A Guide to the Contents of the Original Letters Collection , 1761-1916 , #1963.1.15

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[Name of Author, date] from the Original Letters Collection, Accession #1963.1.15, Roanoke Public Libraries, Roanoke, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. J.W. Gaut

The collection contains various correspondences from numerous authors at different dates. The letters that pertain to Roanoke are those of John Randolph, who resided here in the 1800s. The majority of letters date from the late 1820s and are written to Randolph’s cousin, Maria. The remaining letters range in date and cover a variety of topics. The oldest correspondence comes from the shipping company of Champe, Ward and Hunter to John Backhouse, an English shipping magnate, regarding debts owed. A large portion of the letters appear to be legal in nature, discussing court dates and suits filed. The last folders in the collection contain land deeds for property in Roanoke County.

Contents List

Original Letters Collection

Box 1

Folder 1
Acknowledgement letter from George Garretson to Mrs. J.W. Gaut 15 January 1963
Folder 2
Letter from Robert Lee to Robert Standard, Esq. July 1916
Folder 3
Letter from James Monroe to an unknown recipient 19 December 1813
Folder 4
Letter from Benjamin Harrison to Robert Standard, Esq. 5 December 1817
Folder 5
Letter from an unknown author to William Wirt, Esq. 13 August 1817
Folder 6
Letters included in scrapbook as follows: 1) R. E. Lee to J.S. Wolfe, 2) To unknown recipient from unknown author, 3) James Hunter of Champe, Ward and Hunter to John Blackhouse, 4) Unknown author to Tom Dean, 5) Largely illegible due to condition, 6) Unknown author to Adam Craig, 7) Champe, Ward and Hunter to John Blackhouse, 8) Unknown author to Robert Standard, 9) Unknown author to Adam Craig, 10) G.W. Hay to Robert Standard 12 September 1761-24 January 1914
Folder 7
An inventory of the letters in collection from John Randolph unknown date
Folder 8
Seal of Remembrance from Maria Ward to John Randolph undated
Folder 9
Information on the Seal of Remembrance from Folder 8 by an unknown author undated
Folder 10
Letter from John Randolph to James Bouldin regarding land 16 December 1816
Folder 11
Letter from John Randolph to John Reynolds regarding list of books to be sent to Reynolds at the closing of Congress 19 March 1809
Folder 12
Ten letters from John Randolph to his cousin, Maria Coleman 8 December 1827-3 July 1829
Folder 13
Biographical note on John Randolph undated
Folder 14
Letter from John Randolph to Howson Clark 31 July, year unknown
Folder 15
Four letters from John Randolph to Howson Clark 13 January 1822-17 February 1823
Folder 16
Five letters from Emma Berger to various recipients 29 March 1870-30 January 1889
Folder 17
Roanoke County Deeds and Surveys for Lewis Huff and Fanny Petty 18 February 1867
Folder 18
Roanoke County Deeds and Surveys: 1) R.J. Jordan and Ann Dickenson, 2) Ann Dickenson and Jessee Oliver, 3) Survey notes from James E. Day 13 September 1890-10 January 1891