Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts | ||
620. WASHINGTON, LEWIS, AND MADISON FAMILY PAPERS
153 items, 1768-1866
Consists mainly of the personal and political correspondence of these
important Virginia families. In the Madison
collection is an 1844 deed for slaves and a January 22, 1853, letter from John Tyler to Thomas
Ritchie concerning the emancipation of slaves etc. In the Lewis
collection are documents relating
to free blacks, 1814-18.
(McGregor Library Acc. 2988)
Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts | ||