Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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Collection is open to all researchers.
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Burwell Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Purchased, October 14, 1938.
Papers of the Burwell family of Powhatan County and Richmond, Va.
Collection is arranged chronologically.
OrganizationInventory has been arranged into three series. Series 1 are letters, series 2-4 are papers concerning a trusteeship, home improvements, and the valuation of furniture. The final series (series 5) are invoices, receipts, notes and canceled checks.
Postmarked Powhatan.
Enclosure: Map of the city of Washington [D.C.]
Papers concerning the trusteeship for the benefit of Mrs. Virginia B. Burwell and her children, including papers relating to the Turkey Island estate in Henrico County, Virginia.
Papers concerning improvements to the home of Dr. Blair Burwell, Grace and 4th Streets, Richmond, Va.
Invoices, receipts, notes, canceled checks.