A Bibliography of Loyalist Source Material in the United States Part III Edited by HERBERT LEVENTHAL and JAMES E. MOONEY PROGRAM FOR LOYALIST STUDIES AND PUBLICATIONS Sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society City University of JVew Tork University of London and University of JVew Brunswick ROBERT A. EAST, Executive Director IN THE eighty-fifth volume of the Proceedings of the Amer- ican Antiquarian Society appeared the first two installments of the list describing Loyalist manuscripts in repositories along the Atlantic coast from Maine through Maryland, and also in the District of Columbia, for a total of about three hundred pages. This Part III continues that list to include the states from Virginia through Florida. The next install- ment will cover holdings in the rest of the nation, including several of its most prestigious libraries. It will then be in- dexed all together. Robert A. East 343 344 American Antiquarian Society LIST OF REPOSITORIES Virginia 1800 University of Virginia, Charlottesville 1801 Virginia State Library, Richmond 1802 Virginia Historical Society, Richmond 1803 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg 1804 Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg JVorth Carolina 1900 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1901 Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Charlotte 1902 Duke University, Durham 1903 Cumberland County Courthouse, Fayetteville 1904 Guilford County Courthouse, Greensboro 1905 Greenville County Courthouse, Greenville 1906 North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh 1907 Rowan County Courthouse, Salisbury 1908 Rowan Public Library, Salisbury 1909 Brunswick County Clerk of Court, Southport 1910 Brunswick County Courthouse, Southport 1911 New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington South Carolina 2000 Abbeville County Judge of Probate, Abbeville 2001 Anderson County Judge of Probate, Anderson 2002 Barnwell County Clerk of Court, Barnwell 2003 Kershaw County Judge of Probate, Camden 2004 Kershaw County Clerk of Court, Camden 2005 Charleston County Judge of Probate, Charleston 2006 Charleston County Clerk of Court, Charleston 2007 South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston 2008 Chester County Clerk of Court, Chester 2009 South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia 2010 Anderson County Clerk of Court, Columbia 2011 University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library, Columbia Loyalist Source Material 345 2012 Edgefield County Clerk of Court, Edgefield 2013 Greenville County Clerk of Court, Greenville 2014 Lancaster County Judge of Probate, Lancaster 2015 Laurens County Clerk of Court, Laurens 2016 Marlboro County Clerk of Court, Marlboro 2017 Newberry County Judge of Probate, Newberry 2018 Newberry County Clerk of Court, Newberry 2019 Spartanburg County Clerk of Court, Spartanburg 2020 Union County Clerk of Court, Union 2021 Fairfield County Judge of Probate, Wirmsboro 2022 York County Clerk of Court, York Georgia 2100 University of Georgia, Athens 2101 Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta 2102 State Library of Georgia, Atlanta 2103 Surveyor General's Office, Atlanta 2104 Richmond County Clerk, Augusta 2105 Glynn County Clerk, Brunswick 2106 Mrs. Harry G. Atwood, Darien 2107 Federal Records Center, East Point 2108 Clerk of the Superior Court, Greensboro 2109 Liberty County Clerk, Hinesville 2110 Midway Museum, Midway 2111 Miss Katherine Simpson, Barrington Hall, Roswell 2112 Mrs. J. W. Bailey, Saint Mary's 2113 Mrs. Margaret Davis Cate, Saint Simon's Island 2114 Mrs. I. M. Aiken, Saint Simon's Island 2115 Chatham County Clerk, Savannah 2116 Mrs. H. B. Bainbridge, Sr., Savannah 2117 Mrs. B. H. Levy, Savannah 2118 Judge Shelby Myrick, Jr., Savannah 2119 Vital Statistics Register, Savannah 2120 Georgia Historical Society, Savannah 2121 Effingham County Clerk, Waynesboro 2122 Wilkes County Clerk, Washington 2123 Dr. Robert C. Bailie, Wa)mesboro 2124 Burke County Clerk, Waynesboro 2125 Camden County Clerk, Woodbine 346 American Antiquarian Society Florida 2200 University of Florida, Gainesville 2201 Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville 2202 National Park Service, Saint Augustine 2203 Saint Augustine Historical Society, Saint Augustine 2204 Florida State University, Tallahassee 2205 Florida Internal Improvement Trust Fund, Tallahassee Virginia John A. Treon Charlottesville 1800 University of Virginia 1 Rep. No.: None Originals, letter books, and papers. A Roger Atkinson Letterbook, 1775-1799. B Harry Piper Letterbook, 1775-1780. C Charles Yates Letterbook. Marginal information of value for Loyalism. D Wormeley Family Papers and Letterbook, 1783-1800. Mar- ginal information on Loyalism. E Theodore Bland Papers. F Loyalist Family Letters, 1775-1778. On restricted deposit. 48 letters. G Virginia Colonial Records Project (also available at Williams- burg, William and Mary College, 1803). Massive collection of colonial and Revolutionary Virginia sources. Includes Public Rec- ord Office papers, other official papers, and personal correspon- dence. Volumes of material on Virginia Loyalism. The many Virginia Loyalist claims are obtainable through the use of the Index of Virginia Loyalist claims filed separately; 46 reels of microfilm of claims and 41 pages of index. Those items of primary Virginia interest are in: Audit Office, Class 12, Bundles 54-56, 70, 74-76, 94-95, 99- Loyalist Source Material 347 103, 106-110, 113-115, 117-118, 120-124, 129-133, 135-137, 140, 145-146. Audit Office, Class 13, Bundles 1-5, 9, 21-22, 24-33, 52, 58, 79-88, 90-92, 94-97, 100, 102, 116, 134, 137, 140. Treasury, Class 79, Bundles 3-5, 11, 18-21, 38, 44, 65, 69, 72, 124A, 125-128, 130-133, 135-138. Virginia Richmond 1801 Virginia State Library 1 Rep. No.: None Originals and microfilm, see below. A Microfilm of the James Madison Papers from the Library of Congress. See Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, 1700. B Robert Honeyman Journal, 1 March 1775 - March 1782. Has comments and observations on Loyalism. 2 vols. C Thomas Smith Letterbook, 1778-1779. Scattered references to Loyalism. D William Aylett Letterbooks. Some information on Scottish merchants. E United States District Court, Richmond, Virginia, Ended File #3, Buchanan vs. Donald. Some on Loyalist property, see also V below. F Typescript of the Vestry Book of the Upper Parish, Nansemond County, 1743-1793. G Microfilm of the Preston and Virginia Papers from the Draper Collection of Manuscripts, Historical Society of Wisconsin. See Publications, Calendar Series, I, Madison, Wisconsin, 1915. H Microfilm of the Charles Stewart Papers from the National Library of Scotland. A Scottish merchant in Virginia during the Revolution. 10 reels. A most important source. I William Reynolds Letterbook, 1771-1779. Important. J William Allason Letterbook, 1770-1787. A Scottish merchant in Virginia. K Microfilm of the Campbell-Preston Papers. 9 reels. L Board of War Records. Correspondence of the Virginia militia and committees of public safety. M War Office, Journals and Letterbook, 1781. Reveals concern over Cornwallis's efforts at raising a Loyalist force in Virginia. 348 American Antiquarian Society 1801 Virginia State Library N Virginia Convention Papers, 1775-1776. Loose papers, no index. O House of Delegates Papers. Assorted bills, committee reports, and proceedings not included in the official journal. Loose pa- pers, no index. P Executive Communications, 1776-1781. Letters received by the governors. Loose papers, arranged chronologically, no index. Microfilm also. Q Executive Letterbooks, 1776-1781. Letters written by the gov- ernors. More complete than Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, ed. by Henry R. Mclllwaine. Richmond, Va., 1929. Arranged chronologically with no index. R Legislative Petitions. Petitions from the counties to the state legislature. Boxed by county and year, no index. S Revolutionary Convention Intercepted Letters, July 1775 - May 1776. Letters between Virginians and friends and officials in London. 97 letters. Also on microfilm as Intercepted Loyalist Letters. T County Deed Books, 1770-1788, and index. Microfilm reels IS, 14, 49. U John Richard Hook Letterbooks, 1763-1784, and Papers, 1775- 1806. Useful for Loyalism in Norfolk and on the Eastern Shore. V United States Circuit Court for Virginia. Ended Case Files. Here below are listed most of the cases brought by Virginian, English, and Scottish merchants, mostly Loyalist, against Vir- ginia debtors. They are valuable because they contain informa- tion on Loyalist merchant activities in Virginia during the Revolution: 1791: McCall and Shedden vs. William Banks 1792: William Banks vs. McCall and Shedden 1793: Same. 1793: Donaldson's Lessee vs. Machie's Executor 1793: Neil Jamieson vs. Lewis' Executor 1793: McCall and Shedden vs. Joseph Buchanan, Richard Jef- fries and Ralph Mann 1793: Mackie and Smith vs. George White 1794: Neil Jamieson vs. Bush's Executor 1794: McCall and Shedden vs. Burnett's Executor 1795: Ritchie's Executor vs. Bullett's Executor 1795: Robert Ritchie's Executor vs. John Hawkin's Executor. W County Records. Microfilm reel numbers listed below. Loyalist Source Material 349 1 Accomack Wills at Reels 53 and 54 ( 1767-1784), indexed at Reel 77. Order Book for this and Northampton counties for 1789-1797 at Reel 110. 2 Accomack Land Causes, Abstracts for District and Chancery Court (1727-1826), give extensive data on land ownership changes affecting Loyalists in Chesapeake and Eastern Shore areas. 3 Isle of Wight Deeds at Reels 13 and 14 ( 1772-1782), Wills at Reels 8 and 9 (1769-1785), and Order Books at Reel 35 (1772-1797).