Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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  • MS1929-06-01-001.jpg

    Account of Francis Jerdone (1756-1841) with the Spotsylvania County jail for jailing his slave Nathan. The account covers the period August 8 - September 12, 1798 the period Nathan was committed to the jail. The jailer, Joseph Chew, signed the account acknowledging payment in full. The account includes payments to R. Thompson for "taking up ye. Negro fellow Nathan as a Runaway" and for conveying him to the jail.

    Francis Jerdone was the son of Francis Jerdone (1720/1-1771) who arrived in Virginia from Jedburgh, Scotland about 1740 and Sarah Macon Jerdone (1731/2-1818). His father ran a mercantile firm in New Ken County and lands in New Kent and Louisa Counties which he inherited upon his father's death.

  • MS1929-06-02-001.jpg

    Alexander Macaulay letter to his uncle, Francis Jerdone (1756-1841) regarding the destruction of crops; the health of family members; and the war between France and England. Macaulay also writes about the visit of Raphaelle Peale to Virginia and his process of making silhouettes with the physiognotrace. Macaulay also notes the prices charged and explains how his uncle should mount the silhouette of himself which he has enclosed. Macaulay writes further that Peale has left for Williamsburg and will probably proceed to Richmond.
  • MS1929-06-03-001.jpg

    Certificate of the Hanover County Court signed by Henry Robinson, a justice of the peace, issued to John Mitchell for taking up a runaway belonging to Francis Jordan [Jerdone] (1756-1841) of Louisa. The certificate notes the price for apprehending a runaway is $1.67 and 10 cents per mile for transportation. The certificate names Joseph as the runaway slave but the verso states the enslaved man is Isaac who ran away from the forge [Providence Forge in New Kent County].
  • MS1929-06-04-001.jpg

    Littleton Waller Tazewell letter to Francis Jerdone (1756-1841) addressed to Mitchils Store in Louisa County. Tazewell writes to learn if he may draw $100 from Jerdone in favor of Daniel McClaren. Jerdone had already written that he would not honor a draft of $100 in favor of McClaren and Tazewell threatens to sue if he does not. Tazewell had been hired by McClaren to defend him against the charge of murder in the Williamsburg District Court.
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