Seawell, Edwards, and Wilson Families Papers
Scope and Contents
One volume originally used as a ledger between 1815 and 1817 listing names of individuals followed by account information of sundries. It appears the volume was then used by several individuals, primarily in 1842, and includes autographs, poetry, and various miscellaneous lines, many of which are written upside down in the ledger. Prominent surnames listed inside the volume include Seawell, Edwards, Wilson, Tyler, Page, Hogg, Carter, Howard, Jones, Hairston, and Claiborne. Geographic areas identified focus primarily on Gloucester, Norfolk, and Richmond, Virginia. The middle of the volume appears to have sewn pages written by Sarah Wilson and Benjamin Franklin Wilson II in 1844 at Fairmount School House. Repeated names throughout the volume include Maria Louisa Seawell, Virginia Edwards, Benjamin Franklin Wilson, Albert Sterling Edwards, John Boswell Seawell, Jane Rebecca Seawell, and Watt Washington Contesse Seawell.
Dates
- created: 1815-1817, 1833-1874
- Other: Date acquired: 04/06/2004
Creator
- Wilson, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
2.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in original order. Oversized materials and loose items have been separated by record type.
Source of Acquisition
N. G. Wilson III by donation
Processing Information
Processed March 22, 2018.
Genre / Form
- Autographs (manuscripts)
- Correspondence
- Ledgers (account books)
- Maps (documents)
- Newspapers
- Poems
- Printed ephemera
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Sarah Osorio
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
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2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
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