SELECTED ACCESSIONS Manuscripts 1. Deed, 1693 November 21, of Arthur Allen to Capt. Thomas Swann for 2,400 acres in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County. Sheet: handwritten signed; 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Gift of the Jefferson County Historical Society, Watertown, N.Y. 2. Papers, 1722–1899, of the Massie family (of “Falling Spring,” Alleghany County, and Charlottesville) con- sisting of family and business correspondence, financial and legal records, architectural records, and related materials. 6,413 items. Gift of Dixon W. and Kate-Roy Massie Christian, Margaret Massie and Thomas L. Disharoon, and James Pleasants and Joy P. Massie. 3. Patent, 1737 June 10, issued by the Virginia Land Office to John Chafin for 200 acres in Goochland County. Sheet: handwritten; 11 x 15 in. Signed by Sir William Gooch as governor of Virginia. Gift of the Jefferson County Historical Society, Watertown, N.Y. 4. Papers, 1745–1980, of the Hill and Meredith families (of King William County) including account books, correspondence, loose financial records, and related materials. 37 items. Gift of George Hill Meredith. 5. Land grant, 1749 June 20, issued to John Payne for 320 acres in Albemarle County. Sheet: handwritten; 14 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. Signed by Sir William Gooch as lieutenant Deed, 1693 November 21, of Arthur Allen to Capt. Thomas governor of Virginia. The land straddled both sides of Swann. (Mss11:2Sw246:1) Bremo Creek. Gift of Randolph W. and Lorna Wyckoff. 6. Student notebook, 1785–87, kept by John Holt Bell in Surry County. Bound volume. [116] p.: handwritten; 7 1/2 x 9 in. Includes “Canons of a School” laying out expected behavior and responsibilities of both teacher and students. Gift of James Halsey Bell, Ellen Bell O’Neill, and Bonnie Bell Potter. 7. Letter, 1791 [i.e. 1792] January 7, of Edmund Randolph to an unidentified addressee. 1 leaf: holograph signed; 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. Concerns a promissory note. Gift of A. Lovell Elliott. 8. Papers, 1806–8, of George Hoadly (of Northfield, Conn.) consisting of letters written to his father from Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, Pa., while the younger man worked as a correspondent for the United States Gazette. Letters primarily focus on political and social life during the second Jefferson presidential administration. 11 items. Gift in honor of George Hoadly and his great-granddaughter Martha Mary (Hoadly) Bowles by Aubrey B. and Jane Bowles. 9. Papers, 1817–1963, of the Granbery family primarily concerning the genealogical research of Julian Hastings Granbery and including materials concerning the estate and family of John Granbery (of Norfolk). 43 items. Gift of Stanley Hastings. 2 • Virginia Historical Society 10. Papers, 1832, of Thomas Farley (of Giles County) concerning his application for a federal pension for military serv- ice in the American Revolution. 2 items. Gift of Sharon Laws. 11. Papers, 1838–79, of the Rev. Watkins Leigh Ribble (of Richmond), Episcopal priest and foreign and domestic mis- sionary. Include memoir, research notes, photographs, and related materials, especially regarding his work with the Rev. Frederick W. Neve. 31 items. Gift of Mrs. Edith Atkins Phiffer Ribble. 12. Papers, c. 1840–79, of the Bradfute and related Warwick families (of Lynchburg and Richmond) primarily contain- ing the family and social correspondence of three generations of women including Maria (Byrd) Bradfute, her daugh- ter Margaret Elizabeth (Bradfute) Warwick, and her granddaughter Imogen (Warwick) Bolling. 66 items. Gift of Bradfute Warwick Davenport, Jr. 13. Papers, 1858–1984, of or concerning George Washington Miley (of Shenandoah County) including genealogical materials, Confederate military service records, and miscellany. 19 items. Gift of William C. Blackwell. 14. Letter, 1860 June 5, of Elizabeth Burwell Page to her brother, Robert Powel Page, a student at Episcopal High School, Alexandria, containing family and local news. [4] p. on 1 leaf: holograph signed; 7 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. Gift of Jane Pope. 15. Papers, 1860–1937, of Episcopal minister and Confederate staff officer Giles Buckner Cooke, including diaries dat- ing between 1928 and 1934. 27 items. Gift of Anne R. Cooke through the courtesy of Giles B. Cooke. 16. Papers, 1861–63, of the Trelease family (of Morris County, N.J.) primarily consisting of letters written by three sons serving in New Jersey volunteer infantry units in Virginia (two of whom died in service), especially Walter K. Trelease (of the 27th New Jersey Infantry of the U.S. Army of the Potomac). 8 items. Gift of Pat Trelease Kennedy through the courtesy of Michael Bell. 17. Letter, 1863 October 21, of Susan Elizabeth (Roy) Carter (of “Pampatike,” King William County) to Mary Martha (Southall) Brown, concerning a visit with her mother and the effect of the war on Mrs. Carter’s own psychological and physical well being. [4] p. on 1 leaf: 8 x 13 1/4 in.; holograph signed. Gift of Jane Pope. 18. Muster roll, 1864 October 31–1865 February 25, of Captain William R. Campbell’s Company (C Company) of the 6th Battalion of Reserve Forces of Virginia in the Confederate States Army. 2 p. on 1 sheet: printed form with hand- written completions; 21 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. The unit was based in Abingdon. Purchased. 19. Letter, 1864 December 31, of Edgar B. Bennett, “Before Petersburg,” to Mary E. Marsh (of Burlington, Conn.), concerning their courtship and his service in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. [3] p. on 1 leaf: 17 x 9 in.; holo- graph signed. Gift of Dr. Robert E. May. 20. Letter, 1866 November 19, of Julian T. Edwards (of “Lanesville,” King William County) to Anna Corbin (Pickett) Bibb. [4] p.: holograph; 8 x 10 in. Courtship letter to the widow of Thomas Bibb. Gift of Bibb Chilton Edwards and Sue E. Terminella. 21. Records, 1869–1931, of the Kappa Alpha Order, Zeta Lodge, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland. 2 volumes. Contain lists of members by date of entrance and minutes of proceedings. Purchased through the Douglas Huntly Gordon Fund. 22. History, 1872–2009, of the Lynnhaven United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, compiled in 2009. [6], 15, [2] pp.: printed; 8 1/2 x 11 in. Gift of Jennifer Lindblad and the Lynnhaven United Methodist Church Chapel Preservation and Historical Committee. 23. Courtship letters, 1879–81, written to Anna Lee Hill (of Madison County) by her future husband, educator Philip Major. 4 items. Gift of Kevin Pennanen. 24. History, 1880–2010, of the Fifth Street Baptist Church Brotherhood Bible Class, Richmond, compiled by Stanley F. Williams. Includes a history of this African American congregation and of the activities of the men’s Bible class in the local community. 3 vols. Gift of Stanley F. Williams. 2011 Annual Report • 3 25. Papers, 1882–1952, of Richard Cary Lee (of Hampton) concerning the purchase of various tracts of land in Elizabeth City County (now City of Hampton). 42 items. Gift of Richard C. Lee. 26. Letters, 1887–93, written by historian Alexander Brown (of Norwood, Nelson County) to historian William Duncombe Pink (of Manchester, Eng.) concerning research regarding the history of seventeenth-century Virginia. 3 items. Gift of Harry Hignett. 27. Papers, 1889, of the Huckless family (of Columbia) concerning the courtship of Martha Jane Huckless and Bartemeus Franklin. 2 items. Gift of George Franklin Haskins. 28. Papers, 1890–2007, of the Cook family primarily consisting of courtship letters between John James Smithson Cook (of Mecklenburg County) and Blanche Louise (Moseley) Cook, as well as a state teaching certificate and teacher’s contract awarded to Mrs. Cook by the South Hill District of Mecklenburg County. 26 items. Gift of Margaret Phillips Moore McClanahan. 29. Papers, 1892–1905, of the Campbell family (of Warrenton) including correspondence, news clippings, and an insur- ance policy primarily concerning Robert Richard Campbell. 12 items. Gift of Emily N. (Mrs. Richard H.) Hutchison. 30. Papers, 1897–1973, of the Braxton family (of Hanover County, Va., and Kinston, N.C.) consisting primarily of cor- respondence of newspaperman Henry G. Braxton, largely concerning the history of the Braxton and related fami- lies. 68 items. Gift of Caroline Virginia Braxton McAlister. 31. Papers, 1899–1987, of the Booz family (of Baltimore, Md., Richmond, Va., and Miami, Fla.), particularly concern- ing the social life and financial concerns of Benjamin Booz (1864–1937) of Richmond. 91 items. Gift of Charlotte A. Booz. 32. Letter, 1900 May 4, of Peter Helms Mayo (of Richmond) to Mamie Carrington Benson (of Watertown, S.D.) con- cerning the death of William G. Strange and the settlement of his estate. 6 leaves: 8 x 10 1/2 in.; typescript signed. Gift of Ann F. Ober. 33. Papers, 1903–70, of Judge Herbert G. Cochran (of Norfolk) including correspondence, school materials, speeches, a scrapbook, photographs, and printed materials relating to his career as judge of the Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. 39 items. Gift of Amelia Payne Sweets Runyon. 34. Papers, 1904–43, of William Henry Plummer (of Belleville, Nansemond County [now Suffolk]). Include correspon- dence of Bishop Plummer and others concerning the Church of God and Saints of Christ [an African American religious sect headquartered in Suffolk], and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings concerning Plummer, his son Howard Zebulon Plummer, the Church of God and Saints in Christ, and the Belleville Industrial School. 5 items. Purchased through the Douglas Huntly Gordon Fund. 35. Letter, 1906 [i.e., 1907] January 8, of Robert Edward Lee ([1869–1922] of “Ravensworth,” Fairfax County) to C[harles] W[illiam] Burwell, Salem, Va. [2] leaves: typescript signed; 11 x 8 1/2 in. Discusses the 1863 offer of George Washington Custis Lee to take the place of his brother William Henry Fitzhugh “Rooney” Lee as a prison- er of war so that Rooney could be with his sick wife.