Inventory of the Gregory Family Papers 1829-1920 Gregory Family Papers Mss. Acc. 2008.138

Inventory of the Gregory Family Papers 1829-1920

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.138


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2008.138
Title:
Gregory Family Papers 1829-1920 1880-1900
Quantity:
0.30
Creator:
Galbraith, Martha, 1851 - 1924 Gregory, Evelyn "Eva", circa 1840 Gregory, John M. II, 1804-1884 Gregory, John M. III, circa 1840 Gregory, Martha "Amanda", 1809 - 1894 arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
The Gregory Family Papers follow the family of patriarch Virginia Governor John Munford Gregory and wife Amanda Wallace through three generations with letters dating from the 1820’s to the 1920’s. Most items are letters between family members and grant insight into the daily activities and concerns of the Gregory family. The collection also includes correspondence between members of the Gregory family and other acquaintances, including members of the John Tyler family. While most letters are of a personal nature, some also touch on the issues of politics, education, religion, and agriculture. The collection is rich in genealogical information on the Gregory family and related Croshaw, Graves, West, and White families, as well as history of the family’s war involvement. In addition to letters, the collection includes newspaper articles, family documents, and two diaries kept by John M. Gregory’s daughter, Mattie Galbraith, in the late 1870’s. There are also seven cased images of members of the Gregory Family, including Amanda Wallace Gregory, Amanda's sister (Elizabeth Christie Powell), William Wallace Gregory, and Mary "Mollie" Gregory.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Gregory Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Letitia Gregory Galbraith Machado on 12/16/2008.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed by Susan Riggs and Emily Eklund.

Biographical Note

Martha "Mattie" Gregory was born in Charles City County in 1851 to Judge John Munford Gregory and Amanda Wallace Gregory. In 1879, she married Robert Davidson Galbraith and relocated to Spartanburg, SC. She and her husband had five children, though only two (Letitia "Letty" Gregory Galbraith and John Munford Gregory "Greg" Galbraith) survived to adulthood. Mattie Galbraith died in 1924.

Scope and Contents

The Gregory Family Papers follow the family of patriarch Virginia Governor John Munford Gregory and wife Amanda Wallace through three generations with letters dating from the 1820’s to the 1920’s. Most items are letters between family members and grant insight into the daily activities and concerns of the Gregory family. The collection also includes correspondence between members of the Gregory family and other acquaintances, including members of the John Tyler family. While most letters are of a personal nature, some also touch on the issues of politics, education, religion, and agriculture. The collection is rich in genealogical information on the Gregory family and related Croshaw, Graves, West, and White families, as well as history of the family’s war involvement. In addition to letters, the collection includes newspaper articles, family documents, and two diaries kept by John M. Gregory’s daughter, Mattie Galbraith, in the late 1870’s. There are also seven cased images of members of the Gregory Family, including Amanda Wallace Gregory, Amanda's sister (Elizabeth Christie Powell), William Wallace Gregory, and Mary "Mollie" Gregory.

Arrangement of Materials

In order by recipient, when applicable, otherwise in order by subject matter. Then, within folder, in chronological order.

Index Terms

Additional Information

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Correspondence, 1829-1920 ,
Series 1: Correspondence

Correspondence between members of the Gregory family, organized by recipient.

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Genealogical Notes,
Series 2: Genealogical Notes

Notes on the Genealogy of the Gregory Family, made by members of the family, and letters written about Gregory and related family genealogy, including the Croshaw, West, Graves, White, Wallace, and Cooper families. Item by item descriptions follow:

Notes by Letty Gregory

9 October 1897

Family Genealogy, War History

Notes

Gregory Family Genealogy from 17th-18th Century

Notes

Genealogy of Croshaw, West, Graves, and White Families 1655-1804

Letter from Mattie Gregory to Lyon G. Tyler

25 September 1896

Gregory Genealogical Information, as Requested

Sent Elsewhere for Revision

Letter to Gregory Family from Distant Relative

Author’s Connection to Gregory Family (Shared Great-Grandmother)

Gregory Genealogy

Note to Mattie Galbraith

Wallace and Cooper Family Genealogy

Letter from Lorabel Wallace Brooks to Professor David Duncan Wallace

Culbertson, Wallace Genealogy

Note

Genealogy Scraps, Wallace, Cooper

Note

Genealogy, Wallace and Cooper Families

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Gregory Family Documents, 1847-1907 ,
Series 3: Gregory Family Documents

Item by item description:

Document regarding dedication of Croshaw, Graves, Gregory family

pews and pew doors at Bruton Parish Church.

Indenture, by John Martin and John M. Gregory

15 September 1847

Legal Document, Land, Servitude

Business Letter from the Virginia Trust Company to Mattie Galbraith

30 September 1895

Legacy of Letty Gregory

Letter from John M. Gregory to sister, Mattie Galbraith

24 September 1907

Illness, Family

Includes land warrants and grants dated from 1792 – 1907

Gregory Family Right to Land due to Revolutionary War

Service of William and John Gregory

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Gregory Family Deaths, 1884-1903 ,
Series 4: Gregory Family Deaths

Letters, certificates, newspaper articles, telegrams, and court resolves relating to the deaths of members of the Gregory family. Item by item description:

Telegram from Letty Gregory to Galbraiths

10 April 1884

Death of father, John M. Gregory

Resolution by James City County Circuit Court, Hon. R.L. Henley, Hon. J.M. Jeffries, Gov. Robert H. Armistead, etc.)

2 June 1884

John Munford Gregory, Character and Accomplishments

Condolences to Family

Resolution by Citizens of Charles City Country

20 May 1884

John Munford Gregory, Career and Integrity

Condolences to Family

Two Newspaper Obituaries Attached

Certificate of William T. Gregory

25 March 1889

“Apostolic Rite of Laying on of Hands”

Signed by Rector John P. Tyler

Card

10 May 1889

“In Loving Remembrance of William T. Gregory”

Two Poems about Death

Issue of the Richmond Dispatch

14 October 1884

Obituary of Georgia Wilson Galbraith, Young Daughter of Mattie Gregory and R.D. Galbraith

Letter from John Lamb (of U.S. House of Representatives) to Mattie Galbraith

1903

David Gardiner Tyler, Judge Wright

Presentation of Tablets Honoring John Munford Gregory I

Letter from David Gardiner Tyler to Mattie Galbraith

29 September 1903

Presentation of Tablets Honoring John Munford Gregory I

Honor of Presenting

Request for Data, John M. Gregory’s Career

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Newspaper Articles, 1903-1904 ,
Series 5: Newspaper Articles

Newspaper issues and clippings containing articles related to the Gregory family, including family genealogy and a wedding. Item by item description:

Page from the Southside Sentinel (Duplicates)

18 December 1903

Article: Gloucester Court House Unveiling Ceremony

Tablet in Honor of John M. Gregory

Address by Hon. D. Gardiner Tyler

History of Gregory and Family

Issue of the Solano Republican

24 April 1903

Article: Fashionable Wedding of T.T.C. (Thomas) Gregory to Gertrude Martin

Article from the Times Dispatch

20 November 1904

Genealogy of Gregory Family (traces, with gaps, to mid 1600’s)

Gregory Coat of Arms, Historical Information

Article from the Times Dispatch

4 December 1904

Gregory Genealogy

Supplement to Previous Article

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Diaries of Mattie Gregory Galbraith, 1876-1881 ,
Series 6: Diaries of Mattie Gregory Galbraith

Two personal diaries kept by Mattie Gregory leading up to and immediately after her marriage to Robert Davidson Galbraith, detailing "the many joys and few trials" of her life.

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Photographs,
Series 7: Photographs
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