................................. 92 Mss3L7702a, Llangollen School Records, 1806–1849.................................................. 94 Reel 39 Mss3L7702a, Llangollen School Records, 1806–1849 cont.......................................... 95 Mss2M3855b, Thomas Massie Papers, 1773–1798...................................................... 95 Mss5:3M3856, William Massie Account Book, 1748–1749............................................ 96 Mss1M3855a, Massie Family Papers, 1698–1875......................................................... 97 Reels 40–44 Mss1M3855a, Massie Family Papers, 1698–1875 cont................................................. 101 Reel 45 Mss1M3855a, Massie Family Papers, 1698–1875 cont.................................................105 Mss1M3855d, Massie Family Papers, 1812–1861.........................................................105 Mss1M3855e, Massie Family Papers, 1810–1900.........................................................107 Mss2R1574b, Thomas Jefferson Randolph Papers, 1819–1839...................................108 Mss2R15745a, Thomas Mann Randolph Letter, 1824...................................................109 Mss2R15745b, Thomas Mann Randolph Papers, 1815–1819.......................................109 Mss5:3R1586:1, William B. Randolph Account Book, 1815–1835.................................110 Mss3R4156b, Richmond, Virginia, City Sergeant Papers, 1841–1851..........................111 iv Reel 46 Mss3R4156b, Richmond, Virginia, City Sergeant Papers, 1841–1851 cont..................112 Mss1R8385a, Edmund Ruffin Papers, 1794–1865........................................................112 Reels 47–48 Mss1R8385a, Edmund Ruffin Papers, 1794–1865 cont................................................119 Reel 49 Mss1R8385a, Edmund Ruffin Papers, 1794–1865 cont................................................120 Mss5:1R9335:1, John Coles Rutherfoord Diary, 1847.................................................. 120 Mss5:1Sp686:1, Dandridge Spotswood Diary, 1848......................................................121 Mss1Sp687a, Spotswood Family Papers, 1741–1934...................................................121 Mss1Sp687b, Spotswood Family Papers, 1760–1953...................................................122 Mss5:1T1433:1, Horace Dade Taliaferro Diary, 1847–1860..........................................125 Mss1W3395a, Watson Family Papers, 1771–1934........................................................126 Reel 50 Mss1W3395a, Watson Family Papers, 1771–1934 cont................................................128 Reel 51 Mss1W3395a, Watson Family Papers, 1771–1934 cont................................................128 Mss1W6326aFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1766–1945.................................................128 Reels 52–54 Mss1W6326aFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1766–1945 cont.........................................135 Reel 55 Mss1W6326aFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1766–1945 cont.........................................137 Mss1W6326cFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1754–1977.................................................137 Reels 56–58 Mss1W6326cFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1754–1977 cont.........................................144 Reel 59 Mss1W6326cFA2, Wickham Family Papers, 1754–1977 cont.........................................146 Mss1W6393a, Hezekiah Lord Wight Papers, 1799–1837..............................................146 Mss1W6393b, Hezekiah Lord Wight Papers, 1794–1854..............................................146 Mss2W6396b, Hezekiah Lord Wight Papers, 1820–1836..............................................150 Appendix: Genealogical Charts...........................................................................................152 v vi INTRODUCTION The impact of the ante-bellum