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St. George Tucker Collection(1771–1821)

  • MS 1942.4
  • Microfilm: M-1130.2
  • 1 vol. ([228] pp.) and 41 items

Miscellaneous papers of St. George Tucker (1752–1827), Revolutionary War soldier, author, lawyer, and judge, of Port Royal, Bermuda, and Williamsburg, VA. Tucker came to Virginia in 1771 to attend the College of William and Mary, remained, and established close personal or social connections with many prominent Virginia families.

Included are his poetry copybook containing his poems and those of Nathaniel Tucker (1750–1807) and Frances Lelia Coalter (1803–1821); six letters to John Page, 1789–1801, discussing personal matters and current politics; business papers for 1818; certificate of appointment of Tucker as U.S. District Court judge, February 11, 1789; letters to Tucker from P. Pelham, Jr., and Henry Tazewell; Tucker’s letters to Mathew Carey, Robert Wash, and the standing committee of the ’76 Association, Charleston, SC; and a letter from Anne Frances Tucker to John Randolph, May 27, 1789.

Inventory

Date Description
Folder 1: Letters to John Page
13 January 1789 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page, Richmond.
27 March 1790 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page, New York.
24 January 1791 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page, Rosewell.
11 January 1795 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page.
28 January 1801 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page, York.
13 October 1801 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to John Page, Rosewell.
Folder 2: Business papers, 1818
10 January 1818 Letter. Norfolk, Edward Waddy to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg.
19 January 1818 Letter. Norfolk, Edward Waddy to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg.
16 February 1818 Account of St. George Tucker with Edward Waddy.
25 March 1818 Check from Tucker to Pryor Hankins. PFWMI.
1 April 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with T. & D. Higgenbotham.
11 April 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with William H. Fitzwhylsonn.
23 April 1818 Receipt from Mary Lang to Mr. Tucker.
25 April 1818 Receipt from Robert Saunders to Mr. Tucker.
26 April 1818 Receipt from Nelson Barksdale to St. George Tucker.
Folder 3
7 May 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with Caleb Bonsal.
9 May 1818 Receipted order from Tucker to Edward Waddy to pay Caleb Bonsal.
16 May 1818 Receipted account of Tucker with Caleb Bonsal.
27 May 1818 Itemized receipt from N. & J. Tichenor to St. George Tucker for a carriage and harness, etc.
21 June 1818 Receipted account of Tucker with A.D. Galt.
27 June 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with Jesse Cole.
27 June 1818 Memo re above account.
29 June 1818 Receipt from William Allen to St. George Tucker.
29 June 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with the Collector of Williamsburg, Richard Coke.
Folder 4
27 July 1818 Account of St. George Tucker with James Brown.
1 August 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with J. Bracken.
3 August 1818 Letter. Richmond, James Brown to St. George Tucker, Warminster.
21 August 1818 Receipt from Pryor Hankins to St. George Tucker.
7 October 1818 Account of St. George Tucker with post office.
21 October 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with Thomas Ritchie. PFWMI.
24 October 1818 Receipted account of St. George Tucker with Thomas Diddep.
6 November 1818 Bill of Lading. PFWMI.
15 December 1818 Letter. Robert Saunders to St. George Tucker.
22 December 1818 Account of St. George Tucker with R.H. Gordon.
Folder 5
11 February 1789 Certificate of the allottment of District Judges [12 May 1789].
1 August 1789 Letter. Greensville, P. Pelham Jr. to St. George Tucker.
4 July 1793 Letter. King’s Mill, Henry Tazewell to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg.
8 October 1795 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to Matthew Cary, Philadelphia.
27 May 1798 Letter. Williamsburg, Francis Tucker to citizen John Randolph, Jr., Bizarre.
28 January 1813 Letter. Williamsburg, St. George Tucker to Robert Wash, Louisa Courthouse.
12 October 1817 Letter. Richmond, St. George Tucker to Christopher L. Black, Charleston, S. C.
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