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Preferred Citation

William Houlder Hudgins. Papers, 1846-1895. Accession 24973. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of William Raymond Thomas, Washington D.C., 16 May 1959.

Biographical Information

William Houlder Hudgins was born 25 April 1826 in Mathews County, Virginia. He served as as Commissioner of Accounts, Commissioner in Chancery, and Justice of the Peace for Mathews County, Virginia. He also owned and operated a general store. Hudgins died 18 December 1895.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1846-1895, of William Houlder Hudgins (1826-1895) of Mathews County, Virginia, consisting of accounts, appraisals, blank forms, daybooks, deeds, estate records, ledgers, letters, lists, minutes, promissory notes, and receipts. Papers cover Hudgins' tenure as Commissioner of Accounts, 1859 and 1868-1895, and Commissioner in Chancery, 1874-1886, for Mathews County and contains accounts for estates and trusts in Mathews County; records from his tenure as justice of the peace from 1870-1895; examination of the Mathews County Treasurer's Bond for 1879, 1883, and 1891-1892; estate papers, 1861-1894, including papers of the Respress estate and John J. Callis estate; fiduciaries, 1871-1892; promissory notes to Hudgins, 1853-1862; and blank legal forms. Also contains account of money owed Hudgins by African Americans as of 1 June 1861; an account of J. D. Marchant with William M. Dixon, coachmaker. Also includes a deed, 11 November 1887 and recorded 4 January 1890, for 11 1/2 acres in Mathews County. Also contains a brochure, 1879, for the Lamington School in Hampton, Virginia, and minutes, 1853-1854, for Chesapeake Lodge No. 89 for the International Order of Odd Fellows. Also one daybook and two ledgers, 1846-1870, for Hudgins General Store in Mathews County.

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