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Martha Spotswood Dunlop Papers, 1764-1856. Accession 23709d-j, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Gift of Martha Dunlop Spotswood, 31 July 1951.
Martha Dunlop Spotswood was born 11 November 1885 in Petersburg, Virginia, to William Francisco Spotswood (1827-1895) and Isabella Matoca Dunlop Spotswood (1848-1922). Martha Spotswood was a descendant of Governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). She was active in several Virginia historical organizations including the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Virginia Historical Society, and made contributions of manuscripts to the Virginia State Library. Martha Spotswood died in Petersburg 26 May 1981 and was buried in Blandford Cemetery.
Papers, 1764-1856, collected by Martha Dunlop Spotswood (1885-1981) of Petersburg, Virginia, consisting of: d) receipt, dated 21 October 1853, from J. W. Cuningham, secretery, King's College, London, England, to Colin Mckenzie Dunlop (1836-1864) of Petersburg, Virginia; e) invitation to the funeral of Jane P. Osborne (d. 1836) of Petersburg; f) a letter, dated 1 January 1850, from George Bolling (1808-1875) of Petersburg to Rebecca B. Colquhoun (1795-1879) of Petersburg, concerning the division of the slaves of her mother's estate for hiring out; g) will, dated 16 August 1844 and recorded 18 September 1841 [1844] of Donald Mackenzie (1764-1844) of Petersburg; h) list of securities held by an unidentified individual, 1850-1856; i) tombstone inscriptions, 1764-1837 at the Oaks in Amelia County, Virginia; and j) tombstone inscriptions, 1764-1861, at Roslin in Petersburg, Virginia. Item a is filed and catalogued in the Bible records; items b and c are filed and catalogued in the genealogical charts; and item k is filed and catalogued in the business records.