Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Darby-Parramore Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Deposit

Processing Information:

Box and folder list compiled by Amanda Hayek, SCRC staff, in October 2011.

Scope and Contents

Papers, chiefly 1801-1868, of the Darby, Parramore and Higgins families of Accomack and Northampton   counties  , Va. Includes wills, epitaphs, letters, a list, n.d., of slaves, a certificate of dismissal, 1834, from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and genealogical notes on the families.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Accomack County   (Va.)--History
• Correspondence
• Eastern Shore (Va.)--History
• Financial records
• Genealogy
• Legal documents
• Northampton   County   (Va.)--History--19th century
• Princeton University--History
• Publications
• Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century