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Preferred Citation:
John R. Wheat Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
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Scope and Contents
Letters, 1872-1881, to Dr. John R. Wheat of Prince William County, Va. and Richmond, Va. from his brother C. D. Wheat and his father Dr. R. W. Wheat, both in San Francisco, California. Letters concern life in California, "Quantico," Prince William County, Va. and J. Frank Wheat; and includes letter, 1873, of C. D. Wheat to brother J. Frank Wheat.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Prince William County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Wheat, J. Frank
Container List
Item 1: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to "Johnny" [John R. Wheat], n.p., September 9 1872 4pp. ALS.
Item 2: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, December 14 1872 2pp. ALS.
Item 3: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, CA, to J.F. Wheat, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, March 20 1873 8 pp. ALS.
Item 4: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to "Johnny" [John R. Wheat], n.p., April 22 1873 2pp. ALS.
Item 5: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Potomac City, Prince William County, Virginia, August 5 1874 7pp. ALS.
Item 6: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Potomac City, Prince William County, Virginia, August 10 1874 3pp. ALS. Including an ANS from C.D. Wheat, n.p., to "Johnny," John R. Wheat. 1p.
Item 7: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Neabsco Mills, Prince William County, Virginia, December 11 1874 4pp. ALS.
Item 8: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Neabsco Mills, Prince William County, Virginia, September 10 1875 2pp. ALS.
Item 9: M.A. Ish, Neabsco Mills, Va., to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Va, December 8 1875 2pp. ALS.
Item 10: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, VA, January 22 1876 7 pp. ALS.
Item 11: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, April 5 1876 3pp. ALS.
Item 12: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, April 9 1876 1p. ALS.
Item 13: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, April 29 1876 1p. ALS.
Item 14: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, May 3 1876 3pp. ALS.
Item 15: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, July 18 1876 3pp. ALS.
Item 16: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, March 8 1877 4pp. ALS.
Item 17: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, n.p., March 9 1877 2pp. ALS.
Item 18: C.D. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, May 30 1877 4pp. ALS.
Item 19: Randolph Buck[?], Richmond, Va., to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, January 31 1878 1p ALS.
Item 20: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, July 17 1878 3pp. ALS.
Item 21: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, December 9 1879 2pp. ALS.
Item 22: R.W. Wheat, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, n.p., January 20 1880 2pp. ALS. Including a poem, by W[?], n.p. 1p.
Item 23: M.A. Ish, Neabsco Mills, Va., to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Va, September 21 1880 1p. ALS. Including an ADS from J.K. King, Constable, Dumphries, Va., 20 Sept. 1880
Item 24: R.W. White, San Francisco, [CA], to John R. Wheat, Richmond, Virginia, November 18 1880 2pp. ALS.
Item 25: M.T. Finch, n.p., to J.R. Wheat, Richmond, Va., August 24 1881 4pp. ALS.
Item 26: An invitation to a social function. 1 piece.
Item 27: A poem by C.D. Wheat, 1871 1 piece.