A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 40079
Library of Virginia
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Ruth J. Watkins was born on 19 November 1840 and married
Thomas W. Scott, son of Martha Henry Scott, on 16 November
1865. The couple resided at "Wildwood" outside Talcott in
Charlotte County, Virginia. Ruth J. W. Scott died on 17
February 1894.
Papers, 1777-ca. 1935, of the Scott family of Charlotte
County, Virginia; and Pennsylvania, including almanacs, a
certificate, editorials, letters including partial letters, a
plat, poems, a copy of a portrait of James Lawrence
(1781-1813), a church program, receipts, and an
acknowledgement of Joseph B. Friend's will. Letters,
1866-1894, sent principally to Ruth J. W. Scott in Charlotte
County, Virginia, are from J. Elfreth Watkins (1852-1903) in
Pennsylvania, Martha Henry Scott (1814-1895), and Ruth J. W.
Scott's unidentified grandmother in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
They concern family matters, illnesses, J. Elfreth Watkins'
education in Easton, Pennsylvania, shipments and packages
exchanged, and the death of Ruth J. Scott's son Joe Morton
Scott. There is also a letter, 7 August 1931, from Elizabeth
V. Gaines in Saxe, Charlotte County, Virginia, to an
unidentified family member concerning the Talbott family.
Included with this letter were typed transcript copies of
letters (enclosed), 1776-1777, from Charles Moile Talbott
(1723-1779) in Philadelphia; Williamsburg, Virginia; and
Wilmington, Delaware, to his parents. His letters concern
Revolutionary Army training camp in Williamsburg, the death of
his brother John Talbott (d. 1777), the movement of Federal
troops outside Philadelphia, and battles near Wilmington,
Delaware.
Acknowledgement,
8 March 1910, attesting to the
proving of Joseph B. Friend's will in Charlotte County
Court.
1 leaf
Folder 1
2
Farmers and Planters
Almanacs,
1837-1849
4 v.
Folder 1
3
Almanac for the German Reformed
Church (partial),
1866
1 v.
Folder 1
4
Certificate,
12 July 1874, issued to Martha H.
Scott, Ruth J. Scott and Thomas W. Scott by the
Presbyterian Church of Bethesda.
1 p.
Folder 1
5
Editorials,
n. d.
12 p.
Folder 1
6
Miscellaneous student notes,
n. d.
12 p.
Folder 1
7
Plat,
4 April 1873, of three and a half
acres in Charlotte County, Virginia, deeded to J. B.
Friend by James E. Wood and surveyed by Thomas F.
Pettus.
1 leaf
Folder 1
8
Portrait (copy),
n. d., of United States Navy Captain
James Lawrence, (1781-1813).
1 leaf (3.75 x 4.25 inches)
Folder 1
9
Program,
4 May 1824, for the formal opening
and placing of the cornerstone of the Summerville
Presbyterian Church.
4 p.
Folder 1
10
Receipt,
23 August 1935, issued in Denmark
(?) and written in Danish (?).
1 leaf
Folder 1
11
Will inventory (?),
n. d.,
3 leaves
Folder 2
12
Letter,
11 February 1866, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
13
Letter,
21 February 1866, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
14
Letter,
22 July 1866, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
15
Letter,
1 October 1867, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
16
Letter,
6 October 1867, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her brother J. Elfreth Watkins in Easton,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
17
Letter,
5 November 1867, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
18
Letter,
3 December 1867, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
19
Letter,
December 1867, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
20
Letter,
17 February 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
21
Letter,
26 February 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
22
Letter,
2 March 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
23
Letter,
17 March 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
24
Letter,
16 April 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
25
Letter,
30 April 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
26
Letter,
10 May 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
27
Letter,
4 July 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
28
Letter,
28 July 1868, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her grandmother in Norristown,
Pennsylvania.
2 p.
Folder 2
29
Letter,
2 February 1870, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her brother J. Elfreth Watkins in Vincentown,
New Jersey.
3 p.
Folder 2
30
Letter,
24 November 1870, sent to Thomas W.
Scott from his wife Ruth J. W. Scott.
4 p.
Folder 2
31
Letter,
2 August 1872, sent to Ruth J. W.
Scott from her mother-in-law Martha Henry
Scott.
2 p.
Folder 2
32
Letter,
8 December 1883, sent to Thomas W.
Scott from E. E. Moffitt in North Carolina.
4 p.
Folder 2
33
Letter,
7 September 1888, sent to Ella [_]
from her sister.
9 p.
Folder 2
34
Letter,
25 February 1894, sent to Thomas W.
Scott from his brother-in-law J. Elfreth Watkins in
Chicago, Illinois.
4 p.
Folder 2
35
Letter,
28 February [187-], sent to Ruth J.
W. Scott from her brother J. Elfreth Watkins in Easton,
Pennsylvania.
4 p.
Folder 2
36
Letter,
n. d., sent to Ruth J. W. Scott from
an undetermined author.
2 p.
Folder 2
37
Letter,
7 August 1931, sent to Mary [_] from
Elizabeth V. Gaines in Saxe, Charlotte County, Virginia,
and including copies of Charles Moile Talbott letters,
1776-1777.
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