Garrett Family Papers(1832–ca. 1925)
- MS 1945.1
- Microfilm: M-1555, M-1585
- 29 items
Miscellaneous papers of a prominent 19th-century Williamsburg family. Includes letters; an account of Levin Y. Winder and his guardian; copies of various Williamsburg Hustings Court records; “A Memory of Williamsburg;” an inventory of household furnishings; deeds and bonds; genealogical information; and photographs of Rear Adm. Cary T. Grayson, and of an unidentified young woman. One letter mentions President Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Williamsburg.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder 1 | |
| February 1822 | Indenture between Robert Anderson, Thomas Sands, Richard Garrett and John K. Wright concerning sale of Queen’s Creek property to Wright. 1X Oversize. |
| ca. 1825 | List of items purchased and prices paid by E[d]w[ar]d Winder at vendue. 1X Oversize. |
| 6 March 1832–14 July 1837 | Levin Y. Winder in ac[coun]t with R.R. Garrett. |
| 1 January 1841 | Bond. Robert B. Moreland and John C. Moreland to Mary M. Garrett for the hire of a slave. |
| 13 November 1841 | Abner Hockaday vs. William Alvis, and Abner Hockaday vs. Samuel and William Allen. Copy of Husting Court records. |
| 24 March 1854 | Letter. Sallie Dix to Dr. Robert Garrett. A letter from the Williamsburg Female Academy on the death of Annie C. Garrett (Robert’s daughter). Includes list of resolutions and a mourning badge. |
| 3 July 1877 | Invitation to the “final celebration” of the Phoenix and Philomathean societies at the College of William and Mary. |
| 27 December 1877 | Will. Mary Winder Garrett. |
| 17 September 1891 | Will. Mary Winder Garrett. |
| 2 February 1895 | Letter. Granville Goodloe, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Susan Comfort Garrett, Williamsburg, re family history. 1X Oversize. |
| 7 March 1895 | Letter. Mary W. Garrett, Williamsburg, to her brother re family history. Verso bears brief biography of Benjamin F. Garrett (1820–1877). |
| 1896 | Pamphlet. The Winders of Laston by F.A. Winder re 17th—18th century English ancestors. |
| 27 November 1897 | L.J. Waters, at Beechwood, to a friend re Winder portraits and Washington, D.C. art galleries. |
| 23 March 1899 | Will. Mary Winder Garrett. |
| 9–10 June 1901 | Letter. Susan C. Garrett, Idaho, to Lottie Garrett. Includes envelope. |
| 1 June 1904 | Bill. City Livery Sale and Feed Stable to Anna Galt re the hire of a horse and buggy driver to Jamestown. |
| 12 December 1904 | Letter. Sue G. Nelson, Idaho, to Mary W. Garrett re family history of Peyton Randolph Nelson. |
| 11 March 1905 | Test paper of J.T. Nolen re mechanics of a phonograph and how sound travels. |
| Folder 2 | |
| 29 May 1907 | Letter. The Women’s Club, Richmond, VA, to the Misses Garrett. Invitation to tea. Includes envelope. |
| 7 October 1907 | Letter. Norma Stewart to Mary and Lottie Garrett. Invitation to tea. Includes envelope. |
| 24 February 1910 | Mary W. Garrett, Williamsburg, to Granville Goodloe re family history. |
| 4 July 1910 | Address of Robert Southall Bright before the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, delivered at Independence Hall, Philadelphia. |
| 7 March 1911 | Will. Mary W. Garrett. |
| Post 1915 | Partial letter. Susan G. Nelson to ? Letter mentions President Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Williamsburg and that Lottie and Mary were invited to the White House. Also family information. |
| 19 June 1922 | Letter. L.V. Garrett, Newport News, VA, to Mary W. Garrett, “Tazewell Hall,” Williamsburg. Enclosed is a transcript of an obituary of Richard Roper Garrett who died January 14, 1855. Includes envelope. |
| 21 July 1925 | Postcard. E[mma] G[arrett] B[oyd], Atlanta, to Mary Winder Garrett, Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg. |
| 24 November 1925 | Letter. Emma Garrett Boyd to Miss [Mary?] Garrett re family history. |
| 1928 | Christmas card. Susie and William Maddox to Lottie and Mary Garrett. Includes envelope. |
| 9 April 1930 | Letter. E. Sclater Montague, Hampton, VA, to Mrs. Peyton Randolph Nelson (“Aunt Sue”), Williamsburg re family matters. |
| Folder 3 (12 items) | |
| n.d. | Letter to Charlotte C. Garrett. |
| n.d. | Garrett family genealogical information. |
| n.d. | “Garrett Family of York County and Williamsburg Virginia” family history of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1808–1885). Incomplete. |
| n.d. | “A Memory of Williamsburg.” Written by one of Robert M. Garrett’s children. Incomplete. |
| n.d. | Christmas card of Cary and Gertrude Grayson. |
| n.d. | Handy and Winder family genealogical information. 1X Oversize. |
| n.d. | Inventory of household items, ca. 20th century. Perhaps from Tazewell Hall, Archibald Blair, or Cole-Garrett houses. |
| n.d. | Nelson family genealogical information. |
| n.d. | Randolph family genealogical information. |
| n.d. | Letter. Alice Colden Smith to Lottie Garrett. |
| n.d. | Photographs: uniformed man; lady; two women. 1X Oversize. |
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