Guide to the Virginia historical documents collection, Late 16th century-1958
Virginia historical documents
C0034
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Special Collections & ArchivesFenwick Library (2FL)
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444
USA
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Email: speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: http://www.gmu.edu/library/specialcollections
2006 By George Mason University Libraries. Updated 2017. All rights reserved.
Finding aid prepared by Zac Greenfield
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from Virginia Historical Documents must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Virginia historical documents collection, C0034, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Susan J. Brennan in 1985 and Dartmouth College Library in 1993. Additional documents acquired from various sources between 2005-2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Updated by Zac Greenfield in July 2017.
Historical Information
Special Collections Research Center staff created this collection from small donations of historical documents.
Scope and Content
The Virginia Historical Documents collection was created out of many small donations of materials that were accessioned by the Special Collections Research Center over the course of many years. Documents range from late 16th and early 17th century Raleigh family letters, court documents from the 18th and 19th centuries, which include summons and slave receipts, and material from the Fairfax family. Also included are Mason family documents and Civil War letters. Lastly, there are 20th Century postcards depicting Colonial Virginia and a request answered by Senator Harry Byrd about attending the 1945 Presidential Inauguration.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Northern Virginia Civil War Images Collection.
Index Terms
- Cook, Peyton
- Fairfax, Denny Martin, 1725?-1800
- Virginia--History--18th century.
- Virginia--History--19th century.
- Virginia--History--20th century.
- Courthouses--Virginia--Fairfax.
- Slavery--Virginia--Loudoun County.
- Letters.
Persons:
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Document Types:
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Virginia--History--18th century.
- Virginia--History--19th century.
- Virginia--History--20th century.
Contents List
- Box: 1
Folder: 1
George Wyley to Daniel Clarke,Undated
- Box: 1
Folder: 2
Raleigh Family Letters,1595-18th Century
Contains one letter in French.
- Box: 1
Folder: 3
Fairfax County Bail Bonds,1714
- Box: 1
Folder: 4
Lord Fairfax Land Survey,1739
- Box: 1
Folder: 5
John Park vs William Hall,1746
Settlement of debt.
- Box: 1
Folder: 6
Mary Tarbuck vs John Doones Court Summons of Witnesses,1754
William Lyndin, John Lynnston, and Mary Bradford on behalf of Tarbuck.
- Box: 1
Folder: 7
David Hughes vs Joseph Stevens,1763
- Box: 1
Folder: 8
Joseph Janney, Leesburg,1773
Merchant's letter concerning the pre-Revolution shipping of goods.
- Box: 1
Folder: 9
Denny Fairfax Land Lease Document,December 4, 1790
100 Acres of Fairfax land leased to Alexander White of Hardy County.
- Box: 1
Folder: 10
William Alexander to Washington,December 21, 1790
Rent of Land from Alexander by Washington.
- Box: 1
Folder: 11
Indenture of Hugh Ogden, Loudoun County,Spring 1815
Hugh Ogden entered into the service of a miller as his apprentice.
- Box: 1
Folder: 12
Calvin Jewett New Year's Resolutions,December 29, 1841
- Box: 1
Folder: 13
James H. Reid Slave Holding,May 22, 1850
- Box: 1
Folder: 14
Slave Deed of Gift Maynadier Mason,March 29, 1853
Mason granting a "negro slave woman" to a maternal aunt of his deceased wife.
- Box: 1
Folder: 15
Peyton Cook Slave Receipt,January 14, 1860
Receipt transferring ownership of Peyton Cook. Written on lined paper.
- Box: 1
Folder: 16
James M. Mason Letter to President James Buchanan,1860
- Box: 1
Folder: 17
Rhode Island soldier Civil War Letter,July 15, 1861
Letter by a soldier identified only as Frank at Camp Clarke, addressed to his brother and discusses orders to march, President Lincoln, being photographed, the Fourth of July, etc.
- Box: 1
Folder: 18
James M. Mason Letter on Trent Affair,1861
- Box: 1
Folder: 19
Letter from unidentified Confederate Soldier to his Mother,January 29, 1863
Location is listed as "Camp Burton's Farm."
- Box: 1
Folder: 20
Jamestowne Exposition Postcard,1907
- Box: 1
Folder: 21
Postcard with Capt. John Smith and Pocahontas,1907
- Box: 1
Folder: 22
Harry F. Byrd Letter about Presidential Inauguration,December 18, 1944
- Box: 1
Folder: 23
Envelope with Anniversary Gunston Hall Stamp,1958
- Box: 2
Folder: 1
Fairfax County Sun Echo,September 1964