Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786]]> Lawson, Robert, 1748-1805]]> Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827]]> Virginia. Militia]]> Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781]]> North Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> 1781]]> MS2000.66]]> Williamsburg (Va.)]]> Williamsburg (Va.)--History]]> Wheeler, Lilla C. ]]> 1907]]> MS1991.16]]> Craig, James, -1794--Correspondence]]> Silversmiths--Virginia--Williamsburg--Correspondence]]> Letter of Williamsburg, Virginia silversmith James Craig to an unidentified recipient. Craig writes that he is overstocked with certain goods and wishes to sell them on reasonable terms. Craig was not comfortable sending the items on credit so he suggested the recipient of the letter send someone to the meeting of the General Court in Williamsburg to conduct business with him.

On April 7, 1768, Craig ran an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette announcing the arrival of a shipment from London aboard the Matty. The advertisement listed many of the items subsequently offered in the letter.

This letter may be Craig's first letter to Edenton, North Carolina silversmith and jeweler Thomas Agnis. In Virginia Silversmiths ... Catherine Hollan writes that Craig sold silver and jewelry to Agnis in July, 1761. Agnis sent his enslaved man, Joe Baker to Williamsburg with payment.

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Craig, James, -1794]]> 1761-05-23]]> John Norton & Sons papers.]]> MS2020.1]]>
Spencer, William, 1764-1819]]> Circuit riders--Virginia]]> Methodists--Virginia]]> Diaries]]> William Spencer was born in 1764 in Buckingham County, Virginia, but moved to Prince Edward County while young. He served as a Methodist circuit rider, 1789-1797, in Virginia and North Carolina and taught school in Prince Edward County. He moved to Lunenburg County in 1804. Spencer was married to Mary Newbill.

Diaries of William Spencer, a Methodist circuit rider on the Williamsburg Circuit, extending from Richmond (Henrico Co.) to Hampton; and the Surry Circuit, including Surry and Sussex counties. Spencer records the locations where he preached, his reception by congregations, and accounts of his personal spiritual life. The diaries were written as a homily for future generations. Prominent early Methodist circuit riders mentioned include Stephen Davis, Ira Ellis, James O'Kelly and John Robinson. Spencer lists many of the homes and churches where he preached, including Clayton's Meetinghouse; Ellis Chapel, Sussex County; Lane's Chapel, Sussex County; and Watkins' Meetinghouse, Henrico County.

A portion of the diaries was published in Virginia United Methodist Heritage, Vol. III, no. 2 (Fall, 1975).

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Spencer, William, 1764-1819]]> MS1937.2]]>
Galt, A. (Alexander), 1793-1855]]> Whitehead, Elizabeth McPherson, -1855]]> Boston Athenaeum]]> Norfolk (Va.)]]> Diaries]]> Whitehead, Elizabeth McPherson, -1855]]> 1853-1855]]> MS2005.5]]> Craig, Thomas]]> Dixon, John--Estate]]> Williamsburg (Va.). Feoffees and Directors]]> Real property--Virginia--Williamsburg]]> Tailors--Virginia--Williamsburg]]> Indentures]]> 1771-07-09]]> MS1996.26]]> Deed of release for property in Williamsburg, Virginia, known as "Custis Square," which Blaikley had purchased from John Tullitt in 1716. Witnessed by Robert C. Turner, Joseph Davenport, Samuel Cobbs, and James Frazer.

Endorsed by Catherine Blaikley and signed by William Robertson, Clerk of the Court.

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Blaikley, William]]> 1718/1719-01-13]]> MS1946.1.2]]>
Carter, James, -1794]]> Pharmacists--Virginia--Williamsburg]]> Account books]]> Carter, James, -1794]]> 1752-1783]]> MS1939.8]]> Galt, John Minson, 1744-1808--Correspondence]]> Robinson, John, 1705-1766--Death and burial]]> Trebell, Sarah--Correspondence]]> Brothers and sisters--Correspondence]]> Trebell, Sarah]]> 1766-05-12]]> MS1989.12.1]]> Galt, John Minson, 1744-1808--Correspondence]]> Trebell, Sarah--Correspondence]]> Brothers and sisters--Correspondence]]> Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--James City County--18th century. aat]]> Trebell, Sarah]]> 1767-01-16]]> 1767-01-18]]> eng]]> MS1989.12.2]]> Lowther, Barbara]]> 1792-06-02]]> MS1959.1.63]]> Shepherd, Andrew]]> Stores & shops--Virginia--Orange County]]> Ledgers (account books)]]> Ledger of accounts for a store, possibly kept by Andrew Shepherd of Orange County, Virginia. A great variety of goods were sold to people in Orange, Culpeper, Albemarle, and Augusta counties, and the communities of Fredericksburg and Staunton. Customers included Isaac Allen, Captain William Daingerfield, Ambrose Madison, James Madison Jr., Hugh Mercer, Barnet Moore, John Strather, Mrs. William Taliaferro and George Weedon.

Andrew Shepherd's name appears on a page of calculations near the end of the volume.

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Shepherd, Andrew]]> 1773-1790]]> MS1966.1]]>
Abercromby, Robert, Sir, 1740-1827]]> Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805]]> Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788]]> Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834]]> Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807]]> Saint-Simon, Claude-Anne, comte de, 1743-1819]]> Savage, John, fl. 1775-1781]]> Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781]]> Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794]]> Vioménil, Antoine Charles du Houx, baron de, 1728-1792]]> Washington, George, 1732-1799]]> Charon (Ship)]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781]]> MS1981.5]]> Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805]]> Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834]]> Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807--Correspondence]]> Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796]]> Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754-1833]]> Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796]]> Weedon, George, 1734-1793]]> Green Spring Plantation, Battle of, Va., 1781]]> Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807]]> 1781-07-29]]> MS2012.12]]> Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789--Correspondence]]> Champion, Travis, active 1768-1800]]> Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814]]> Page, John, 1744-1808--Correspondence]]> Washington, George, 1732-1799]]> Virginia. Navy]]> Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777]]> North Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Page, John, 1744-1808]]> 1777-09-26]]> MS1932.8]]> Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 -- Correspondence]]> Weedon, George, 1734-1793 -- Correspondence]]> United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Retained copy of a letter of American Brigadier General George Weedon to British Major General William Phillips concerning prisoners of war. Weedon expresses his desire "to render the Circumstances of war as little afflicting as possible ..." He notes he is willing to exchange prisoners or grant paroles when exchanges aren't "Subject to my will."


Phillips himself had been a prisoner of war. Captured at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, he was exchanged for the American general, Benjamin Lincoln, who was captured at Charleston in 1780. Shortly after rejoining the army, Phillips was sent to Virginia where he operated with the traitor, Benedict Arnold. He achieved a number of successes in the field before dying at Petersburg on May 13, 1781.


Weedon was present at the Siege of Yorktown where he commanded American militia at Gloucester Point. He survived the war returning to Fredericksburg where he died in 1793.

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Weedon, George, 1734-1793]]> 1781-04-12]]> MS2013.8]]>
Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809]]> Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803--Correspondence]]> Spotswood, Alexander, approximately 1746-1818--Correspondence]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Spotswood, Alexander, approximately 1746-1818]]> 1775-11-16]]> MS1999.10]]> Givens, George, 1740-1825]]> Virginia. Militia]]> Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Military commissions]]> Virginia. Committee of Safety ]]> 1776-05-14]]> Cabell, William, 1730-1798]]> Carrington, Paul, 1733-1818]]> Digges, Dudley, 1718-1790]]> Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 1730-1778]]> May, David]]> Mercer, James, 1736-1793]]> Walker, Thomas, 1715-1794]]> MS1984.1]]> Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805]]> Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807]]> McHenry, James, 1753-1816--Correspondence]]> Weedon, George, 1734-1793--Correspondence]]> Green Spring Plantation, Battle of, Va., 1781]]> McHenry, James, 1753-1816]]> 1781-07-10]]> MS2012.6]]> Bound journal of accounts including household accounts and the settlements of the estates of his uncle and aunt, John and Mary Bagge on surviving pages 33-198. Names appearing in the accounts include Katherine Bagge, Robert Brooke, James Curtiss, William Fosset, John Greene, Robert Gresham, Dr. Alexander Parker, Robert Rose, Alexander Spotswood, William Taliaferro, Thomas Waring, and Benjamin Winslow.

The second half of the volume is the diary of the Reverend Robert Rose.

Edmund Bagge (d. 1734) was an Anglican minister serving St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, at the time of his death.

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Bagge, Edmund, -1734]]> 1726-1733]]> MS1949.1]]>
Rose, Robert]]> MS1941.9]]> Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805]]> Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807]]> North, Joseph--Correspondence]]> Plume, William--Correspondence]]> Horses]]> United States. Continental Army]]> Virginia. Militia]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> William Plume, Williamsburg, Virginia, letter to Joseph North, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1780. Plume writes briefly about the war including mentions of Cornwallis and the Leslie raid of Virginia. Plume notes that Leslie has failed in his primary goal and is opposed by a large number of American regular and militia forces commanded by Brigadier General Muhlenberg. The rest of Plume's letter concerns business and personal matters. Plume requests North procure some knives for him and discusses the high price of horses in Virginia. He also urges North to come to Virginia where he will find plentiful oysters, rum, cider, beer etc.

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Plume, William]]> 1780-11-04]]> MS1938.9]]>
Medina Sidonia, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, duque de, 1550-1619--Correspondence]]> Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621--Correspondence]]> Virginia]]> Philip III, King of Spain, letter to Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, dated July 29, 1608. The King writes to request information concerning the English settlements in Virginia. Specifically, he wishes to learn the locations, ports and sailing conditions which prevail there. The Duke, as Captain General of the Ocean Sea was expected to obtain this information from his subordinates in the treasure fleets.

The letter was accomplished in manuscript by Andres de Prada, and signed by the King. A hole in the paper shows where the King's seal was attached.

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Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621]]> 1608-07-29]]> MS2010.5]]>
Medina Sidonia, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, duque de, 1550-1619--Correspondence]]> Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621--Correspondence]]> Pirates]]> Virginia]]> Philip III, King of Spain, letter to Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, dated June 11, 1609. The King writes that he has received the Duke's letter concerning the attack on Spanish vessels by pirates and requests more information. He also wishes to know more about English plans to populate Virginia. The Duke, as Captain General of the Ocean Sea was expected to obtain this information from his subordinates in the treasure fleets.

The letter was accomplished in manuscript by Antonio de Arostequi , and signed by the King. A hole in the paper shows where the King's seal was attached.

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Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621]]> 1609-06-11]]> MS2010.5]]>
Enslaved persons--Barbados--Medical care]]> Medical record book prepared by a Barwick Bruce, a plantation doctor of Barbados.  A contemporary title added to the front cover reads: "Barwick Bruce's Day Book Commencing March 17, 1791." Most entries are signed by either John Austin or William Tull. Each entry lists a date, the name of the person examined, and the treatment prescribed. Plantations mentioned include Edge Hill, Grome Hall, and Bay Plantation. A majority of the entries concern treatments prescribed for illnesses or injuries suffered by enslaved persons. James Bruce is listed as the master of many of the slaves treated. In addition, some entries concern prescriptions given to treat planters and their family members. The entries provide insight into care provided by plantation owners for their enslaved laborers and family members and into different remedies prescribed for ailments, such as bleeding, purging, pills, and ointments.

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Bruce, Barwick, 1756 or 1757-1841]]> 1791]]> Austin, John]]> Tull, William]]> MS1996.11]]>