Inventory of the Smith-Walker Papers 1764-1916
A Collection in
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Publication Rights/Restrictions on Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Smith-Walker Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
Purchased: 3,098 items 02/23/1939.
Scope and Content Information
This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following:
A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806.
A personal letter from J. J. Grigg to Edward Walker about his school at Sturgeonville, Va., dated 1 Jan. 1840.
A "religious exhortation" from Jas. D. Coultris [?] to Edw. Walker concerning his "wil practices" and his keeping of the Sabbath, dated 19 Feb. 1844.
Many recipes are also mentioned. They are located in box: 1, folder: 3, and include the following: "Cure for Colic in Horse" and "Dr. Blair's Cure for Dysentery"; boiled bread pudding, raspberry jam, tomato catsup, worcester sauce, citron preserves, boiled icing, jelly puddings, dried apple pies, sweet pickle peaches, tomato jelly, brown bread, German pickle cantaloupe, cabbage sauce, cabbage slaw, domestic wine, and blackberry wine.
Arrangement
OrganizationThis collection has been organized into six Series: 1. Letters; 2. Other Writings; 3. Account, Receipts, Legal Papers, Etc.; 4. Bound Account Books; 5. Broadsides, Order Forms, Advertisements, Etc.; 6. Miscellaneous Printed Matter.
ArrangementMaterials in this collection are separated into Series and then arranged chronological by date. In Series 2, the items are then also separated by surname.
Index Terms
- Smith Family
- Walker Family
- Brunswick County (Va.)-- History--19th century.
- Mecklenburg County (Va.)-- History--19th century.
Family Names:
Geographical Names:
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Brunswick County (Va.)-- History--19th century.
- Mecklenburg County (Va.)-- History--19th century.
Components List
This series includes items pertaining to individuals with the following surnames:
- Box-folder
1:4
Mathews (Mathis), Walker; 17__-1790.
- Box-folder
1:5
Mathews Mathis, Walker; 1791-1797.
- Box-folder
1:6
Mathews, Walker, etc.; 1798-1799.
- Box-folder
1:7
Walker, Mathews, etc.; 1800-1802.
- Box-folder
1:8
Walker, Mathews, etc.; 1803-1806.
- Box-folder
1:9
Walker, Mathews, Baskervill[e]; 1807-1809.
- Box-folder
1:10
Walker, Mathews; 1810.
- Box-folder
1:11
Walker, Mathews, Jarrat; 1811.
- Box-folder
1:12
Walker, Mathews; 1812.
- Box-folder
1:13
Walker, Mathews; 1813-1814.
- Box-folder
1:14
Walker, Mathews; 1815-1816.
- Box-folder
1:15
Walker, etc.; 1817.
- Box-folder
1:16
Walker, Mathews, Baskervill[e]; 1818.
- Box-folder
1:17
Walker, Baskervill[e], Rogers, Dortch, etc.; 1819.
- Box-folder
1:18
Walker, Baskervill[e], Dortch, Evans; 1820.
- Box-folder
1:19
Walker, Baskervill[e], Dortch, Evans; 1821.
- Box-folder
1:20
Walker, Baskervill[e], Dortch, Evans; 1822.
- Box-folder
1:21
Walker; 1823-1825.
- Box-folder
1:22
Walker, Bennett, Baskervill[e], Thomas; 1826-1827.
- Box-folder
1:23
Walker, Baskervill[e], Bennett; 1828.
- Box-folder
1:24
Walker, Baskervill[e], Davis; 1829.
- Box-folder
2:1
Walker, Warren, Crutchfield, Davis, Oslin, Harwell; 1830.
- Box-folder
2:2
Walker, Crichton, etc.; 1831.
- Box-folder
2:3
Walker, Dortch, Tanner, Baskervill[e]; 1832.
- Box-folder
2:4
Walker, Ezell, Baskervill[e], Dortch, Bridg[e]forth; 1833.
- Box-folder
2:5
Walker, Baskervill[e], Dortch, Bridg[e]forth, Bennett; 1834.
- Box-folder
2:6
Walker, Smith, Dortch, Bridg[e]forth; 1835-1836.
- Box-folder
2:7
Walker, Cleaton, Dortch, Bridg[e]forth, "Baskervill[e] & Bacon;" 1837.
- Box-folder
2:8
Walker, Farrar, Ezell; 1838.
- Box-folder
2:9
Walker, Cleaton, Ezell, Evans, Taylor, Tanner, Farrar, Boyd, Thomas, Baskervill[e]; 1839.
- Box-folder
2:10
Walker, Thomas, Evans, Hatchel, Dortch, etc.; 1840.
- Box-folder
2:11
Walker, Evans; 1841.
- Box-folder
2:12
Walker, Evans; 1842.
- Box-folder
2:13
Walker; 1843.
- Box-folder
2:14
Walker; 1844.
- Box-folder
2:15
Walker, Evans, Tanner, Smith; 1845.
- Box-folder
2:16
Walker, Green, Dugger; 1846.
- Box-folder
2:17
Walker, Green; 1847.
- Box-folder
2:18
Walker, Ezell; 1848.
- Box-folder
2:19
Walker, Tanner; 1849.
- Box-folder
2:20
Walker, Cleaton, Tanner; 1850-1851.
- Box-folder
2:21
Walker, Tanner; 1852.
- Box-folder
2:22
Walker, Evans, Tanner; 1853.
- Box-folder
2:23
Walker, Tanner; 1854-1856.
- Box-folder
2:24
Walker, Tanner, Evans, Williams; 1857-1859.
- Box-folder
2:25
Walker, Evans, Cleaton, Ezell, Smith; 1860-1863.
- Box-folder
2:26
Walker, Evans, Tanner; 1864-1867.
- Box-folder
2:27
Walker, Evans, Tanner; 1868.
- Box-folder
2:28
Evans, Walker, Moss; 1869.
- Box-folder
2:29
Evans, Walker, Smith, Tanner, Moss, Taylor; 1870-1872.
- Box-folder
2:30
Walker, Evans, Tanner, Bennett (estate); 1873-1875.
- Box-folder
2:31
Smith, Bennett, Walker, Tanner, Lett; 1876.
- Box-folder
2:32
Walker, Smith, Lett; 1877.
- Box-folder
2:33
Smith, Baskervill[e], Hayes, Bennett, Walker; 1878.
- Box-folder
2:34
Walker, Smith; 1879
- Box-folder
3:1
Smith, Davis, Cook, Bennett, Walker, Mathews; 1880-1881.
- Box-folder
3:2
Walker, Smith; 1882.
- Box-folder
3:3
Smith, Bennett, Baskervill[e], Walker; 1883.
- Box-folder
3:4
Walker, Smith, Mathews; 1884.
- Box-folder
3:5
Smith, Mathews, Whittle, Butterworth, Davis; 1885.
- Box-folder
3:6
Smith, Davis, Tanner, Walker, Mathews, Evans; 1886.
- Box-folder
3:7
Smith, Ryland, Evans; 1887.
- Box-folder
3:8
Smith, Walker, Harris; 1888-1889.
- Box-folder
3:9
Walker, Smith, Lyon, Ryland; 1890.
- Box-folder
3:10
Smith, Walker, Baskervill[e]; 1891.
- Box-folder
3:11
Smith, Walker, Tanner, Alexander; 1892
- Box-folder
3:12
Smith, Alexander, Watkins, Bowen, Lyon; 1893.
- Box-folder
3:13
Smith, Spragins, Bowen, Rainey, Dugger; 1894.
- Box-folder
3:14
Smith, Spragins, Hagood, Tillman, Ryland, Walker, Bracey; 1895.
- Box-folder
3:15
Smith, Spragins, Ryland; 1896-1899.
- Box-folder
3:16
Smith, Holloway; 1900-1902.
- Box-folder
3:17
Smith, Taylor, Baskervill[e]; 1903-1905.
- Box-folder
3:18
Smith; 1906.
- Box-folder
3:19
Smith, Taylor, Dugger, Baskervill[e], Davis; 1907.
- Box-folder
3:20
Smith, Baskervill[e]; 1908.
- Box-folder
3:21
Smith, Baskervill[e]; 1909.
- Box-folder
3:22
Smith, Baskervill[e]; 1910-1911.
- Box-folder
3:23
Smith, Mayo; 1912.
- Box-folder
3:24
Smith, Mayo; 1913.
- Box-folder
3:25
Smith, Walker; 1914-1916.
- Box-folder
4:1
Mixed names as above; n.d.
- Box-folder
4:2
Mixed names as above; n.d.
- Box-folder
4:3
Mixed names as above; n.d.
- Box-folder
4:4
Items that were torn or separated from others list above; n.d.
- Box 4
Small leather bound account book belonging to Edward Walker; ca. 1837.
- Box 4
Larger paper bound account book belonging to Smith?; 1899-1910.