Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Venable Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Family History:

Among other children, Nathaniel Venable and Elizabeth Woodson Venable had sons Samuel Woodson Venable (1756-1821), Abraham Bedford Venable (1758-1811), Richard N. Venable (1763-1838) and William Lewis Venable (1780- 1824). Samuel Woodson Venable graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and from Princeton College. He served in the Revolutionary War. Abraham Bedford Venable studied at Hampden-Sydney College and at Princeton College. He served in the U. S. House of Representatives and in the U. S. Senate. He died in the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811. Richard N. Venable graduated from Princeton College and studied law at the College of William and Mary. William Lewis Venable graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and served in the War of 1812. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Scope and Contents

Chiefly letters, 1801-1809, received by Samuel Woodson Venable of Prince Edward County, Va. Correspondents in the collection incude his brothers, Abraham Bedford Venable, Richard N. Venable and William Lewis Venable. Subjects include tobacco prices, buying slaves and growing hemp.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Hemp--Virginia
• Slavery--Virginia--19th century
• Slavery--Virginia--History
• Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century
• United States--Slavery