A Guide to the Fauntleroy Letter and Account Book, 1735-1744
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2005.9
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Fauntleroy Letter and Account Book, Manuscript #MS 2005.9, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2005
Biographical/Historical Information
Fauntleroy was a colonial planter living along the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County.
Scope and Content
This manuscript consists of Colonel William Fauntleroy's record of letters to his agents and merchants in London, Glasgow, Whithaven, Liverpool and Bristol from 1738 to 1763 along with other plantation information. Included are 225 letters, lists of his slaves, and the number of acres he owned. The vellum covered volume contains 230 pages, a few of which are separated from the book itself.
Arrangement
1 item.
Index Terms
- Fauntleroy, William
- Plantation life-Virginia-Lancaster County
- Slavery-United States
- Tobacco-Virginia-Lancaster County
- Great Britain-Commerce-Virginia-Lancaster County
- Lancaster County (Va.)-Commerce-Great Britain
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Great Britain-Commerce-Virginia-Lancaster County
- Lancaster County (Va.)-Commerce-Great Britain