Vest Family Papers(1866–1887)
- MS 1991.17
- 12 items
Correspondence of George S. Vest to Mary Garrett Vest—residents of Williamsburg’s Palmer House on Duke of Gloucester Street—before and after their marriage. Also letters of William W. Vest to Mary Garrett Vest Watkins after the death of George S. Vest and her remarriage. Letters concern personal matters relating to courtship and daily events, with some scattered mention of Williamsburg. Letters of William W. Vest concern the education of his grandsons George and Walter Vest (sons of George S. Vest) at the Virginia Military Institute.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1866 April 27 | George S. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary Garrett re his affections. |
| 1866 May 28 | George S. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary Garrett, re dismay at not hearing from her, together with local news. |
| 1866 June 14 | George S. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary Garrett, Halifax Co., replying to her comments on his bad spelling by suggesting their engagement be broken off if she thinks he is not her intellectual equal. |
| 1867 June 17 | George S. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary Garrett, protesting his affections. |
| 1867 July 19 | George S. Vest to Mary Garrett, describing a dream in which his love stabs herself. |
| 1867 July 28 | [George S. Vest], Williamsburg to Mary Garrett saying his dream is not “effusion of a weak mind.” |
| 1869 August 20 | George S. Vest, Richmond, to wife Mrs. Mary C. Vest re trip to Louisa. |
| 1869 September 5 | George S. Vest, Louisa County, to wife Mrs. George S. [Mary] Vest, mentioning attendance at baptisms and her wish to move “mammy” to Williamsburg. |
| 1869 October 6 | George S. Vest, Williamsburg, to his wife, Mary Vest re authorizing Mr. Bouldin of Danville, a land agent, to sell her farm on the Bannister River. |
| 1887 February 15 | W.W. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary Watkins (Mary Garrett Vest). At this time George S. Vest is deceased and Mary has remarried. Concerns careers for his grandsons, George and Walter. Advises against railroad work or college and instead suggests farming. |
| 1887 May 5 | W.W. Vest, Williamsburg, to grandson George Vest. Concerns educating George and his brother, Walter Vest, at the Virginia Military Institute. |
| 1887 May 25 | W.W. Vest, Williamsburg, to Mary C. Watkins, Charlotte Co. Concerns the entrance of George and Walter Vest into the Virginia Military Institute. |
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