Smith-Digges papers
Dublin Core
Title
Smith-Digges papers
Date
1789-1843
Extent
18 items
Description
Papers of Dr. Augustine Smith (post 1769-1805) of Yorktown, Virginia, (a protegé of Gen. Thomas
Nelson) and of his daughter, Lucy Calthorpe Smith, who married Ralph Wormeley Digges. Included
are Dr. Smith's letterbook, 1789-1791, containing copies of letters to friends and business associates in
Edinburgh and London; letter, Susanna Nelson Page to Lucy Calthorpe Smith Digges, 10 April 1835,
giving a biography of Lucy Grymes Nelson (1743-1830); "My Table and its History," a memorial to
Lucy Grymes Nelson; and various advertisements, poems, essays, bills, and obituaries.
Nelson) and of his daughter, Lucy Calthorpe Smith, who married Ralph Wormeley Digges. Included
are Dr. Smith's letterbook, 1789-1791, containing copies of letters to friends and business associates in
Edinburgh and London; letter, Susanna Nelson Page to Lucy Calthorpe Smith Digges, 10 April 1835,
giving a biography of Lucy Grymes Nelson (1743-1830); "My Table and its History," a memorial to
Lucy Grymes Nelson; and various advertisements, poems, essays, bills, and obituaries.
Valuable Farm for Sale
Susanna Nelson Page letter to Mrs. Ralph W. Digges, 1835 April 10
The Christian Friend's Farewell
Obituary of Dudley Digges Jr., 1839 April
Dark and thorny is the desert : manuscript copy
The Graves of the Innocents
Faint language of my glowing heart
The Auction
To my child in Heaven ; The violet : manuscript copy
Letter book of Augustine Smith