Francis Little Collection
Scope and Contents
An artificial collection of manuscripts collected by Francis Little. Includes contract, 1770, binding William Byrd III to payment of money in a case involving Robert Carter (signed by William Byrd, John Jameson, George Wythe and Thomas Walne); letter, 1812, of William Henry Harrison to Return Jonathan Meigs concerning an expedition against Tecumseh; grant, 1822, for land in Ohio signed by James Monroe; grant, 1837, for land in Ohio; and two Civil War letters.
6 items.
Dates
- Creation: 1770-1864
Creator
- Byrd, William, 1728-1777 (Person)
- Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (Person)
- Jameson, John (Person)
- Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1764-1824 (Person)
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Person)
- Walne, Thomas (Person)
- Wythe, George, 1726-1806 (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:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.16 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Gift
General
Formerly identified as 82s L72
Subject
- Carter, Robert (Person)
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Francis Little Collection
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-07-19
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository