A Guide to the Martha Dunlop Spottswood Papers, 1764-1856 Spottswood, Martha Dunlop Papers, 1764-1856 23709d-f

A Guide to the Martha Dunlop Spottswood Papers, 1764-1856

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 23709d-j

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Processed by: Trenton Hizer, 18 June 2001

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

23709d-j

Title

Martha Dunlop Spottswood Papers, 1764-1856

Physical Characteristics

4 leaves and 8 p.

Physical Location

Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 23709d-j

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Martha Spotswood Dunlop Papers, 1764-1856. Accession 23709d-j, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Martha Dunlop Spotswood, 31 July 1951.

Biographical/Historical Information

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.

Scope and Content Information

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.