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Processed by: Ellen Strong, 1995.
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William K. Perrin Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Gift: Acc. No. 1995-18; ca. 200 items, 4/17/1995.
William K. Perrin was the son of John and Elizabeth Carter Perrin. In 1833, he married Mrs. Sarah T. Nicolson, daughter of Ralph Wormeley of Middlesex County, Virginia and widow of George D. Nicolson. (Their children were Robert W., George Lewellyn, Andrew T. and James Monroe Nicolson.) The children of William K. Perrin and Sarah T. Nicolson were William Kennon Perrin (1834-1904) and John Tayloe Perrin (b. 1836).
Wyndham Kemp was married to Ann L. Perrin, a daughter of William K. Perrin. She was deceased by 1854. Their children were Perrin Kemp, Wyndham Kemp and Emily Kemp who married Peyton N. Page.
Business letters, 1833-1839, to Major William K. Perrin and 1855, 1860, to his son-in-law Wyndham Kemp, both of Gloucester County, Virginia from Perrin's step-son Robert W. Nicolson in Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, about the management of a cotton plantation. Letters mention purchasing land, growing and selling cotton management of slaves, legal and banking matters and uprising of the Creek Indians.
Papers, 1800-1855 and n.d., relating to the hiring out and management of slaves of Gloucester County, Virginia by William K. Perrin. Legal papers, 1723-1895, n.d., include indentures, agreements, and lists of debts of William K. Perrin, George D. Nicolson, Sarah T. Nicolson, and descendants of William K. Perrin. Also accounts and receipts, 1806-1902, n.d.
This collection is organized into 4 Series. Series 1 contains business papers; Series 2 contains legal papers; Series 3 contains accounts and receipts; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material.
ArrangementThis collection is arranged into series which are then arranged chronologically by date.
There are four collections that relate to the William K. Perrin Papers and are located in Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
John T. Perrin Papers, 1770-1931. 11 boxes. Collection number: Mss. 65 P42
Perrin Family Bibles Collection, ca. 1740-1938. 3 items. Collection number: Mss. 93 P42
James Monroe Nicolson Manuscript Volumes, 1853-1870. 4 items. Collection number: Mss. 76 N52
James Monroe Nicolson Account Books and Papers, 1802-1852. 38 items. Collection number: Mss. 93 N52
A few letters, 1826-1832, to Mrs. Sarah T. Nicolson, Middlesex, including one dated 21 October 1827, stating the decree for dividing "Rosegill" has been set aside; chiefly letters, 1833-1839, to William K. Perrin of "Goshen," Gloucester County, Virginia from his step-son Robert W. Nicolson, Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama about the management of a cotton plantation.
A few business letters, 1844-1849, to Major William K. Perrin but chiefly letters, 1855-1860, from Robert Nicolson in Alabama to Wyndham Kemp in Gloucester County, Virginia about his cotton crop.
Included are lists of slaves hired out giving names of slaves, masters' names, and amount of transaction, 1800-1806, n.d., receipts for sale of slaves, 1800-1855, and lists of Negroes at Guinea and Fairfield, 1852.
Indentures, lists of accounts for William, Willis, Louisa, and Eliza Perrin in the name of John W. Perrin, guardian, 1800-1807.
Indentures and receipts of William K. Perrin, George D. Nicolson, and Sarah T. Nicolson.
Includes indentures of Sarah T. Nicolson, widow of George D. Nicolson.
Includes agreement, list of debts and receipts of William K. Perrin; last will and testament of William K. Perrin, 16 March 1854 and 25 July 1855; and last will and testament of Willis Perrin, 9 April 1865. Also, Presidential pardon and amnesty granted William K. Perrin for having serves in the Confederate Army, 24 August 1865.
Includes indentures and deeds of the descendants of William K. Perrin.
Miscellaneous items.
Accounts and receipts of Sarah T. Nicolson, William K. Perrin, and Robert W. Nicolson.
Accounts and receipts of William K. Perrin, Robert W. Nicolson, and Andrew S. Nicolson.
Accounts and receipts of William K. Perrin and Andrew S. Nicolson.
Accounts and receipts of Wyndham Kemp, William K. Perrin, and John T. Perrin.
Accounts and receipts of William K. Perrin.
Miscellaneous accounts of Willis Perrin, and John W. Perrin.