A Guide to the William Fleming Collection, 1773-1802
A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 96.12
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Preferred Citation
Guide to the William Fleming Collection, Manuscript MS 96.12, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Acquisition Information
Gift, 1996.
Biographical/Historical Information
William Fleming was born to John and Mary (Bolling) Fleming in Cumberland County, Va. Fleming studied law at the College of William and Mary and graduated in 1763. He held various political positions, including serving in the House of Burgesses and the House of Delegates, acting as a delegate to the Virginia Convention held in 1775-1776, and serving as a delegate from Cumberland County to the Continental Congress. In December 1788, Fleming received an appointment to the first Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and served as a judge for this court until 1824.
Scope and Content Information
This collection includes several documents pertaining to Fleming's term as a Court of Appeals judge, such as notes on cases and Governor Beverley Randolph's official appointment of Fleming to the Court of Appeals. Financial and legal documents relating to Fleming's personal affairs are also present. They encompass receipts, bonds, accounts, and tax records. A list of taxable personal property includes the names of 46 slaves he owned.
In addition, a few documents are present which concern other individuals. They include a license for Robert Stanard to practice law, a writ for arrest, and a copy of a bill of chancery. These may be papers Fleming acquired in the course of operating his law practice.
Individuals mentioned in the documents include: John Banks; Thomas Blane; Thomas Bolling; Adam Craig; John Fleming ; Thomas Fleming ; William Fleming ; Robert Gilliam; Daniel Mayo; William Mayo; Thomas Nelson; Beverley Randolph; Philip Sansum; Warner Servis; William Thomas; and John Wood.
Arrangement
Chronologically arranged.
Index Terms
- Bolling, Thomas.
- Craig, Adam.
- Fleming , John, d. 1767.
- Fleming , Thomas.
- Fleming , William , 1736-1824.
- Gilliam, Robert.
- Lewis, Warner, fl. 1796.
- Lyons, Peter, 1734 or 5-1809.
- Mayo, Daniel.
- Mayo, William .
- Nelson, Thomas, clerk of Gloucester County Court.
- Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803.
- Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797.
- Roane, Spencer, 1762-1822.
- Sansum, Philip.
- Servis, Warner.
- Stanard, Robert, 1781-1846.
- Wood, John, fl. 1797.
- Judges--Virginia.
- Slaves--Virginia-- Chesterfield County.
- African Americans--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
- Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals.
Persons:
Subjects:
Corporate Names:
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Bolling, Thomas.
- Craig, Adam.
- Fleming, John, d. 1767.
- Fleming, Thomas.
- Fleming, William, 1736-1824.
- Gilliam, Robert.
- Lewis, Warner, fl. 1796.
- Lyons, Peter, 1734 or 5-1809.
- Mayo, Daniel.
- Mayo, William.
- Nelson, Thomas, clerk of Gloucester County Court.
- Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803.
- Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797.
- Roane, Spencer, 1762-1822.
- Sansum, Philip.
- Servis, Warner.
- Stanard, Robert, 1781-1846.
- William Fleming.
- Wood, John, fl. 1797.
Contents List
Signed by Thomas Nelson, clerk of the Gloucester County Court, relating to the lawsuit of Blanc (assignee of Young) v. Sansum and Warner Lewis.
Signed by Adam Craig.
Signed by Edmund Pendleton, Peter Lyons, and Spencer Roane. Stanard became a judge for the Court of Appeals.
Copy of pp.5-8 of a bill of chancery concerning the lawsuit of Cabbell v. Mayo, a dispute regarding land along the Fluvanna River.