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Mss. Acc. 1998.09 Addition has been transferred to the Swem Library Microfilm Collection.
Philip Lightfoot Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Purchased: 1,277 items, 1938.Acc. No. 1997.61; Gift: 1 item, 1997. Acc. 1938.172 Purchase from Mrs James H Lightfoot. Acc. 1997.61 Gift, Information Mrs. James H. Lightfoot sent via e-mail from John DiGusto, owner of original. 1998.09 Purchase, initially paid through Vollertsen Fund. Repaid by Jeanette Kinsey.
Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army Artillery from 1778-1781. He was commissioned as lieutenant in the Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment. His heir [Philip Lightfoot, Jr.] put in a claim for his Revolutionary War service pension in 1831. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Note to researchers: Due to the fragile condition of the originals, this collection has to be used in microfilm format;[ CS71 .l718, available in the open stacks and by ILL]. Papers of Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia including his commissions as lieutenant in the Second Battalion, 5th Regiment, Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment and papers relating to his service in the U. S. Army including records of a recruiting party, enlistment pledges, muster rolls, records of rewards offered for deserters and descriptions of U. S. Army uniforms.
There are legal papers in the collection and accounts and business correspondence of merchants in Culpeper (James L. Markham, Samuel Porter, and Merrick Starr). Apparently, the later papers in the collection belong to another Philip Lightfoot [perhaps a son.] One of the two men or perhaps, both, were lawyers.
The collection contains a letter, 5 July 1809, written by William Wirt as well as four pages of genealogical information on the Lightfoot family including slave births.
Philip Lightfoot Papers 1765-1860, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number CS71 .L718
Organization: The collection is organized into 9 series: 1. Military papers of Philip Lightfoot; 2. Letters; 3. Accounts and invoices; 4. Papers relating to accounts collected by Philip Lightfoot; 5. Legal papers; 6. Papers of James L. Markham; 7. Papers of Samuel Porter; 8. Papers of Merrick Starr; 9. Miscellaneous. Arrangement: Series 2, 6 and 7 are arranged chronologically; series 3-5 are arranged alphabetically.
Other Information:
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00065.frame
For Mss. 39.1L62, boxes 1-6, use microfilm only. When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.
Mss. Acc. 1938.172. Letters and papers of the Lightfoot family of Virginia. This group is thoroughly described on the Contents List link.
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Book containing general, divisional and brigade orders and instruction and records of courts martial. 7 3/4"; x 13". 90 pages. An entry for 21 December 1799 gives a detailed description of the uniforms of the United States.
Scope and Contents Book containing general, divisional and brigade orders and records of courts martial. 8" x 12 1/4". 92 pages.
Scope and Contents Book containing general, divisional and brigade orders and records of courts martial. 7 1/2" x 13". 92 pages.
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Chronological.
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Circular letter.
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4, [6] pages. 24 1/2 cm. The forms in this manual are filled in with ink and dated 5 April 1799.
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Letters chronologically
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Enclosure: List of fees in Madison County, due John Brown, clerk of the Court of Appeals, 1794-1802.
A receipt for money received from Philip Lightfoot appears on the same sheet.
Note: The account of Isaac Stone with James Vass appears on the same sheet.
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On same sheet with Jaquelin P. Taylor to Philip Lightfoot.
On same sheet with E. C. Richardson, at Richmond, to Philip Lightfoot, 13 May 1836.
Postmarked Cloaver Dale, Botetourt County, Virginia.
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On same sheet with J. J. Crittenden to Philip Lightfoot.
On same sheet with John Pendleton to Major Philip Lightfoot, 1 July 1844.
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This letter contains an account of the trip to Kentucky.
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Two incomplete leters.
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Accounts and Invoices Alphabetically.
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Papers Relating to Accounts Collected by Philip Lightfoot Alphabetically.
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Legal Papers Alphabetically.
12 items. Estate.
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2 items. Suit.
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2 items. Suit in Culpeper County, Virginia.
1 piece, copy. Deed to a tract of land in Culpeper County, Virginia, 1765.
5 items. Suit in Albemarle County, Virginia.
1 piece, newspaper clipping. Suit in High Court of Chancery, Richmond.
Scope and Contents Deed of sale covering lands in Culpeper County, Virginia, and slaves and personal property devised by Marshall Petty, deceased, to John S. Petty.
1 piece, copy. Deed conveying certain Negroes and personal property in trust for the benefit of James and Susannah Slaughter.
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1 piece, mutilated. Deed to a tract of land in Culpeper County, Virginia.
19 items. Estate.
1 piece, copy. Court order directing Edward Stevens and David Jameson, commissioners, to convey two tracts of land in Culpeper County, Virginia, to Jeremiah Strother.
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1 piece, mutilated. Deed to a tract of land in Culpeper County, Virginia.
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8 items. Including one surveyor's plat.
Papers of James L. Markham
An account appears on the same page.
Included are letters for the following dates: 25 June, 9 July, 16 July, 23 July 1811.
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An account of James Tutt with Markham and Breedlove appears on the same sheet.
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Papers of Samuel Porter
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An account appears on the same sheet.
This letter, written on a printed circular, includes a copy of a letter from Worrell, Jennings & Co., to Samuel Porter, 11 December 1815.
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Papers of Merrick Starr
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Other papers alphabetically by records creator, unknown and fragments at the end.
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2 items. Two memorandum books containing personal accounts and accounts collected for clients.
16 items. Legal notes and forms.
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1 piece (3 printed pages). Acts of the legislature.
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Four pages of genealogical information on the Lighfoot family and allied families including slave births. Found in an eighteenth-century book of Virginia laws now owned by John Di Giusto.
Two service reels, one printmaster, and one archival master of a portion of the Lightfoot Papers.(See inventory: Military papers and letters, Box one folder -- Box 2, Folder 5). This group has been accessioned into the Swem Library Microfilm Collection.