Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives
401 Redford StreetFarmville, Virginia 23909
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
These materials, assembled over the generations by members of the Harwood family and related families, were donated to the Farmville-Prince Edward County Historical Society in April 2021 by Scott Harwood, Jr.
Biographical sketch
The Harwood family have long-standing ties to the history of Farmville and Prince Edward County , Virginia. The family has been involved in the insurance business in Farmville for over 150 years. Genealogically related families, including the Warren, Booth, Walker, Martin, and Crute families, were involved in the tobacco business and real estate in Farmville, Virginia.
Scope and content
This collection, which dates from 1806 to 1983, consists of property deeds, correspondence, wills, photographs, and genealogical materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Bath County .
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Campbell County .
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Cumberland County .
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County .
- Dunnington, James W.
- Jackson, Patrick.
- McKinney, P. W. (Philip Watkins), 1832-1899.
- Trinkle, E. Lee (Elbert Lee ), 1876-1939.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades.
- Walker, C.M. (Charles McKinney)
- Warren, H.E. (Howell Edmunds)
- Wilbur, Aaron.
- Wills -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County .
- Wilson, Julia Tyler.
General Note
This collection is part of the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives which are housed at the Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
General Note
The materials in this collection are organized first by surname and then chronologically within those designations
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Dunnington, James W.
- Jackson, Patrick.
- McKinney, P. W. (Philip Watkins), 1832-1899.
- Trinkle, E. Lee (Elbert Lee), 1876-1939.
- Walker, C.M. (Charles McKinney)
- Walker, C.M. (Charles McKinney.)
- Warren, H.E. (Howell Edmunds)
- Warren, H.E. (Howell Edmunds.)
- Wilbur, Aaron.
- Wilson, Julia Tyler.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades.
Container List
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H.E. Warren and Thomas M. Noble, articles of agreement, (re: dry goods store partnership)1 Folder
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H.E. Warren, account at Noble & Womack1 Folder1859
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1 Folder1861-1864
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Correspondence, Aaron Wilbur, Office Southern Insurance Company to H.E. Warren (re: blockade running)1 Folder
Correspondence, Aaron Wilbur, Office Southern Insurance Company to H.E. Warren
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Cancelled checks, H.E. Warren on behalf of Martha Wiltse1 Folder1863-1864
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Promissory note, P.W. McKinney and others to H.E. Warren1 Folder1870
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Deed, property transfer, Hickson Estate to H.E. Warren, (re: portion of Lot 36, Randolph Survey)1 Folder1871
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Promissory note, C.R. Morton to H.E. Warren1 Folder1874
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H.E. Warren, last will and testament1 Folder1878
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Deed, property transfer, H.E. Warren estate to C.M. Walker and L.A. Warren, (607 acres, Cumberland County )1 Folder1881
Deed, property transfer, H.E. Warren estate to C.M. Walker and L.A. Warren, 1881
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Deed, property transfer, Mahala Warren, et. al. to Mattie C. Warren, et. al., (copy) (re: lots 42 & 8)1 Folder1886
Deed, property transfer, Mahala Warren, et. al. to Mattie C. Warren, et. al., 1886
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1 Folder1915
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Correspondence, unknown to "Dear Sister," undated. (Large portion of second page, including signature is missing. Likely Littleton Warren who was Quartermaster Sergeant with the 18th Virginia Infantry. "Dear Sister" is likely Ella Warren).1 Folder
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Correspondence, R.E. Warren to unknown.1 Folder
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Correspondence, unknown to Ella ______, (likely Ella E. [Warren] Walker)1 Folder1876
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Cancelled checks, C.M. Walker1 Folder1878-1879
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Deed, property transfer, Prince Edward County Building Fund to C.M. Walker, (re: Lot 29, Venable Survey)1 Folder1880
Deed, property transfer, Prince Edward County Building Fund to C.M. Walker, 1880
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Cancelled checks, C.M. Walker1 Folder1880-1889
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Deed, property transfer, W.R. Berkeley to W.G. Dunnington and C.M. Walker, (re: 1/3 interest in Randolph Warehouse)1 Folder1885
Deed, property transfer, W.R. Berkeley to W.G. Dunnington and C.M. Walker, 1885
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Deed, property transfer, John R. Wilson to C.M. Walker1 Folder1888
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Cancelled checks, C.M. Walker1 Folder1880-1889
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Col. C.M. Walker, commission certificate, signed by Governor P.W. McKinney1 Folder1890
Col. C. M. Walker, commission certificate, signed by Governor P.W. McKinney, 1890
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Deed, property transfer, T.H. Dickinson to C.M. Walker, (portion of deed is missing)1 Folder1896
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Cancelled checks, C.M. Walker1 Folder1900-1904
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Correspondence, R.L. VanDeventer to Mrs. C.M. (Ella) Walker1 Folder1905
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Warren Walker, profit and loss statement1 Folder1924
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C.M. Walker and Ella Walker, taxes assessed, undated1 Folder
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Ella E. Walker, Daughters of the Confederacy application, undated1 Folder
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1 Folder
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Mary Scott Martin, report cards1 Folder1922-1924
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Correspondence, W.W. Robertson to Edwin Scott Martin1 Folder1925
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Correspondence, Anne M. Woods to Edwin Scott Martin1 Folder1927
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1 Folder1930
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Correspondence, Julia Tyler Wilson to Mary Booth Martin,1 Folder1931
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Correspondence, Bob Cutler to Mary Walker Martin1 Folder1934
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Correspondence, Carrie S. Spencer to Mary Walker Martin1 Folder1934
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Correspondence, Mary Scott Martin to Edwin Scott Martin, undated1 Folder
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Postcard, Mary Scott Martin to Mary Walker Martin, undated1 Folder
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Martin Family Genealogy1 Folder
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Thank-you card, Preston Lancaster to John Harwood1 Folder1939
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Susan Harwood, report cards1 Folder1947-1952
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Anniversary card, John Harwood to Mary Scott Harwood1 Folder1955
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Scott Martin Harwood, newspaper carrier permit1 Folder1956
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Scott Harwood, Camp Virginia, report, undated1 Folder
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Kimberly Booth Harwood, kinship chart1 Folder
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Scott Martin Harwood, kinship chart1 Folder
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Harwood Family Genealogy1 Folder
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Edward Wiltse, account with Barksdale and Company1 Folder1848
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Farmville Female Seminary, account detail and receipts for payment, _____ Wiltse, signed by J.B. Tinsley (likely Charlotte Wiltse)1 Folder1848-1851
Farmville Female Seminary, account detail and receipts for payment, Wiltse 1848-1851
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Wiltse Family, account with Dr. J.T. Spencer1 Folder1848-1851
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postal cover, address to F.N. Watkins, Esq., Farmville, ca. 1850 (reverse includes note re: estate of Edward Wiltse)1 Folder
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cancelled check, Mary Wiltse, 185_ (last number illegible)1 Folder
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Martha Wiltse, guardian of Julia Wiltse, account with J. Overly and with Davis J. Meredith1 Folder1861-1862
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American Legion, Jack Garland Post No. 32, resolution in favor of Farmville hospital1 Folder1925
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Correspondence between Frank M. Wray, American Legion Department Commander and Dr. Charles Crute, Commander, Post No. 321 Folder1925
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Daughters of the American Revolution, application, Bessie Martin Crute1 Folder1925
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Elizabeth Crute Goode, insurance policy1 Folder1951-1952
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Elizabeth Crute Goode, last will and testament1 Folder1983
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Crute Family Genealogy1 Folder
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1 Folder1806
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Deed, property transfer, Robert Morton and James W. Dunnington to Henry B. Scott and Patrick Jackson, (property on Main Street, Farmville)1 Folder1840
Deed, property transfer, Robert Morton and James W. Dunnington to Henry B. Scott and Patrick Jackson, 1840
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1 Folder1856
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Deed, property transfer, Thomas Morgan and John Wilson to Charles Hopkins and Thomas Kincaid, (Bath County , Virginia)1 Folder1859
Deed, property transfer, Thomas Morgan and John Wilson to Charles Hopkins and Thomas Kincaid, 1859
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Correspondence, A.C.B. to unknown1 Folder
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Contract between descendants of David Booth regarding land in West Virginia1 Folder1902
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Nash family descendants in regards to Daughters of the American Revolution membership, undated1 Folder
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"The DAR Consider National Defense," by Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, undated1 Folder
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Scott Family Genealogy1 Folder
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Wedding guest list, undated1 Folder
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Christmas card from "Bobbie Bubbles," undated1 Folder
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Christmas card with attached miniature 1925 calendar1 Folder1925
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recipe, Chocolate Deluxe Peppermint Pie1 Folder
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.001
Unidentified young girl holding basket of flowers. Inscribed on reverse: "3 yrs. old."1 Photographic Prints carte de visite, b&w 4.25"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.002
Unidentified baby.1 Photographic Prints carte de visite, b&w 3.75"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.003
Family photo, ca. late 1800s1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x3.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.004
Unidentified woman holding parasol1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 2.75"x2"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.005
Unidentified man on horse1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x3.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.006
Unidentified young girl sitting on dog statue1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 4.25"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.007
Walter N. Walker, 2 yrs. Inscribed on reverse: "Walter N. Walker, 2 yrs. Given me Jan. 188_" (last number in date is illegible)1 Photographic Prints carte de visite, b&w 4.25"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.008
Unidentified young girl. (photo is cut into oval shape)1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.009
Unidentified young girl. Inscribed on reverse: "9 yrs. old."1 Photographic Prints carte de visite, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.010
Unidentified woman wearing fur scarf, fur muff, and large feathered hat.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 5.5"x3.75"
HS-022.010, Unidentified woman wearing fur scarf, fur muff, and large feathered hat
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Unidentified woman standing behind bush.1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 6"x3.75"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.012
Unidentified man holding unidentified baby. Inscribed on reverse: "6 weeks old Aug. 4, 1966."1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 3.5"x5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.013
Unidentified woman holding unidentified baby. Inscribed on reverse: "6 weeks old Aug. 5, 1966."1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 3.5"x5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.014
Unidentified woman holding unidentified baby. Inscribed on reverse: "1 1/2 weeks."1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 3.5"x5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.015
Unidentified large group of men and boys. Ca. 1930s.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 7"x9.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.016
Susan Harwood.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.017
Baby. Inscribed on reverse: "John Carlton Harwood, 10 mos."1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.018
Unidentified baby.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.019
Unidentified woman holding unidentfied baby.1 Photographic Prints ` photograph, b&w 3.25"x3.25"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.020
Toddler sitting in front of fireplace. Inscribed on front: "Jimmy."1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 2.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.021
Unidentified boy.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.022
Unidentified young man.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.023
Unidentified baby in stroller.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.024
Unidentified child.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.025
Unidentified young girl.1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 2.25"x1.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.026
Unidentified young girl.1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 2.25"x1.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.027
Unidentified young boy.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.028
Two unidentified babies.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.75"x3.75"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.029
Unidentified boy wearing military school uniform. Likely John Harwood.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.030
Susan and Jimmy Paul and children.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.031
Shelly and Elizabeth Paul. Inscribed on reverse: "Shelly and Elizabeth, Xmas 1970."1 Photographic Prints photograph, color 3.5"x2.5"1970
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-022.032
Unidentified African-America man wearing white coat, holding a tray.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x3"
HS-022.032, Unidentified African-American man wearing white coat, holding a tray
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