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Scope and Contents This collection contains papers of the Jerdone family, 1753- (1771-1845) -1890. It includes letters, letterbooks, and account books of immigrant Francis Jerdone (1721-1771), Scottish factor who lived in Hanover County, Yorktown and Louisa County, Virginia, and letters of his wife, Sarah (Macon) Jerdone. Most of the collection consists of letters, accounts, and diaries of the next two generations of members of the Jerdone family including Francis Jerdone (1756-1841), planter of...

Scope and Contents Papers, 1727-1918, chiefly 1781-1875, of members of the related Overton, Ragland, Claybrooke and Hart families of Louisa County, Va. and Haywood Co., Tenn. The early papers are primarily legal documents, accounts and account books of John Ragland and Samuel Ragland and correspondence of the children of Samuel Ragland. After 1797, the collection concerns the legal and business papers of Samuel Overton, Thomas Overton, Waller Overton and Sally Overton Claybrooke. After 1810, the collection...

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Scope and Contents Box: 14-16 Series 6 is arranged alphabetically by individual's last name.

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Scope and Contents Box: 14-16 Series 6 is arranged alphabetically by individual's last name.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Acc. 1988.001 consists of two boxes of correspondence arranged alphabetically.  The correspondence is primarily about business aspects of publishing the Quarterly, but also includes genealogical information, editorial comments, some article manuscripts, a list of advertisers (1910-1913), and some fliers. Acc. 1988.113 consists of one box of correspondence between Earl G. Swem and various  printers, authors, and others about the William and Mary Quarterly (2d Series)....

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Scope and Contents Mentions financial transactions and health page torn].

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Scope and Contents Reports on apple harvest, sowing wheat and corn; gives an update of people at "Llangollen"; reports on visits from Isabella Pottie, Sally Toler, Garland Thompson, and Mrs. Lumbdon.

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Scope and Contents Reports having three painful boils; discusses weather and crops; wheat looks bad all over and corn hasn't come up yet.

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Scope and Contents Reports on family visits and health; refers to crops and food supplies; other family news.

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Scope and Contents All enjoying good health; glad the wheat is sowed; Mr. Lewis is purchasing corn; whooping cough is at old Mrs. Lewis's; expects Hawkins; the doctor has cut his finger badly; sorry to hear how Francis Mitchell "has been going on"; the days are now short.

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Scope and Contents Mr. Lewis killed a beef and does not want any more at present; Mrs. Lewis has got the books they wanted: Simpson' Euclid and Blair's Lectures; other news of Lewis's and Falcons.

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Scope and Contents Recounts illness; planned to sail from London on the 15th; because of illness has been unable to ride horseback so has purchased a wheeled chaise; Mr. Braikenridge has not arrived in England; has received no letters from his family of a date later than the 13th of November 17]84; wishes to be remembered to family and friends.

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Scope and Contents Recounts negotiations with William Kimbrough over the corn crop; news of the Lewis's.

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Scope and Contents Arrived safely and found their things in much the same condition as they left them.

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Scope and Contents Arrived safely and found things in good order; Mr. Lewis is at home.

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Scope and Contents Sends weekly news: Joseph Holladay brought 3,000 herrings, the "backward spring"; Captain Lewis Holladay had a sale at the tavern of what remained in his store; plans a trip home.

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Scope and Contents Reports on problem with neighbor about property line; refers to health; hired out slaves; better then working for villainous overseers; and other family news.

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Scope and Contents Reports on business, crops, and prices; reports on family movements and health.

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Scope and Contents Reports death of George Braikenridge and his Francis Jerdone youngest son, James; refers to weather and other business concerns. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to his nephew, George Weare Braikenridge 1827, concerning account of entire Jerdone family and their doings. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to Garland Thompson 18 September 1827, concerning bond of mortgage held by his Garland Thompson father that he Francis Jerdone would like to settle.

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Scope and Contents Came to deliver £25 interest on £500 which he had borrowed from Jerdone; is "backward" in plantation duties so sent Isabella to deliver money; hopes to see Jerdone the following week.

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Scope and Contents Reports ill health of Mrs. DuVal and how this is affecting his work; believes Circuit Courts will be a great benefit to the country; hopes to obtain £2,000 for Jerdone in court; refers to several execution of estates; expresses opinion that Constitution should be approved by states; lists states that have already approved it.

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Scope and Contents Reports receipt of desk and expresses thanks; reports on weather and its effect on crops, fears he will "loose his character as an overseer."

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Scope and Contents Reports on status of accounts and progress in receiving payment; refers to "ejectment" of Mrs. Jerdone scheduled in Williamsburg following September.

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Scope and Contents Reports on health of Jasper; describes the symptoms and the opinions of the doctor; reports advised diet and progress of recovery.

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Scope and Contents Refers to effort to raise £1,000 by Christmas; gives account of money paid for goods.