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Colvin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Deposit, 1934. The Sale family Bible was deposited on 24 May 1961.
Box and folder list compiled by Amanda Hayek, SCRC staff, in September 2011.
Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.
Correspondence, legal papers and covers.
Item 1: J. S. & C. C. Wellford, at Fredericksbrug, to William Davis, Orange [County]., December 8, 1827 Item 2: W[illiam] Davis, Orange County, Va., to Duncanson & Vaughan., September 16, 1829 Copy. On same sheet as item 3. Item 3: W[illiam] Davis, Orange County, Va., to Robert Duncanson., September 16, 1829 Copy. On same sheet as item 2. Item 4: W[illiam] Davis, Orange County, Va., to William B. Wallace, at Florence, Ala., February 17, 1831 Item 5: W[illiam] Davis, Orange [County, Va.], to W[illiam] B. Wallace., August 3, 1831 On same sheet as item 6. Item 6: [William Davis], Orange County, Va., [to William B. Wallace]., August 18, 1831 On same sheet as item 5. Item 7: William Davis, at Fredericksburg, to Major P[eter] F. Armstead., November 9, 1832 Copy. Item 8: Peter F. Armstead, at Florence, [Ala.], to William Davis, at Verdiersville, Orange County, Va., December 17, 1832 Item 9: William Davis, Orange County, Va., to Peter F. Armstead., July 10, 1833 Copy. On same sheet as items 10 and 11. Item 10: William Davis, at Verdiersville, Orange County, Va., to James Thornton, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., No date. Copy. On same sheet as items 9 and 11. Item 11: Copy of power of attorney, given by William Davis to Peter F. Armstead, authorizing him to collect a debt due from William B. Wallace., July 8, 1833 On same sheet as items 9 and 10. Item 12: C. S. Tupley, at Florence, [Ala.], to William Davis, at Verdiersville, Orange County, Va., January 10, 1834 Item 13: James Coleman, Campbell County, Ky., to William Davis, Orange County, Va., January 2, 1837 Item 14: James Coleman, Campbell County, Ky., to William Davis, near Verdiersville, Orange County, Va., May 5, 1837 Item 15: J. Beckwith, at [Florence], Ala., to William Davis, Orange County, Va., September 25, 1837 Item 16: Linn Banks, at Washington, [D.C.], to William Davis, Orange County, Va., May 24, 1838 Item 17: W[illiam] Davis, Orange County, Va., to Linn Banks, at Washington, D. C., July 6, 1838 Item 18: Linn Banks, at Washington, [D.C.], to William Davis, near Verdiersville, Orange County, Va., July 8, 1838 Item 19: George Pannill, administrator of William Davis, Orange County, Va., to William Arnett or Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Alabama., June 14, 1839 Copy. Item 20: George Pannill, administrator of William Davis, Orange County, Va,. to James Coleman, Campbell County, Ky., June 14, 1839 Copy. Item 21: George Pannill, administrator of William Davis, Orange COunty, Va., to Major Peter F. Armstead, near Florence, Ala., June 15, 1839 Copy. Item 22: George Pannill, administrator of William Davis, Orange County, Va., to Judge Joshua L. Martin, at Athens, Limestone County, Ala., June 19, 1839 Copy. Item 23: George Pannill, administrator of William Davis, dec., at Rackoon Ford, Orange County, Va., to George W. Sneed, Clerk of Circuit Court for Lauderdale County, Alabama., November 5, 1839 Copy. Item 24: James Coleman, Campbell County, Kentucky, to George Pannill, Raccoon Ford P. O., Culpeper County, Va., December 22, 1839
Item 1: Alcock (Robert) and wife, to John Clark. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia., 1800 1 piece. Item 2: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County, deed to the land, extract of the deed and surveyor's plat of the land., 1793 4 pieces. Item 3: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to William Ford. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and surveyor's plat of the land., 1791 2 pieces. Item 4: Davis ( ). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for [ ? ] Davis., 1796 1 piece. Item 5: Davis (Thomas) to his son, William Davis. Deed of gift of 17 Negroes. Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 6: Davis (Thomas) and his wife, to their son, WIlliam Davis. Deed of gift of four tracts of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 7: Davis (Thomas). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for Thomas Davis., 1803 1 piece. Item 8: Davis (William) to John M. Whittemore. Bond., 1833 1 piece. Item 9: Davis (William). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land belonging to William Davis., 1816 [ ? ] 1 piece. Item 10: Dinwiddie (Robert), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, to John Bramham. Quit rent certificate covering a tract of land in Orange County., 1756 1 piece. Item 11: Ford (William) to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 12: Ford (William) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 13: Graves (Richard) and wife to John Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and certificate of wife's acknowledgment of deed., 1797 2 pieces. Note: The certificate is not executed. Item 14: Hutchinson (John) and wife to William Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1797 1 piece. Item 15: Mallory (John) and wife to Samuel[?] Mallory, Jr. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1821 1 piece. Item 16: Alexander Dawney, executor of Moore (Francis) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1799 1 piece. Item 17: Morton (William) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 18: Pannill (George) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1808 1 piece. Item 19: Ransdell (John) to Alexander Dawney. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 20: Spotswood (Alexander) to Benjamin Hoomes. Lease of a tract of land., 1778 1 piece. Note: On the back of the sheet appears an assignment of the lease by Benjamin Hoomes to Thomas Davis. Item 21: Spotswood (Alexander) to Thomas Jones, Sr. Lease of a tract of land in Spotsylvania County., 1734 1 piece. Mutilated. Note: On the back of the sheet appear the following items: Surveyor's plat of the land Acknowledgement of the lease by Alexander Spotswood. 1734. Assignment by Thomas Jones to William Morton. 1736. Assignment by Henry Pruett[?] to Willian Bourn. 1788. Assignment by William Bourn to William Morton. 1788. Assignment by William Morton to Thomas Davis. 1789. Item 22: Benjamin Moore, executor of Spotswood (John) to Francis Moore. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1767 1 piece.
Item 1: Accounts of William Davis., 1787-1839 49 pieces. Item 2: Covers and labels taken from the original bundles of papers in this group. 6 pieces.