Box 1
Contains 18 Results:
Correspondence, 1828-1843
Content list in front of folder. 18 items.
Correspondence, 1844-1849
Content list in front of folder. 18 items.
Correspondence, 1850-1896, undated
Content list in front of folder. 24 items.
Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Articles and poems, undated
Content list in front of folder. 6 items.
Legal Papers, 1806-1891
Estate Settlements, 1839-1859
Miscellaneous, 1862-1863, undated
Printed material and currency.
Manuscript Diary and Account Book, 1845-1846
Manuscript diary and account book of Benjamin F. Dew. 21 pages.
Book cover Presented to W.S. Peachy, undated
FR [?], Fredricksburg, VA to Robert Hand [?], Vielleboro, Caroline County, Virginia, 1828 December 12
FR [?], Fredricksburg, VA to Robert Hand [?], Vielleboro, Caroline County, Virginia. Brief letter about a bond. 1 p. Includes and undated remembrance by Thomas Dew detailing his experiences during the American Revolution, mentioning defeat of General Gates, his serving under Capt. Henry Lumpkin, and General Weedon, and later Lafayette, and volunteering to serve at Yorktown. 3 pp. incomplete.
James Madison to Professor Thomas R. Dew, 1834 September 15
James Madison, Montpelier, Virginia to Professor Thomas R. Dew, New Town, King and Queen County, Virginia. Thanks him for sending him a copy of his "Essay on Usury."
Paropotank Creek Property, 1806-1839
Documents, letters, and printed material relating to land on Paropotank Creek, King and Queen Counties, Virginia, inherited by Wilson Jefferson Cary and Sarah (Cary) Newsum, and sold by them and by William Newsum, Jr. to Peter Thornton Pollard and including a broadside (undated) regarding the use of "Patricks," the landing on the creek. 19 items.
Malvern Hills Property, 1850-1891
Also, documents, printed legal briefs, and a letter centering on the sale of "Malvern Hills,: Henrico County, Virginia to Benjamin F. Dew by James M. Jefferies and John Pollard. 4 items.
Thomas Dew Estate, 1839-1858
Documents relating to the estate of Thomas Dew , Benjamin F. Dew, Executor, including copies of his will, lists of bonds owned by him, accounts and inventories of his personal property, court decrees involving his heirs and their guardians, and receipts and accounts of property sales. 26 items.
Lucy (Gatewood) Dew Estate, 1855-1859
Documents relating to the estate of Lucy (Gatewood) Dew, widow of Thomas Dew, Benjamin F. Dew, executor, including copies of her will, lists of bonds, receipts to Edward Gresham and papers concerning legacies due her grandsons Thomas P. and William P. Hudgins. 23 items.
Democratic Tickets, circa 1856 November 4
Democratic tickets connected with the 1856 Presidential election candidancy of James Buchanan and Breckinridge, with engravings of Buchanan and Breckenridge, and list of electors from the state. 7 items.
Handbills, circa 1856 November 4
Printed handbills giving the Whig, Union, American Ticket Nominees, Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson, and listing the electors for the state of Virginia. 4 items.
Currency, 1862, 1863
Richmond, Virginia Currency, 30 cts and 60 cts; Confederate currency, 50 cents. 5 items