Prentis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00113
The papers, 1807-1855, of the Prentis family of Williamsburg, Virginia, and of various members of the Riddick and Bowdoin families of Nansemond County, Va. Includes legal documents and accounts, 1807-1830, concerning the settlement of the estate of Joseph Prentis (1754-1809); will of Susan Bowdoin; correspondence of Joseph Prentis, Jr. and license, issued to Peter Bowdoin Prentis to practice law.
English
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0.5 Linear Feet
The collection ID was formerly Mss. 85s P91.
Gift
Processed by Ellen Strong in 1985.
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository