Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Perkins Family Papers, 1806-1874, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 12 May 2004.

Biographical Information

William Harding Perkins (1780-1826) was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, to William Perkins (1740-1806) and Elizabeth Lee Fearn Perkins (1750-1839). William H. Perkins established his home at "Solitude" in Buckingham County. Perkins was a tobacco farmer and served as deputy sheriff in Powhatan County, Virginia, and as sheriff of Buckingham County. He married Mildred Walker Merry (1794-1841), and they had five children: Thomas Fearn Perkins (b. 1820), Catherine Merry Perkins (1821-1889), Eliza Mildred Perkins (b. 1823), William Harding Perkins (1824-1892), and Anne Frances Perkins (1827-1907). William Harding Perkins represented Buckingham County in the House of Delegates in 1853-1854.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1806-1874, of the Perkins family of Buckingham County, Virginia, consisting of accounts, agreements, estate papers, judicial records, lists, letters, promissory notes, and receipts. Papers detail William H. Perkins' dealings with merchants in Buckingham County and Richmond, Virginia, including accounts concerning his tobacco. Papers also detail Perkins' other business, legal, and personal matters. Papers also relate to Perkins' responsibilities as sheriff of Buckingham County and as deputy sheriff of Powhatan County, Virginia. Papers contain accounts and receipts concerning Perkins' estate. Accounts, correspondence, and receipts of Mildred W. Perkins concern business and legal matters. Papers contain accounts, agreements, judicial records, letters, promissory notes, and receipts relating to other members of the Perkins family including Ann F. Perkins, Eliza Perkins, Price Perkins, Thomas F. Perkins, and William H. Perkins. Papers also include correspondence to John F. Hansford as deputy sheriff of Buckingham County. There are also correspondence and lists concerning fines for matters relating to the militia.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.