Cole, William Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Colonial-Era Guide to the William Cole Collection of Documents Pertaining
to the Colonial-Era MS 00196
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Preferred Citation:
William Cole Collection of Virginia Governor Documents, 1676-1971, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William
and Mary.
Accruals
Acc. 2019.013 was added to the collection in 2019. Additional accruals are anticipated.
Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents
signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne
Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included
in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
Jeffrey Amherst born in Kent, England January 29, 1717-August 3, 1797. He was Governor of Virginia under the Crown, 1759-1768;
he never went to Virginia and was represented by deputies.
Scope and Contents
Letter regarding shipping matters from Jeffrey Amherst, New York, to Boston merchant Thomas Hancock.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 8
Land grant to Conrad Blows, signed by Fran Farquier
1765 August 15English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5
Letter from John Murray, Lord Dunmore
1768 March 16English
Biographical / Historical
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732-1809), was the Colonial Governor of New York (1770-1771), and Virginia (1771-1776).
He dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses; precipitated colonial uprising by seizing powder store (April 1775); and was
defeated by colonists at Great Bridge (January 1, 1776).
Scope and Contents
John Murray offers himself as a representative of the Peers of Scotland in Parliament and desires the Lordship's vote in the
upcoming election. The recipient in unknown.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6
Sir Jeffrey Amherst print
circa 1769English
Scope and Contents
Copper plate engraving.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 9
Land grant to William Thompson, signed by Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt
1770 August 27English
General
Conserved with funds from the Jamestowne Society.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7
Land grant to Thomas Helm, signed by Benjamin Harrison
1782 June 1English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8
Receipt of Beverly Randolph, signed by Edmund Randolph
1782 November 20English
Scope and Contents
Receipt for Beverly Randolph, Esq., for fifty pounds as a fee for himself, his brother Robert, and his ward Peter Randolph
in their suit in the high Court of Chancery against the execution of their father. Signed by Edmund Randolph (Governor of
the Commonwealth, 1786-1788).
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9
Court document, N.C.: Daniel Williams vs. William Farrar, Jr., signed by Reuben Searcy
1784 February 8English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10
Petition of Isaac Wood
1784 June 9English
Scope and Contents
Petition brought by Isaac Wood against James Gray of the state of South Carolina for James Gray refusing to pay Wood "two
likely Negroes or one houndred and fifty pounds Sterling". The petition is directed to the Honorable George Walton Esquire,
Chief Justice of the Said State, and the Assistant Justices of the County of Richmond.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11
Appointment of Justices of the Peace, Loudoun County, signed by Patrick Henry
1785 October 10English
Biographical / Historical
Patrick Henry was, Governor of the Commonwealth, 1788-1791.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12
Thomas Lawson court document, signed by Henry Lee
1786 October 20English
Scope and Contents
Full title: "The Answer of Thomas Lawson to the bill of complaint of Ralph Wormely Junior, Mann Page, Francis Lightfoot Lee,
and Warner Lewis, surviving acting executors of John Tayloe, deceased". The document discusses Thomas Lawson's involvement
in Tayloe's ironworks business in the county of Prince William.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 10
Land grant to John Harris, signed by Beverly Randolph
1789 November 23English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13
Appointment of the Justices of the Peace, Loudoun County, signed by Henry Lee
1792 June 25English
Biographical / Historical
Henry Lee was Governor of the Commonwealth, 1791-1794.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 11
Land grant to James Strode, signed by Henry Lee
1792 July 30English
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 12
Land grant to Peter Pitman, signed by Robert Brooke
1796 July 14English
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 13
Land grant to George Conway Taylor, signed by James Wood
The folder includes three prints of Eyre Coote: two prints published in 1810 and 1815 and a "Builders of the Empire" card
branded by Wills's Cigarettes.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 15
Letter to George Loyall
1837 August 14English
Biographical / Historical
George Loyall, May 29, 1789-February 24, 1868, graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1808. Loyall was a member
of the House of Delegates from the Borough of Norfolk, 1817-1827. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1829.
George Loyall was a member of Congress, 1831-1837. He was Navy agent of Norfolk from 1837-1861. Loyall resigned his position
on April 17, 1861 because of his southern sympathies. His first wife Rebecca Tyler died in 1812 and his second wife Margaret
Kelly died in 1855.
Scope and Contents
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 16
"Interview between Mr. Dinwiddie and Washington" print
circa 1837English
Biographical / Historical
Robert Dinwiddie, (born 1693, died July 27, 1770), British, served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758 under Governor
Willem Anne van Keppel, and later as deputy, July 1756-January 1758, for John Campbell, Early of Loudon.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 17
Report on the College of William and Mary
1871 March 3English
Scope and Contents
41st Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 53. William and Mary College, Virginia, March 3, 1871. "Mr.
Arnell, from the Committee on Education and Labor, made the following report..."
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 18
"The History of the College of William and Mary from its Foundations, 1660 to 1874"
1874English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 19
"Speeches of Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, and Hon. Martin I. Townsend, of New York..." Booklet
1878 AprilEnglish
Scope and Contents
Full title: Southern War Claims. Speeches of Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, and Hon. Martin I. Townsend, of New York, on Bill
to pay William and Mary College, of Virginia, the Sum of $65,000 for Injuries Received during the Rebellion. Delivered in
the House of Representatives April 12, 1878.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 20
William and Mary Final Exercises
1891 July 3English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 21
Colonial Orator, Patrick Henry, print
circa 1900English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 22
"The College of William and Mary in Virginia: its history and work, 1693-1907"
1907English
Scope and Contents
Written by Lyon G. Tyler, M. A. LL. D., President of the College of William and Mary.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 23
Pencil sketches by Thomas Thorne booklet
1945English
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 24
Commemorative coins
1971 and undatedEnglish
Scope and Contents
Commemorative coins for George Wythe, Benjamin Harrison, and Henry Lee.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 25
Coat of Arms of Lord Howard, Earl of Effingham, print
undatedEnglish
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 26
Coat of Arms of William Anne Van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, print
Clippings with etchings of "Old Main" (Wren Building), Henricopolis, and Botetourt Statue
undatedEnglish
Scope and Contents
One pages with etchings was removed from the book "William and Mary College". The other page is from an unidentified source.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 30
Copy of print of King William and Queen Mary
undatedEnglish
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 31
Thomas Dale cigar label
undatedEnglish
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 32
Cut signature of Carter Braxton
undatedEnglish
Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 14
Abraham Nichols and Folio Page Displaying Heraldry
English
Scope and Contents
Copper engraving of Abraham Nicholas, 18th Century Mayor of Williamsburg, Va. by George Bickham, 1722 and a copper plate folio
page engraving from A Display of Heraldry by John Guillim. This was the heraldry of Lord De Lar Warr and other British Barons
dated 1679.
Accruals
These two items were added to the collection in 2019.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
Right Reverend D. Thomas Sherlock
1756English
Scope and Contents
Print of the Right Reverend D. Thomas Sherlock, Lord Bishop of London, Dean of the Chapels Royal, and one of the lords of
His Majestys, Most Honourable Privy Council, Vanloo pinx, 1740/S. Ravenet Sculp 1756;
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16
Wyndham Earl of Egremont coat of arms
English
Scope and Contents
Torn from book, p. 214. vol. 4;
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17
Right Hon ble Philip Lord Hardwicke, Baron of Hardwicke, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
English
Scope and Contents
Print, TWills Pinx/J. McArdell Fecit.
"Sold by J. McArdell at the Golden Head next Southampton Street, Covent Garden, Price 2."
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18
Reverendiss in Christo pater Thomas Tenison
1695English
Scope and Contents
Latin inscription, M Beale Pinx, P Vandrebane sculp
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19
Reverend in Christo pater D. Henricus Comptonus
1679English
Scope and Contents
Latin inscription on print, "Honoratissimus Dom. us ac Reverend us admodu in Christo pater D. Henricus Comptonus"
D. Loggan and Vivum, delin. et Sculp: 1679
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20
"Vive La Republique"
1848English
Scope and Contents
Lithograph of "Vive La Republique, An Offering from the United States to the National Republic of France, 1776-1848" composed
for the piano forte by Herrman S. Saroni.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 33
Bookplates
Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782Wormeley, Ralph, 1744-1806English
Scope and Contents
Two bookplates, for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and Royal Governor of Virginia from 1756-1759, and for Ralph Wormeley,
Rector of William & Mary and translator of the university charter
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34
Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London and Chancellor of William & Mary
1737English
Scope and Contents
Print of Gibson, published in 1820 by T&H Rodd from a 1737 engraving by "Vandrebanc Pinx"
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