Inventory of the Garth Family Papers 1798-1872 Garth Family Papers 1798-1872. Mss. 65 G19

Inventory of the Garth Family Papers 1798-1872

A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 65 G19


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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Madelyn Redd, 1984.

Repository
Special Collections, College of William and Mary
Collection number
Mss. 65 G19
Title
Garth Family Papers, 1798-1872.
Extent
1259 items.
Creators
Garth Family.
Language
English
Abstract
Collection consists mainly of papers, 1798-1872, of the Garth family of Albemarle County, Virginia, including correspondence of Jesse Garth and his wife Elizabeth with their children, Lucy E. B. Garth, Sarah Garth Goodman, Jesse B. Garth and May S. Garth Sumner and with nephews and other family members.

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

Garth Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

Purchased: 1259 items, 4/25/1940.

Scope and Content Information

This inventory contains personal correspondence, business correspondence and accounts, receipts, loans and promissory notes, legal documents, tax information, and land records of the Jesse Garth family, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Virginia, The majority of the inventory deals with correspondence chiefly from 1800-1854, between family members, mostly the adult children of Jesse and Elizabeth Garth, fl. 1798-1854, especially Lucy E. B. Garth, fl. 1820-1849; Sarah Garth Goodman, fl. 1820-1842; Jesse B. Garth, fl. 1833-1834; and May S. Garth Sumner, fl. 1849-1851, as well as other nephews and family members; and the correspondence, accounts and other documents from business and legal acquaintances in the Richmond and Charlottesville, Va. areas. The subject matter in these letters for the most part pertain to agricultural and business matters, the War of 1812, slavery and emancipation, land transactions and speculation, schools, legal concerns, and family news. Also included in a suicide note dated, 30 June 1835.

Arrangement

Organization

This collection is separated into five Series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Financial Records, 3. Legal Records, 4. Miscellaneous Material, 5. Manuscript Volumes.

Arrangement

After being organized into Series, each Series is then arranged chronologically by date.

Index Terms


Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Components List

Correspondence, 1811-1857, n.d.
Box-folder 1:1-3
76 items.
Series 1: Correspondence
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Financial Records, 1799-1852, n.d.
Box 2-4
Series 2: Financial Records
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Legal Records, 1798-1854, n.d.
Box 4-5
Series 3: Legal Records
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Miscellaneous Material, n.d.
Box-folder 5:5-6
16 items.
Series 4: Miscellaneous Material
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Manuscript Volumes, 1808-1852.
Box-folder 5:7-13
46 items. Bound and Unbound Manuscript Volumes.
Series 5: Manuscript Volumes
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