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Peachy Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Processing Information:
Processed by Anne Johnson in February 2011. Reprocessed by Mallory Walker in February 2018.
Papers of the Peachy Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. (1857-1916) and Bathurst D. Peachy Jr. (1893-1953)
both worked was lawyers in Williamsburg, VA. Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. also owned the Williamsburg Millinery Company.
Bathurst D. Peachy Jr. graduated from William & Mary in 1914 and coached the College's baseball team in 1918. Peachy Jr. worked
with W.A.R Goodwin to purchase land for the preservation of Williamsburg. He also served as the President of the Society of
Alumni from 1940-1942.
This collection also includes documents concerning William S. Peachy, Thomas Griffin Peachy and Theodore Rogers. William S.
Peachy, who graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1838, was the father of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. Thomas Griffin
Peachy, a William & Mary alum and Rector, was the brother of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. Theodore Rogers was the husband of Virginia
Peachy Rogers, the daughter of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr.
Papers concerning the lawsuit Ruth Pease vs H.R. Harrell, Sheriff.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id85934
Legal Papers and Accounts
1884-1916
Scope and Contents
Legal papers concerning various clients, including M. B. Wolfe, Edward S. Johnson, Ida D. Sweeney, Arthur D. Harris and others.
Includes flyers for trustee's sale of property. Also includes some business correspondence from Anne T. Chapman and others.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id85950
Southall Affidavit
1884
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typed affidavit of T. W. Southall about the behavior of Senator W.J. Christian during a meeting of the new
Democratic Board for the Eastern Lunatic Asylum in April 1884 and his later behavior around Williamsburg. The affidavit states
that he was drunk, propositioning a woman, urinating in public and using obscene language.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Investigation of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum
1884English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id85951
Williamsburg Millinery Company - Business Licenses
1910-1913
Scope and Contents
Business licenses from the City of Williamsburg. Also includes a 1913 license to practice law.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id85952
Williamsburg Millinery Company - Invoices
1909-1916
Scope and Contents
Invoices, canceled checks and supplier correspondence for the Williamsburg Millinery Company.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11
Legal Papers - Peter Hanson v. Clarence A. Beasecker
1910English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Legal Papers - George Davis Divorce Case
1911English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Legal Papers - D.S. Cowles et. al. vs. United States
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