Thomas W. Thomas Papers
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Scope and Contents
Papers, chiefly 1834-1863, of Thomas W. Thomas, soldier, lawyer, and judge of Elberton, GA concerning his law practice and his friendship with US Senator Robert Toombs. His papers primarily concern his various legal cases, but also discuss politics, the Civil War, and other topics sporadically. Included in the collection are papers, 1834-1864, of Drury B. Cade who operated a canal boat on the Savannah River. Items of special interest include letter, 3 April 1842, from John Reeves Jones Daniel attacking the Whigs; letter, 1849, to Zachary Taylor concerning liquor seized during the Mexican War; letter, 1857, concerning a suit to secure title to land originally granted to Eli Whitney; and there are a number of Civil War letters in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1915
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1834-1863
Creator
- Thomas, Thomas W. (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Biographical Information:
Thomas W. Thomas was a soldier, lawyer, and judge at Elberton, Georgia.
Extent
513.00 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Processing Information:
Box and Folder list compiled by Emily Eklund, SCRC staff, in September 2011.
Subject
- United States Senate (subject, Organization)
- Whig Party (U.S.) (subject, Organization)
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 (subject, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas W. Thomas Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-06-28
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository