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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henry Whitman Papers, Ms2022-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry Whitman Papers was completed in May 2022.

Biographical Note

Henry Whitman was the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s.

In the 1830 census, a Henry Whitman is listed as one of five "free white persons" living in his household - three under 20 and two adults, possibly Whitman, his wife, and three children. They are listed living in Evansham (present-day Wytheville) in Wythe County. In an 1850 will, a Henry Whitman of Wythe County mentions his wife "Daicey" and brother David. On July 14, 1857, a widowed Dicey(?) Whitman (b. ca. 1797 to Henry and Malvina [Helvey?]) married a Henry F. Shugart (widower) in Wythe County.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains papers and letters belonging to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal disputes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Legal instruments (Legal documents)
• Letters
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Virginia, Southwest

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Henry Whitman Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).