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Special Collections: Guide to Manuscripts

The Library owns more than 50,000 manuscript pages. They are available for study at the Rockefeller Library. A small portion have been digitized and are available online. Some manuscripts have been microfilmed and are available through interlibrary loan. The list below includes links to descriptions with more information about the availability of the documents. A 2006 pdf version of this guide is also available.

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An Abstract of a Cargoe for the Windward Coast, Africa, 1756 (MS 2008.17)
John Allen's Account with William Dawkins, 1721-1722 (MS 1950.3)
Allmand-Archer House photograph, 1908 (MS 1994.3)
Elizabeth Jacquelin Ambler Papers, 1780-1832 (MS 1954.5)
Letters-patent Granted to Jeffrey Amherst, 1759 September 21 (MS 1942.2 3X)
Letter, Jeffery Amherst to Lt. Donald Campbell, 1762 May 4 (MS 1982.7 )
Indictment of slave Amy, 1751 (MS 2010.2)
Helen M. Anderson papers, 1818-1912 (MS 1989.13)
Damage claim by Leroy Hammond Anderson, 1797 December 6 (MS 1987.15)
Robert Anderson Papers, 1693 [1787-1858] 1877 (MS 1972.2)
James Anderson and Son Account Books, 1778-1805 (MS 1962.2)
Robert Andrews letter to General George Weedon, 1781 September 26 (MS 2012.9)
Commission to Sir Edmund Andros, 1692 March 1 (MS 1931.10 (3X))
Formulary, Coronation of HM Queen Anne. 1702 April 23 (MS2008.11)
Anonymous. Cases of Rheumatism Terminating in Suppuration (MS 2001.22)
Anonymous. Formulas for dye, 19th Century (MS 1999.11)
Anonymous Letter: Arrival of Rochambeau's army at Newport, RI, 1780 (MS 2007.6)
Anonymous Memoir of a stay at the Iron Works, *1781 March (MS 2000.66)
Anonymous Sermon, 1793 August 2 (MS 2000.51)
Anonymous Sermon, 1798 January 7 (MS 2000.60)
Anonymous. Siege of York and Gloucester, Virginia, 1781 September 15 to October 17 (MS 1981.5)
Drawing of the Apollo Room in the Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Documents concerning the sale of Dr. Archer's slaves , 1829-1835 (MS 2008.14)
L'Architecture ou L'Art de Bien Bastir (MS1981.13)
Minutes of the Advisory Committee of Architects, 1928-1948 (MS 1996.6.20C)
Subjects from Minutes of Meetings, Advisory Committee of Architects, 1928-1948 (MS 1996.7 20C)
Architect's Field Notes, 1920's-1930's (MS1991.13)
Architect’s Research Files, 1950's-1960's (MS1991.12)
Arithmetic Exercise Book, 1793 (MS 1965.6)
William Ashley certificate of freedom and estate papers, 1845-1915 (MS 2009.9)
Will of Joseph Ashlin, 1807 July 16 (MS 2002.6)
Indenture of apprenticeship: Jacob Averill to Gideon Kinne, 1770 September 11 (MS2000.36)
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Edmund Bagge Account Book, 1726-1733 (MS 1941.9)
David Bailey letter to the Friends of Cedar Creek, 1812 March 26 (MS 2012.3)
Nathaniel Baker his book, 1792-1796 (MS 2010.9)
Blackall William Ball Collection, 1782-1784, 1802 (MS 2005.14)
Ball Family Bible, 1804-1859 (BS185 1793.L6 Oversize)
Land Grant to John Bare, 1770 August 27 (MS 2000.77 1X)
Letter, John Barrett to William Nelson 1784 August 13 (MS 1936.4)
John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, ca. 1930 (MS 1996.22)
Levi Bartlett manuscript concerning the 12th Amendment to the Constitution (MS2008.10)
Plat of "Bassett Hall", ca. 1868-1869 (MS 1927.1.2 2X)
Plat of "Bassett Hall", post 1869 (MS 1956.5 2X)
Petition of Mary Batts, 1793 May 9 (MS 1983.1.2)
The Baylor Family in America. 1993 (MS 1996.8)
Baylor Family Papers, 1714 [1770-1848] 1938 (MS 1959.1)
Charles Beale Ledger, 1774-1776 (MS 2012.5)
Land Grant to John Beare, 1793 July 26 (MS 2000.85 1X)
Letter, William Beatty, 1780 November 6 (MS 2006.2)
A. Bell, Music Book, 1795 (MS 2000.55)
Bible, 1763. (MS 1936.8)
Bibles, Family
Bickley Family Bible, 1867-1928 (BS 188.A3 1885 B5)
Elizabeth Blagojevich Papers, 1939-1951 (MS1991.18)
Leases to John Blair and John Dixon, 1746-1750 (MS 1931.19 a)
Certification of Theodorick Bland as Clerk of Court, 1768 November 5 (MS 2000.76 1X)
William Blathwayt Papers, 1631 [1680-1700] 1722 (MS 1946.2)
Letter, William Blathwayt to Col. Morgan, 1702 May 21 (MS 2003.5.2)
Powhatan Bolling Letter to William Fleming , 1784 January 26 (MS 2000.5)
Robert Bolling, Jr. Commonplace book 1764 (MS1986.4)
Land Grant to Robert Bolling, 1741 July 25 (MS 1932.10)
Bookplate Collection (MS 1990.1)
Receipt from B. Boothe Boote
John E. Bossieux Papers, 1873 (MS 1937.3)
Indenture of Norborne Lord Botetourt, James Harris, and Joseph Newton, executors of the estate of Mary Phelps, with Robert Parry, 1766 May 13 (MS2008.6)
Thomas Tyler Bouldin Papers (MS 1987.3)
Deed to Lemuel J. Bowden, 1840 January 29 (MS 2000.11)
Insurance policy issued by the Southern Protection Insurance Co., Alexandria, Va to Lemuel J. Bowden, 1857 December 22 (MS 2000.56)
Letter, Susan Bowdoin to Robert Wash, 1811 March 8 (MS 1942.6)
Letter, Susan Bowdoin to Robert Wash, 1812 May 11(MS 1942.7)
Bowyer-Hubard Papers (MS 1929.1)
Will and estate inventory of James Bray, 1725 November 18 (MS1953.3)
Brig Othello's People, 1772 August (MS2000.3)
Broadside: “Power and Duty of Tythingmen”, 1798 (MS 2000.59)
License of William Brogden to preach in Virginia, 1735 August 8 (MS 2011.18)
William Brograve Estate Auction Account Book, 1784 (MS 1989.7)
Letter, Elizabeth Brown to William Page, 1775 March 12 (MS 1934.4 )
Barwick Bruce Day Book, March 17-June 6, 1791 (MS1996.11)
Water-color of Bruton Parish Church circa 1893 by Alfred W. Thompson (MS 2009.8)
Budden Family Bible, 1666-1677 (acc# 52484)
Burwell Family Bible, 1738-1946 (BS185 1739.O9 2XOV
Burwell family tree, 1698 (DMS1991.4, 3X Oversize)
Burwell Papers, 1736-1786, and 1810 (MS 1964.4)
Appointment of Lewis Burwell 1743 Nov 25 (MS 1991.8.a (1X))
Nathaniel Burwell Ledger and Papers, 1771 [1773-1805] 1812 (MS 1981.12)
Dr. Samuel Powell Byrd Papers, 1823-1859 (MS1939.4)
William Byrd II Papers, 1728-1729 (MS 1940.2)
Letter, William Byrd to William Blathwayt, 1715 June 27 (MS 2001.14)
Letter, William Byrd to John Custis, 1710 January 10 (MS 1986.3)
Letter, William Byrd to John Custis, 1716 October 16 (MS 2001.15)
Letter, William Byrd to Maria Carter of Cleve (MS 1989.19.a)
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Land Grant to Nicholas Cabell, 1774 July 5 (MS 2000.79 1X)
Cartel document for the Caledonia: Sweden, 1810 June 10 (MS 2000.64)
Swedish last bill for the Caledonia, 1810 May 26 (MS 2000.63)
Thomas Callahan apprenticeship indenture to William Webber, Campbell County, Va., June 6, 1793 (MS 2009.2)
Land Grant to William Callaway, 1752 August 27 (MS 1972.1)
Campbell Receipt, 1772 April 8 (MS 1968.1)
Plan for Preservation and Demarcation of Foundation of Colonial Capitol, 1898 May 21 (MS 1958.6 2X)
Land Grant to James Carson, 16 May 1786 (MS 1931.12)
James Carter Invoice Book, 1752-1774 (MS 1939.8)
Lord Thomas Fairfax land grant to Robert Carter, Jr. 1730 May 23 (MS 1993.13)
Robert Carter Letter Books, 1761-1769 (MS 1957.1)
Robert Carter III Waste Book, 1762-1790 (MS 1957.2)
Robert Wormeley Carter Diary, [1776] (MS 1941.1)
Thomas Carter Bill, 1778
Drawing of Carter's Grove, ca 1850 (MS 1989.19.5 )
Catalogue of an art exhibition for benefit of St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, 27 May 1879 (MS 1951.1)
Emancipation document of Josiah Cathon, 1793 February 2 (MS2001.21)
Land Grant to John Catlett, 1666 June 2 (MS 1982.10.d)
Letter, John Catlett to Thomas Catlett, 1 April 1664 (MS 1931.16)
Appraisement Estate of Richard Charlton Deceased, 1780 January 7 (MS1996.9 )
Plat of Chisman's Creek Land, 1842 February 10 (MS 2000.12)
Clark, Anah. Account Book, 1825-1850s (MS 1994.5 Bound)
W.A.V. Clark's Account with George Eames, 1730 January (MS 2000.24)
Indenture of apprenticeship: Thomas Clayton, Jr. to James Griffin (MS 1987.1)
Surveyor's certificate issued to Richard P. Clements, 1800 November 22 (MS1934.6)
Keepsake Album kept by Joyce Clopton [Wallace] of Williamsburg, ca 1856 (MS 2000.16)
Coach and Carriage Papers, 1794-1848 (MS 1980.2)
Coach Drawings, 18th-19th century (MS 1948.3)
Lease to James Cocke, 1767 November 5 (MS 1968.2)
Stephen Colbey Account Book, 1772 – 1812 (MS2004.12)
Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, "Diary," 1930-1932 (MS1989.3)
Robert Spilsbe Coleman Arithmetic Exercise Book, 1773-1857 (MS1973.4)
Research Files on Colonial Shoes, 1988 (MS 1993.11)
Colonial Williamsburg Block Ticket, undated (MS 1996.52 20C)
Colonial Williamsburg fragments collection (MS 1996.55 20C )
Letters, Peter Colt to Mrs. Colt, 1782 (MS 1958.3)
The Complete Mariner,1731 (MS1931.2)
Minutes of the Conservative Party of Williamsburg, Virginia, 1868 February 24 (MS 1987.9.2)
Cookbook, [ca. 1750?] (MS 1938.7)
Cookbook, 1836 (MS1939.6)
Cookbook, 19th century (MS 1981.10)
Will of John Cooke, 1703 Aug 14 (MS 1973.1.2)
Will of John Copedge , 1709 Oct 30 (MS 2000.20)
Richard Corbin Papers, 1746-1825 (MS1971.5)
Engravings of English Costume, 1759 – 1813 (SCMS1951.7 bound)
Indenture of Apprenticeship: William Coupe to William Sprentall, 1793 February15 (MS 1976.16)
Elizabeth Cozens Pattern Book, ca. 1830 (MS1996.24)
Thomas Craig indenture, 1771 July 9 (MS 1996.26)
Nicholas Cresswell Journal, 1774-1824 (MS 1961.2)
Crowley, Thomas. Letter to Lord Bute, 1766 February 1 (MS 2007.5)
Land Grant to Henry Crum, 1755 January 1 (MS 1982.10.b)
Letters, Greg Cunningham, and Company, 18 June 1774-8 April 1775 (MS 2002.15)
Adam Cuninghame Journal and Letters, 1728-1736 (2011.8)
Julia Curtis, Surry County (Va.) Buildings, 1974-1975 (MS1991.2)
Letter, Adam-Philippe, Comte de Custine, 1793 May 31 (MS 1931.23.2)
Deed to John Custis, 1719 Jan 13 (MS 1946.1.b)
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Dabney Family Ledger and papers, 1755-1778 and 1868 (MS 1979.1)
Julia Finette Davis Research Files, ca. 1960 (MS 1996.45 20C)
Land Grant to Josiah Davison, 1787 February 7 (MS 2000.82 1X)
Land Grant to Josiah Davison, 1787 February 8 (MS 2000.83 1X)
Letter, Charles Deane to Samuel Eliot, October 17, 1879 (MS 1937.5)
Deneufville Papers, 1785-ca. 1850 (MS 1941.2)
Nathaniel Paine Denny, Fourth of July orations, 1803-1804 (MS 2008.16)
The Dickinson Family Papers, 1778-1845, and n.d. (MS 2001.9)
Letter, Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to a Tenant, 1753 July 14 (MS 2000.27)
Letter, Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to James de Lancey, 1754 July 31 (MS 2002.7)
Letter, Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to [James] Hamilton, [1754] September [6] (MS 1942.3.b)
Letter, Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to [Adam Stephen], 1755 January 29 (MS 1937.6)
Dismal Swamp Canal Company Records, 1792-1834 (MS 1976.3)
Dismal Swamp Canal Lottery ticket (MS 1991.8.2)
Dixon Family Papers, 1789-1941 (MS1992.3)
R. and J. Dodsley's Receipted Account to the Earl of Temple, 1759 May 4 (MS 2000.31)
R. and J. Dodsley's Receipted Account to The Earl of Temple, 1761 January 1 (MS 2000.32)
R. and J. Dodsley's Receipted Account to the Earl of Temple, 1763 June 6 (MS 2000.34)
Land Grant to John Donoley, 1751 April 10 (MS 1936.7)
Doughty and Cole Agreement, 1882 November 4 (MS 2002.2)
Dunmore Proclamations, 1771-1772 (MS1931.20)
Dunmore's Speech to the General Assembly at Williamsburg, Va., 1775 June 1 (MS 2000.39)
Albert W. Durant Papers (MS1996.50 )
Land Grant to Jacob Dye, 1747 June 25 (MS 2000.72)
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Richard Edsall Survey, Minisink, PA, 1759 March13 (MS1931.11)
Jonathan Ela Account Book, 1776-1824 (MS 2009.11)
Elizabeth G. Elliott Papers, 1755-1871 (MS 1989.25)
Table of the authors of English law reports, {ca. 1850} (MS 1967.2)
Pat and Jerry B. Epstein American History Document Collection (MS 2001.23)
Letter, Cadwalader Evans letter to Samuel Wharton, 1770 April 20 (MS2001.8)
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Fales Receipt, 1794 August 12 (MS 2000.54)
Fairfax, George William. Letters, 1779-1780 (MS 2008.1)
William Fauntleroy Letter and Account Book, 1735 – 1774 (MS 2005.9)
Amendment to estate inventory of Gov. Francis Fauquier, 1773 June 21 (MS 2000.8)
Letter, Francis Fauquier to John Stanwix, 1760 May 3 (MS 2000.1)
Letter, Francis Fauquier to Landon Carter, 1760 June 30 (MS 1945.2)
Letter, Francis Fauquier [Jr] to Robert Carter III, 1770 May 31 (MS 1952.2)
Finlay F. Ferguson, Jr. and Vaughn Holmes, sketches of panelling, n.d. (MS1996.29)
Finlay Forbes Ferguson, Jr. Architectural Collections, 20th c. (MS2009.13 )
John Ferrell and William Patterson, indenture to Edmund Randolph, 1788 May 26 (MS 2004.5)
Captain George Fleming’s Orderly Books of the Second Regiment of the Continental Artillery, 1780-1782 (MS 2003.12)
William Fleming Collection, 1773-1802 (MS1996.12)
Land Grant to Isaac Flowers, 1694 April 20 (MS 1966.5)
Fontaine-Maury Papers, 1710-1874 (MS 1968.3)
Fontaine-Maury Papers, Part 2, 1737-1937 (MS 1990.5)
Bricklayers work done at Mrs. Grimes's for Samuel Foyster Esqr., By Thos. Holmes, 1794 (MS 2011.9)
Carpenters Worke Done for Samuel Foyster, Esqr., 1793-1794 (MS 2010.1)
Franklinean Society Constitution, 1822, with Amendments, 1841-1844 (MS 1929.7)
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Galt Family Papers, 1847-1941 (MS 1978.3)
House and Land Deed to Dr. Alexander Galt, 1823 February 1 (MS 1950.7 1X )
Land Grant to Francis Gardner's Heirs, 1829 April 8 (MS 1929.3 1X)
Garrett Family Papers, 1832-ca. 1925 (MS 1945.1)
Land Grant to Ambrose Gatewood, 1773 June 15 (MS 1973.1.1 1X )
Geddy Receipted Account, 1772 May 5 (MS 1941.6)
The Gentleman's Jockey and Approved Farrier, 17th-century (MS 1994.8)
Letter, King George II to Duke Ludwig Rudolph, 1732 January 28 (MS 1930.7)
Harold B. Gill, Jr., Gunsmiths in Colonial Virginia (MS 2000.6)
Militia Commission to George Givens, 1776 May 14 (MS 1984.1)
Goldoni, Carlo. "Miranda or The Mistress of the Inn." Freely adapted by Freyda Thomas and David Carlyon, 1984 (MS1993.4)
Radiogram [Bodleian Plate] from Mary Frances Goodwin, London, 1930 January 10 (MS 1989.15)
Governor's Palace Land Papers, 1815 [1866]-1904 (MS 1930.1)
Joseph P. Grace, "Melody of Williamsburg" (MS 1999.2)
Meltiah Green letter to William E. Green, 1801 November 10 (MS 2010.11)
Greenhow Family Bible, 1736-1821 (BX5145.A4 1766)
Land Grant to Charles Grenshaw, 1784 September 16 (MS 1981.8.2)
Samuel Griffin letter to John Ambler, 1802 April 4 (MS 2010.7)
Elizabeth Fairfax Griffith letter to Margaret "Peggy" Davenport Coalter, n.d. (MS 1951.3)
Grimes Ledger Leaf, August 13, 1761
Griswold, Ralph. "The Gardens of Williamsburg," ca. 1961 (MS1989.2)
Deed to Daniel Groom, 1713 April 11 (MS 1946.4)
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Militia Commision of John Hall, 1783 January 21 (MS 1930.8)
Writ of capias ad satisfaciendum against Henry Halstead, 1779 April 30 (MS 1965.5)
Land Grant to Drew Halstead, 1761 February 14 (MS 1931.2 1X)
Receipt to Simon Halstead, 1773 October 18 (MS 1987.5)
Hamner Family Land Papers, 1761-1844 (MS 1989.11)
Hampden-Sydney College Lottery Ticket, 1777 (MS 1996.48)
Hankin Family Memorandum Book, ca. 1691-1834 (MS 1966.7)
Jonathan Harris papers, 1776-1787 (MS 2009.10)
Land Grant to Daniel Harrison, Jr., 1749 September 5 (MS 2000.74)
Hartwell, Blair and Chilton. An Account of the Present State and Government of Virginia, 1697 (MS 1937.7)
Humphrey Harwood Account Book, 1776-1794 (MS 1933.1)
William Harwood to John Page, 1775 Dec. 12 (MS 1942.5.1)
Will of William Harwood, 1793 May 11 (MS1930.2)
Land Grant to John Hawkins, 1755 September 10 (MS 1981.8.a)
Letter, Francis Lister Hawks to Rev. Dr. Potts, 1857 May 1 (MS 1960.1)
Remarks on the works of John Baptiste Van Helmont, John Webster, and Otto Tacher, c. 1760 (MS1983.2)
Letter, Patrick Henry to Col. {William} Preston, 1777 September 1 (MS 1934.5)
Letter, Patrick Henry to Col. William Fleming 1777, November 19 (MS 1951.6)
Letter, Gov. Patrick Henry to John Rogers, 20 May 1779 (MS 1937.4)
Memorandum to Patrick Henry, 1777 December 20 (MS 1941.7)
Receipted Account with Patrick Henry, 1776 October 31 (MS 1941.10)
Receipted Account with Patrick Henry, 1777 December 20 (MS 1941.4)
Receipted Account with Patrick Henry, 1778 January 3 (MS 1941.5)
Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolves, 1765 May 30 (MS 1958.4)
Andrew H. Hepburn, Architectural Sketches, ca. 1930 (MS 1996.28)
Ciphering book: Solomon Higgins, Goochland County, Virginia, 1763 October 9 (DMS 1987.14)
Petition of Thomas Hill, Court papers, 1812-1813 (MS 2000.65)
Hoagland Mathematical booklet, 1787 – 1827 (MS 2001.19)
Contract: William Holder with Grinling Gibbons, 1696 Jan 15 (MS2001.17)
Bricklayers Work Done at Mrs. Grimes's for Samuel Foyster Esqr., By Thos. Holmes, 1794 (MS2011.9)
Holywell Hall Horticultural Papers, ca. 1760-1829 (MS 1977.2)
Letter, Gen. Joseph Hooker to Capt. Chauncey McKeever, 1862 May 10 (MS 1955.2)
Land grant to Archibald Hopkins, 1 February 1781 (MS 1931.6)
Appointment of William Horne, 1762 February 6 (MS 1989.19.2 1X)
Commission to Lord Howard of Effingham, 1683 Oct 20 (MS 1956.3 (3X))
Howe, William. Signed military commission, 1776 (MS 2007.3)
Letter, Hunt and Adams to Craigie, Wainwright & Co., 1787 July 11 (MS 1938.3)
Letter to William Hunter, ca. 1760/1 (MS 1990.4)
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I

Independence Hall Documents, 1778-1779 (MS 2000.1)
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J

Richard Jackman promissory note, 1783 December 13 (MS 2009.4)
Letter, Pres. Andrew Jackson to Major William Noland, 1837 March 11 (MS2000.10)
Jameson Papers, 1756-1872 (MS 1970.1)
Letter, Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 1763 July 15 (MS 1952.1)
Letter, Thomas Jefferson to the Virginia Board of Trade, 1780 March 23 (1963.1)
Passport Signed by Thomas Jefferson: New York, N.Y., 1807 April 22 (MS 1989.19.3 1X)
Land Grant to Edmund Jenings, 1689 October 20 (MS 1987.4)
Letter, Edmund Jenings to William Blathwayt, 1716 May 25 (MS 1987.4)
Francis Jerdone Account Book, 1751-1752 (MS 1929.4b)
Francis Jerdone Cargo Wastebook, 1748-1749 (MS 1929.6a)
Deed to Francis Jerdone, 1752 March 24
Francis Jerdone Papers, 1798-1809 (MS 1929.4.2)
The Reverend Scervant Jones Papers, 1834-1854 (MS 1976.2)
Walter Jones letter to Robert Carter, III, 1776 November 9 (MS 2010.3)
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K

Order to Town Treasurer, Ebenezer Kingsley to Pay Nathaniel Searls, 1738 May 8 (MS 2000.26)
Land Grant to Abraham Kochenour, 1795 December 28(MS 2000.89 1X)
A. Lawrence Kocher Collection, 1921-1973 (MS 1986.12)
A. Lawrence Kocher letter, March 12, 1923, to George Bernard Shaw (MS 2009.14)
Philip Kopper, Research Papers, 1984-1986 (MS1991.10)

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L

Lafayette [art reproduction] by Alonzo Chappell, ca. 1863 (MS2011.12)
Marquis de Lafayette letter to Governor Thomas Nelson, 1781 June 28 (MS 2011.11)
Benjamin Henry Latrobe Music Book, 19th-century (MS 1981.4)
Henry Laurens letter to Alexander Penman, 1791 May 4 (MS 2010.8)
Letter, Armand-Louis de Gontaut-Biron, Duc de Lauzun to the administrators of the department of Bouches-du-Rhone, 1793 April 22 (MS 1931.23.1)
Georges LeClerc Collection of Revolutionary War Papers of French Commanders, 1780-1786(MS 1931.17)
Letter, Capt. Hugh Ledlie to Samuel Gray, 1765 October 9 (MS2008.8)
Charles Lee Notebook of Virginia Cases, 1783-1855 (MS 1976.7)
Elizabeth Lee Diary, 1814 (MS 1987.8)
Militia Appointment to Henry Lee, 1737 June 2(MS 2000.25)
Letter, Richard Henry Lee to William Whipple, 1783 July 27 (MS 2004.6)
Letter from George Leigh, 1795 September 14 (MS1958.1)
Land Grant to Hugh Lennox, 1785 November 22 (MS2011.2)
Clifford Lewis III Research Collection (20th c.) (MS2000.99)
Zachary Lewis Jeweler's / Watchmaker's Account Book, 1762-1775 (MS 1986.11)
William Lightfoot Papers, 1740-1764 (MS 1952.4)
Francis J. Litson account of the construction of a carriage for Sir Christopher Musgrave, 1711 (MS 1994.2 1X)
Receipt From R.A. Lively, 1871 April 28 (MS 1987.9.3)
Writ, Patience Lockhart v. Dempsey Watts, 1773 February 24 (MS 1999.3)
Land Grant to Ephraim Love, 1786 December 19 (MS 2000.81)
Letter, Barbara Gregory Lowther to Mrs. McClane, 1792 June 2 (MS 2000.52)
Ludwell Family Papers, 1676-1879 (MS 1965.8)
Letter, Philip Ludwell to William Blathwayt, 1716 Mar 29 (MS 1938.4)
Letter, Philip Ludwell to William Blathwayt , 1716 November 8 (MS 1952.6)
Land Grant to Samuel Lusk, 1768 July 20 (MS 1936.9 1X)
John Lyle Diary, ca. 1783 (MS 2003.8.1 – 2)
Land Grant to James Lyon, 1781 April 10 (MS 1931.6.2)
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M

Receipt to Samuel S{mith} McCroskey, 1790 December 10 (MS 1938.1)
James McHenry letter to General George Weedon, 1781 July 10 (MS 2012.6)
James McHenry letter to William Smith, 1781 July 30 (MS 2012.7)
Daniel McMullin, indenture, in Philadelphia to Joshua Peddle, 1805 July 19 (MS 2004.4)
James Macoughty Papers, 1831 (MS 1975.3)
Letter, Macpherson and Son to Henry Mitchell, 1773 April 10 (MS 1938.6)
Letter to Bishop James Madison, 1809 (MS 1950.1)
John Bankhead Magruder, Requisition, 1861 July 9 (MS 1951.2)
John S. Major Arithmetic Book, 1800-1803 (MS 1992.2)
Major-Marable Family Papers, 1703-1929 (MS 1989.4)
Samuel Marston Daybook, 1766-1774 (MS 1980.3.2)
Polley Marten apprenticeship indenture, 1805 February 1 (MS 2012.10)
Martin, Peter. "From Sufficiency to Elegance: Gardening in Eighteenth-Century Virginia." 1st draft, 1982. (MS 1993.8)
Petition of Captain John Martyn to King [James I], c. 1618-1626 (MS1931.18)
Letter, George Mason to John Fitzgerald, 1785 May 18 (MS 2000.46)
Massachusetts General Court Order, 22 January 1776 (MS 2003.2)
John Mathews, Carpenters worke done for Samuel Foyster, Esqr., 1793-1794 (MS2010.1)
John M. Maupin, Williamsburg, Agreement with David S. Cowles, 1846 June 17 (MS 2000.14)
James Maury Sermons, 1743-1764
Land Grant to James Mellon, 1795 April 30(MS 2000.88 1X)
Burgess Ticket to Thomas Melven, 1758 September 9 (MS 2002.12)
James Mercer. Slave pass, 1771 October 29-30 (MS 1975.1)
The State of Virginia in account with James Mercer, 1779 November 22 (MS2011.10)
Letter, John Mercer to James Mercer, 1766 October 20 (MS 2005.2 )
Letter, John Francis Mercer to John Fitzgerald, 1785 May 28 (MS 2000.47)
Meriweather Family Papers, 1792-1864 (MS 1975.4)
Letter, George Meriwether to William Meriwether, 1776 October 18 (MS 1938.8)
Lease to Isaac Merritt, 1676 January 16 (MS 1946.1 (3X))
The Reverend Donald McDonald Millar sketchbook, ca. 1919 (M1989.5)
Letter, James Montague to the Principal Officers . . . of His Majesty's Navy, 1775 October 22 (MS 2000.40 )
Singleton Peabody Moorehead Collection, 1923-1972 (MS 1989.23)
Singleton Moorehead Research Files, Undated (MS 1996.15 20C )
Appraisal of stock of Thomas Morgan by John Abbot and Anthony Swan, 1775 March 1 (MS 1989 1X Oversize)
Letter, Robert Morris to the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 1783 November 26 (MS 2005.11)
Samuel Morris account with Purdie and Dixon, 1766 (MS 2011.16)
Will of Henry Morse, 1775 August 28 (MS1982.5)
Morton, Richard L. "History of Virginia, Volume 3, Parts 1-2." ca. 1924 (MS1993.9)
List of Mottoes, from "Burke's Peerage", 1932 (MS 1993.2)
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg letter to George Weedon, 1781 July 29 (MS 2012.12)
Letter, Mrs. M.N. Munford to General Nagler, 1862 December 10 (MS 1989.14)
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Navigational Exercise Book, [1742] (MS 1992.5)
Neale Family Papers, 1835-1873 (MS 1987.2)
Nelson Family Bible, 1736-1804 (BS185 1762 .C38 v. 2 Oversize)
Assignment of bond to Hugh Nelson, 1789 September 1 (MS1983.1.1)
Deed to Thomas Nelson, Jr., 1783 September 1 (MS 2000.80 1X )
William Nelson ledger and daybook, 1767-1784 (MS 2005.10)
Miscellaneous Original Newspapers
Lemuel Newton's Plat for Captain William Craford, 1711 Mar 26 (MS 2000.73 1X )
Letter, Thomas Newton to Henry Tazewell, 1797 March 6 (MS 1958.8 )
Letter, Ann Cary Nicholas to Sarah (Sally) Cary Fairfax, 1760 January 16 (MS 2007.4)
Letter, John Nicholas to James Rees, 1802, March 2 (MS 2008.7)
Letter, Robert Carter Nicholas to Burwell Bassett, 1774 August 20 (MS 1961.1)
Francis Nicholson Papers, 1680-1721 (MS 1943.4)
Francis Nicholson Papers, Addition One, 1695-1765 (MS 1986.10)
Proclamation of Gov. Francis Nicholson, 1700 July 9 (MS1936.5)
Seal of Sir Francis Nicholson, n.d. [c. 1727] (MS1955.1)
Robert Nicholson Bible, 1706 (BS185 1706.L6)
James Nickson's Account with David Galloway, 1745-1746 (MS 1939.10)
Noel Hume, Ivor. "The Buried Treasure of Williamsburg", 1959 (MS1993.3)
John Norton and Sons Papers, 1766-1798 (MS 1936.3)
John Norton & Sons Papers : Addition 1, 1788 September 2 (MS 2011.17)
Letter, John Hatley Norton to George William Fairfax, 1774 June 31 (MS 2002.18)
William Norvell Tax Book, 1768-1769 (MS 1928.2)
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Memorandum of wearing apparrelle belonging to my self [Edward Brattle Oliver], 1760 (MS 2011.4)
Bookplate printed by William Parks of Williamsburg for Hugh Orr n.d. [18th-c] (MS 1996.47)
Osborne, Cary G. "The Elephant at Work: Selected Letters during the Reign of William III from Jamaica to William Blathwayt" James Madison University, 1990 (MS1991.3)
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1733 Jul 4 (MS 2000.70 (1X))
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1744 Aug 25 (MS 1977.1 (1X))
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1758 Aug 30 (MS 1935.2 (1X))
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1760 October 1 (MS 1953.5 1X )
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1761 August 15 (MS 1977.3 1X)
Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1764 June 8 (MS 1939.1 1X)
Commissions of Oyer and Terminer, 1767 February 24 (MS 1982.10.3)
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Letter, John Page to Richard Caswell, 1777 September 26 (MS 1932.8)
Letter, John Page to Margaret Lowther Page, 1796 February 21 (MS 2000.58)
John Page, Memorandum, 1775 (MS 1942.5.3)
Mann Page, Jr., Papers, 1765-1869 (MS 1931.8)
Lease to John Pain, 1776 August 30 (MS 2000.96 3X)
Thomas Paine's Receipt to Mr. Nourss, 1754 July 20 (MS 2000.28)
Letter, John Paradise, to Dr. Warren circa 1780 (MS 2001.18)
Deed to Daniel Parke, 1693 November 8 (MS 1940.1.b)
Collection of the Acts of Parliament pertaining to the North American Colonies, 1764-1778 (MS2008.4)
Pasteur, William. Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg, 26 July 1791 (MS 2007.1)
Edward Payson, Sermon, n.d. (MS 2000.51)
Edward Payson, Sermons, n.d. (MS 2002.1)
Peachy Family Papers, 1809-1883 (MS1949.1)
Peter Pelham manuscript of 1744 : an early American keyboard tutor (MS2003.7)
Letter, Edmund Pendleton to John Page, 1775 December 13 (MS 1942.5.2)
Letter, Edmund Pendleton to Richard Gaines 1786 October 27 (MS 1932.11)
Letter, Edmund Pendleton to James Madison, 1799 May 12 (MS 1951.4)
Pennsylvania Stores' Account Books, 1772-1851 (MS 1966.2)
Lists of Pensioners, 1788-1804 (MS 1939.7)
Oliver Perley military enlistment document, 1760 (MS 2012.1)
Letter, Micajah Perry to Major John Custis, 1715 November 17 (MS 2000.21)
Photograph of members of the architectural firm of Perry, Shaw & Hepburn and other friends of John A. Barrows, Oct. 31, 1932 (MS1996.35)
William Graves Perry Papers, ca. 1930-1940 (MS1999.15)
Pettus Family Genealogical Papers, 1957 (MS 1989.20)
Philibert Papers, 1947-1964 (MS 1990.3)
Philip III, King of Spain, letter to the Duke of Medina Sidonia, 1608 July 29 (MS 2010.5)
Philip III, King of Spain, letter to the Duke of Medina Sidonia, 1609 June 11 (MS 2010.6)
Letter, William Phillips, 1781 February 1 (MS 1931.9)
Letter, William Pitkin to Baron de Botetourt, 1769 February 2 (MS 1980.4)
Playbill Collection, 1762-1937 (MS 1990.2)
Plowden Family Papers, 1671 – 1773 and 1872 (MS2005.8)
Letter, William Plume, 1780 November 4 (MS 1938.9)
Theodore Pope Receipt to John Porteous, 1783 October 26 (MS 1996.14)
Land Grant to John Portlock, 1687 October 21 (MS 2000.67)
Land Grant to John Portlock, 1743 April 21 (MS 2000.71)
Potter's Formula Log Books, 19th century (MS 1992.4)
Land Grant to Amos Potts 1787 June 21 (MS 1977.5 1X)
Marriage bond: Enoch Powell and Mary Poythress 1759 Feb 27 (MS1985.1)
Prentis Family Bible, 1754-1809 (BS196.A1 1790 L66)
Prentis Family Papers, 1742-1828 (MS 1975.2 )
Letter, Joseph Prentis to Mrs. Nancy Camp 1805 December 16 (MS 1970.2)
Fly leaf with signature of William Prentis of Williamsburg, n.d. (MS 1987.6)
Letter, George Purdie, 1789 October 26 (MS 2004.7)
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Land Grant to George Rader, 1793 December 20(MS 2000.97 1X)
Randolph - De Potestad Family Papers, 1826-1913 (MS1993.1)
Randolph Estate-farm Account Book, 1783-1829 (MS 1976.5)
Peyton Randolph Papers, 1804-1813 (MS 1991.6)
Will of Richard Randolph, 1742 February 6 (MS1941.8)
Hugh Rankin Theater Research Notes, 20th c. (MS 1996. 23)
Receipts for Horses, 1769 (MS 1994.9)
Recipe Collection (20th c.) (MS 1996.33)
Lease to Thomas Redford, 1771 November 1771 (MS 2000.95 3X)
Les Regles Pour La Musique, ca. 18th century (MS 1981.1)
James Remly Papers, 1832-1853 (MS 1976.4)
Receipt from George Revere, 1825 November 16 (MS 1980.1 )
Admonition and exhortation: Sermon by the Reverend Presbytery of Edinburgh in response to John Home's tragedy, "Douglas", 1757 January 5 (MS2000.30)
John Richards Account Book, 1717-1729 (MS 1981.7)
Letter, Charles F. Richardson to Henry Mills Alden, 1875 April 29 (MS 1945.3)
Petition, C. Philippe de Richbourg to Col. Edmund Jenings, 1707 April 19 (MS 1932.4)
Letter, John Riddell to Francis Newton and William Gordon, 1765 January 15 (MS 2004.3)
Letter, John Riggs to William Blathwayt, 1701 May 9 (MS 2003.5.1)
Edward Miles Riley Papers, Undated (MS 2007.8)
Commission of Alexander Robertson to Sheriff, 1789 December 12 (MS 2000.48)
John Robertson Account Book, 1781-1811 (MS 1958.2)
Elizabeth Russell Robinson Family Bible, 1770-1873 (BS.185.1839.P48)
Robinson Family Papers, 1684-1915 (MS 1994.6)
Robinson Bill of Lading, 1798 April 10 (MS 2000.61)
An Inventory of the Estate of Mrs. Hannah Robinson, 23 September 1778 (MS2011.6)
Land grant to Joel Robinson, 31 Oct. 1765 (MS 1929.5)
Recipted Account with James Robson, 1780 March 1 (MS 2000.44)
Arrival of Rochambeau's army at Newport, RI, 1780 (MS 2007.6)
Rochambeau Speech in Williamsburg, 1782 June 23 (MS 1934.2)
Comte de Rochambeau letter, 1782 June 2 (MS 2012.8)
Robert Rose Diary, 1746-1751 (MS1941.9)
Rose Family Music Books, 1831 (MS 1973.3)
Letter, Ross and Gray, to Henry Goldsmith, 1776 March 21 (MS 2002.14)
Bond of Louisa Ross with the Common Council of Alexandria, Virginia, May 9, 1822 (MS 2008,12)
Joseph Royle's Receipt to John Leeth, 1759 Oct 16 (MS 1939.9)
Rental Agreements, Ellen D. Rudd, et al, 1875 February 1 (MS 1975.5)
James Rush letter to John Mason, November 10, 1800 (MS 2008.13)
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Robert Saunders letter, 1851 August 11 (MS 1939.2)
Simon Schermerhorn, Account, of all the Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported, 1798 June 1 (MS 1996.13)
Scrapbook of pressed flowers, 1890-1894 (MS 2002.3)
Edward Armistead Semple's Bond to George C. Richardson, 1846 February 6 (MS2000.13)
Servant Indentures, 1750-1754 (MS 1970.3)
Frank Sewall Drawings Collection, 1891-92 (MS 1996.40)
Andrew Shepherd Account Book, 1773-1790 (MS 1966.1)
David Shepherd Arithmetic Book, 1772-1780 (MS 1971.3)
Warrant for the arrest of John Shermadine, 1794 December 25 (MS1958.5)
Thomas H. Sherwood Letters, 1862 (MS 1983.4)
Deed to William Sherwood, 1684 Nov 4 (MS 1940.1.a)
Land Grant to Jonathan Shipman and Asher Waterman 1801 Febrary 26 (MS 2000.91 1X)
Land Grant to Jonathan Shipman and Asher Waterman 1801 Febrary 26 (MS 2000.92 1X)
Order for shoes : Edward Shippen, Philadelphia, to J. Didsbury, London, 1767 September 7 (MS1989.10)
Shirley Plantation Admission Ticket, Undated (MS 1996.51 20C)
Shirley Plantation Collection, 1650-1989 (DMS 1991.1)
Shoe dealer's account book, 1762-1779 (MS 1950.5 1X)
Shoemaker's Account Book (MS2002.8)
Research files on Colonial Shoes, 1988 (MS 1993.11)
Arthur A. Shurcliff, 1920's-1930s (MS 1991.11)
John Graves Simcoe Papers, ca. 1776-1806
Land Grant to John Skidmore, 1793 July 26(MS 2000.86 1X)
Land Grant to John Skidmore, 1797 May 29(MS 2000.90 1X)
Delos H. Smith Collection, 1940s-1950s (MS 1990.6)
Thomas Smith Family Bible, 1760-1848 [1809]
Smith-Digges Papers, 1789-1843 (MS 1931.7)
An Inventory and Appraisment of the Estate of Mr. William Smith Decd., 1782 December 7 (MS1999.9)
Some thoughts upon America, and upon the danger from Roman Catholicks there, ca 1740 (MS2011.3)
Turner Southall Receipt Book 1776-1784 (MS 1931.3)
John Sparling Letters, 1795-1799 (MS 2012.2)
Certificate of naturalization to Mattern Sparr, 1767 April 21 (MS1950.2)
William Spencer Diary, 1790 (MS 1937.2)
Alexander Spotswood Papers, 1646-1830 (MS 1948.2)
Letter, Alexander Spotswood to Unknown Recipient, 1711 Aug 4 (MS 1931.15)
Letter, Alexander Spotswood to Edmund Pendleton, 1775 November 16 (MS 1999.10 )
Land Grant to Samuel Steel, 1819 January 4 (MS 1989.19.4)
Charles Steuart Papers, 1762-1789 (DMS 1955.4)
Park Street letter to Joseph C. Cabell, 1819 July 30 (MS 2012.4)
Donald Streeter Collection, 1950-1980 (MS 1985.4)
Letter, John Stretton to Eliza Bennis, 1776 November 8 (MS 1981.11.14)
Subscription list: for a public school in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1773 July 15 (MS 1991.5)
Land Grant to John Swank, 1849 March 31 (MS 2000.15)
Mordecai B. Sweeney Papers, 1830-1884 (MS 1931.22)
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John Tadlock bill of sale for a slave girl, 1795 August 1 (MS 2009.6)
Tappahannock Seminary on the Rappahannock River Records, 1818-1860 (MS 2002.11)
Letter, John Tarpley, Jr. to Robert Carter, 1726 October 25 (MS 2004.1)
Land Grant to James Taylor, 1750 June 1 (MS 1932.5)
Letter, William Taylor to Messrs. William Vernon and Co., 1765 October 17 (MS 1978.2.a)
Letter, William Taylor to Messrs. William Vernon and Co., 1765 November 10 (MS 1978.2.b)
Letter, W. Arthur Taylor to John Augustine Washington, 1860 February 12 (MS 2005.12)
Letter, W. Arthur Taylor to John Augustine Washington, 1861 February 6 (MS 2005.12)
Tazewell Family Papers, 1664-1842 (MS 1931.4)
James Lee-Teagle Family Papers, 1808-1877 (MS 1950.6)
Certificate of Residence for Elizabeth Temple, 1719 January 26 (MS 2000.23)
Land grant to Moses Terry, 1767 September (MS 1938.5 1X)
Edward Thorne Arithmetic Book, 1761 (MS 1980.3.1)
Tichbourne Family Bible, 1721-1736 (BS 185.1719.09)
Letter, James Tilley to Nicholas Low, 1793 October 9 (MS 2000.50)
John Tipton's Orders to George Prince, 1781 February 22 (MS 1933.3)
Christopher Tompkins Account Book, 1819-1821 (MS 1940.3)
Letter, Sarah Trebell to John Galt, 1766 May 12 (MS 1989.12.a)
Letter, Sarah Trebell to John Galt, 1767 January 16 (MS 1989.12.b)
St. George Tucker Collection, 1771-1821 (MS 1942.4)
St. George Tucker House Collection, 19th century (MS 1994.7)
Letter, St. George Tucker to John Page, 1797 June 27 (MS 1985.3)
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United States Congress. An act to prohibit the carrying on the slave-trade from the United States to any foreign place or country, 1793 December 2 (MS 2009.3)
United States Congress agreement with Ebenezer Cowell, 1781 April 27 (MS 1941.3)
Dell Upton Papers, 1973-1999 (MS 1999.13)
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Vest Family Papers, 1866-1887 (MS1991.17)
Veterinarian's Horse Remedy Book, 18th century (MS 1991.14)
Virginia Almanacks (AY326.V57)
Virginia Committee of Safety letter to Patrick Henry, 1775 November 15 (MS2010.4)
Virginia Convention, 1776. Constitution of 1776 (MS2000.41)
Virginia. Council. Address to Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie , 1754 August 24 (MS 1942.3.1)
Virginia. Council.Address to Governor Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, 1769 November 8 (MS1931.21)
Virginia Gazettes, 18th Century
Great Seal of Virginia, n.d. [c. 1741] (MS1955.1)
Virginia. General Assembly. Articles of association, 1774 May 27 (MS 1929.2)
Virginia. General Assembly. Extract of an Act of Assembly for granting aid to His Majesty for protection of the Colony, June 1757. (MS 1982.9)
Virginia. General Assembly. "An Act to amend an Act, intituled [sic] an act to prevent malicious maiming and wounding." 1772 February 10 (MS2000.78.1X)
Virginia. General Assembly. Petition, Memorial, and Remonstrance, 1769 (MS 1996.10)
Virginia. General Assembly. Printed invitation to an entertainment at the Capitol, n.d. (MS 1981.0)
Virginia General Court, Clerk's Chit, 1774 (MS 2000.38)
Virginia. Order of Council, 1754 February 10 (MS 1982.10.1)
Virginia. Order of the General Court, 1761 April 25 (MS 2000.33)
Revisal of the Laws of Virginia, 1706 (MS 1930.5)
Notes of the Virginian Society for the Promotion of Usefull Knowledge, 1772 November 20 (MS1931.5)
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Wadsworth and Carter Receipts, 1782-1783 (MS 1984.2)
Wadsworth and Carter Receipt, March 25, 1782
Robert Walker Medical Commonplace Book, 1785-1787 (MS 1931.24)
Letter, Benjamin Waller Letter to William Byrd, 1772 March 15 (MS 2000.37)
Letter, Benjamin Waller Letter to Meriwether Skelton, 1780 February 21 (MS 1932.7)
Benjamin Carter Waller Letter to John Ambler, 1790 February 5 (MS 2000.49)
Commission of the General Court, Benjamin Waller, Clerk, 1769 January 27 (MS 1931.19)
Waller Family Papers, 1737-1912 (DMS 1954.6)
Letter, William H. Waller to Thomas Jones, 1783 August 19 (MS 1932.6)
Robert Walton Pattern Book, ca.1670-1680 (MS 1996.17 )
Eliza Selden Washington Family Papers, 1825 - 1877 (MS2004.19)
Washington Family Archive, 1779 – 1934 (MS 2006.4)
George Washington Survey for John McCormick, 1759 March 13 (MS1931.11)
George Washington Survey of property northwest of Mount Vernon, 1771 February 25 (MS 1994.1)
John Augustine Washington Letter to George Weedon, 1781 January 17 (MS 2012.14)
Thomas Waterman, Wren Building Notes, 1929-1931 (MS1989.1)
Weaver's Draft Notebook, 18th Century (MS 1989.6)
Weaver's Draft Notebook, 18th Century (MS 1989.6)
Weaver's Draft Notebook, 18th Century (MS 1989.6)
Joseph P. Webb Papers, 1873 (MS 1989.9)
George Weedon commission, 1776 February 13 (MS 2012.11)
Letter, A. Wells to Elisha Abbe, 1782 March 19 (MS 1994.21)
Westmoreland County, Estate Inventories, 1780-1784 (MS 1999.8)
Thomas Wharton Account Book, 1729-1751 (MS 1932.14 )
Letter, Lilla Wheeler to the D.A.R., Portville, NY, 1907 (MS1991.16)
Marcus Whiffen, Papers, 1959-1981 (MS1991.9)
Diary of Elizabeth McPherson Whitehead, 1853-1855 (MS 2005.5)
Whitlock / Wingfield Family Bible, 1741-1839 (BS185 Whitlock)
William III's Proclamation, 1688/9 February 14 (MS 2000.69 1X)
William III's Proclamation, 1688/9 March 16 (MS 2000.68 1X)
Indenture of Apprenticeship, James Williams to George Suggs, Norfolk, Virginia, 1793 September 22 (MS 2011.1)
Account of Money Paid out from the Assessed Levy, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1832 June 23 (MS1932.1)
Report card, issued to F. Hurt by the Williamsburg Female Academy, 1852 May (MS 1929.4)
Williamsburg Virginia, The City Hotel, May 1885(MS 1953.4)
List of Land Conveyances, Williamsburg Hustings Court, 1814-1815 (MS 1952.5)
Cookbook of Rachel Williston and Williston family genealogy, 1765-1881 (MS 2009.1)
Caleb Wilson Receipts, 1791-1812 (MS 1934.7)
Land Grant to Charles Wingfield , 1787 May 10 (MS 2000.84 1X)
Land Grant to Charles Wingfield , 1816 June 5 (MS 2000.93 1X)
Richard Winslow's Petition to the Orange County Court, 1748 May (MS 1983.3)
Wise-Ware Family Papers, 1846-1871 (MS 1980.5)
Witchcraft Amulet, or “Precept,” 18th century (MS2004.14)
Lease to Mary Withell, 1760 July 14 (MS 2000.94 3X)
Wood, Samuel. "Injured humanity;: being a representation of what the unhappy children of Africa endure from those who call themselves Christians", ca. 1805-1808 (MS2011.5)
Report, Christopher Wren to the Lords of the Treasury, 1716 November 14 (MS 1953.6)
Will of Benjamin Wright, 1794 April 21 (MS1934.1)
George Wythe House Map and General Information, 1946 and undated (MS 1996.53 20C )
 
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The sorrows of Yamba or, The Negro woman's lamentation (MS 2009.5 Oversize)
Letter, Sir George Yonge to his agent in America, May 5, 1784 (2008.15)
York County Sheriff's Execution Book, 1789-1794 (MS 1943.2)
Seal of the "Borough of York" [Yorktown, Virginia], c. 1790 (MS1942.1)
Letter, Richard Young to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, 1781 December 5 (MS 1943.1)
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Letter, Isaac Zane to Benjamin Williams or John Croudson, 1776 July 1 (MS 1935.1)
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