Inventory of the Dangerfield Lewis Papers 1799-1854 Lewis, Dangerfield Papers 1799-1854. Mss. 39.1 L58

Inventory of the Dangerfield Lewis Papers 1799-1854

A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 39.1 L58


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Repository
Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Collection number
Mss. 39.1 L58
Title
Dangerfield Lewis Papers, 1799-1854.
Extent
1,173 items.
Creators
Dangerfield Lewis, George Lewis, John A. Lomax, John Tayloe Lomax.
Language
English
Abstract
This group of 1,171 items and two bound volumes, dated 1799-1854, consists chiefly of letters and accounts of Dangerfield Lewis and family of King George County, Virginia.

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

Dangerfield Lewis Papers, 1799-1854, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

Purchased: 1,173 items, 1930.

Biographical/Historical Information

Dangerfield Lewis and his father George Lewis were residents of King George County, Virginia. George Lewis was the son of Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington, the sister of George Washington.

Scope and Content Information

Letters, accounts, and legal papers of Dangerfield Lewis of "Marmion" and "Chatterton," King George County, Northern Neck, Virginia. His correspondence concerns plantation management. The collection includes account books, 1821-1829 as well as agreements with overseers, bonds for the hiring of slaves and papers concerning runaway slaves. Also includes accounts, 1816-1846, of his father George Lewis, son of Col. Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington (sister of George Washington). There is a letter [1801 ?] of a slave to John A. Lomax and other correspondence of the John Tayloe Lomax family of "Menokin", Richmond County, Virginia. Correspondents include William F. Grymes, John Taliaferro, and Henry T. Washington.

Arrangement

Organization

This collection has been organized into 3 series: 1. Letters, 2. Accounts, 3. Papers. Series 1. Letters, has been divided into the following subseries: 1. Dated Letters, 2. Fragmentary and Undated Letters. Series 2. Accounts, has been divided into the following subseries: 1. Accounts of Dangerfield Lewis, 2. Accounts of Various Persons.

Arrangement

Each series are arranged chronologically by date.

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Contents List

Letters, 1799-1852, n.d.
Folder 1-2
69 items.
Series 1: Letters
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Accounts, 1807-1854, n.d.
Folder 3-10
Series 2: Accounts
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Papers belonging to Dangerfield Lewis, 1819-1831, n.d.
Folder 11-14
Series 3: Papers
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