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Jeffery Amherst Commission as Virginia Governor

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00461
Scope and Contents

Contemporary copy of Jeffery Amherst's appointment as His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colonial of Virginia. September 1759.

Dates: 1759 September
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Cabell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 C12
Scope and Contents Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.Includes accounts and land transactions, 1733-1754, of Dr. William Cabell (1699-1774) as well as letters written to him concerning medical treatment.Also includes accounts, surveys of Amherst County and correspondence with commission merchants of William Cabell (1730-1798); and surveyor's license and surveys of William Cabell (b....
Dates: 1693-1913; Majority of material found in 1743-1823
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Cole Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Colonial-Era

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00196
Content Description

Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.

Dates: 1676-1971; Majority of material found within 1730-1770
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Dalton Papers, circa 1978-1982

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1992.14
Scope and Contents

Unofficial gubernatorial papers of Virginia Governore John Dalton, including press releases, legislation material, and similar material.

Dates: 1978-1982
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Charles Triplett O'Ferrall Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Of2
Scope and Contents Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts), chiefly 1867-1893, of Charles T. O'Ferrall, member of the Democratic Party, lawyer, judge, Congressman and governor. His papers include a daybook, 1865-1866, of the American Hotel, Staunton, Va.; his fee book, 1869-1873; and papers concerning legal cases. Collection includes letters, 11 December 1868-18 February 1869 and 1877, of O'Ferrall's first wife, Annie McLain Hand O'Ferrall ; his brothers, R.H. O'Ferrall, and I....
Dates: 1856-1904; Majority of material found in 1867-1893
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Garland Pollard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 70 P76
Scope and Contents Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge,...
Dates: 1683-1968; Majority of material found in 1856-1937
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Tazewell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00586
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1797-1850, of the Tazewell family. Includes letter, 1797, written by Samuel H. Smith to Henry Tazewell concerning his paper, The Universal Gazette and discussing foreign affairs; and letters, 1804-1850, written by Henry S. Foote and William Nelson, Jr. to Littleton Waller Tazewell; and one anonymous letter addressed to Tazewell and John Tyler (1790-1862) concerning army promotions.

Dates: 1797-1850
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Tazewell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 92 T19
Scope and Contents Papers; 1838-1979. Business records and letters of the Tazewell family of Norfolk, VA, chiefly of Gov. Littleton Waller Tazewell, John Nivison Tazewell, Sally A. Tazewell, Ella Wickham Tazewell and Louisa Nivison Tazewell. Includes are account balances, property inventory lists, stock and bond certificate lists, tax collection receipts, payment receipts and personal correspondence concerning a book about Littleton Waller Tazewell. Also includes are a newspaper article, 1978, about the...
Dates: 1838-1978; Majority of material found in 1860-1870
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Munford Tuck Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 68 T79
Scope and Contents This collection is housed off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval. Papers, 1918-1968, of William Munford Tuck, Democrat, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia State Senate, lieutenant-governor, governor, and congressman. Tuck's law practice files and his correspondence, 1950-1953, are arranged alphabetically. His congressional file is arranged alphabetically and the legislation files are arranged by session...
Dates: 1918-1968
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Virginia Counties Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.4 V82co
Scope and Contents

Artificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.

Dates: 1600-2000; Majority of material found in 1730-1890
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Virginia Governors' Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 V81go
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1777-1900, of Virginia governors. Includes official and personal correspondence, and official papers, 1777-1900, of 32 governors and acting governors. Most items relate to their period of service and reflect gubernatorial duties of appointment, correspondence with governors of other states and national officials, and responses to invitations and questions.

Dates: 1777-1900
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Virginia Seal, signed by James Pleasants

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01530
Scope and Contents

Bottom fragment section of a formal document with the seal of Virginia and the signature of James Pleasants.

Dates: 1925 April 14
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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Henry, Patrick, 1783-1804 1
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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 4
Virginia House of Delegates 3
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 2
Democratic Party (U.S.) 2
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 2
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Tazewell family 2
Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860 2
Virginia State Senate 2
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797. 1
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 1
Blair, James, 1741-1772 1
Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770 1
Brooke, Robert 1
Cabell family 1
Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856 1
Cabell, William, 1730-1798 1
Cabell, William, Dr., 1700-1774 1
Cabell, William, b. 1759 1
Cole, William W. 1
College of William and Mary. 1
Colonial National Historical Park (Va.) 1
Crawford, William S., b. 1815 1
Crawford, William S., d. 1815 1
Dalton, John N. 1
Democratic Party (Va.) 1
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 1
Dunmore, John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732-1809 1
Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809 1
Fauquier, Francis 1
Fry, Joshua, 1700 (ca.)-1754 1
Hunter, Robert 1
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 1
Marshall, John, 1755-1835 1
Marshall-Wythe School of Law 1
Nicholas, Philip Norborne, 1773-1849 1
Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary) 1
Pleasants, James, 1769-1836 1
Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937 1
Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797 1
Tazewell, Ella Wickham, 1826-1888 1
Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799 1
Tazewell, John Nivison, b. 1807 1
Tazewell, Louisa Nivison, b. 1804 1
Tazewell, Sally A., 1826-1888 1
Tuck, William Munford 1
Tyler, John, 1790-1862 1
U.S. House of Representatives 1
United States Congress 1
United States. Board of Veterans Appeals 1
United States. Federal Trade Commission 1
Virginia. General Court 1
Virginia. Governor (1978-1982 : Dalton) 1
Wood, James, 1741-1813 1
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