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Preferred Citation:

Nancy Randolph Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Biographical Information:

Ann Cary Randolph Morris, also known as Nancy Randolph, and sister of Judith (Randolph) Randolph. Judith (Randolph) Randolph was wife of Richard Randolph, and the rumor that Richard Randolph of "Bizarre," Cumberland County, Va. murdered the infant child of his wife's sister (Ann Cary Randolph) and that he had allegedly fathered the child led to a hearing in Cumberland County, Va. The incident was known as the Bizarre Scandal and two fictional novels, The Bizarre Sisters (1951) and Mistress Nancy (1980), were written on the subject. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Letters, 1805, from Ann Cary Randolph [Nancy Randolph] of "Bizarre," Cumberland County, Va. alluding to her sister Judith Randolph and to the Bizarre Scandal of 1792-1793. The collection includes typescripts of correspondence, 1814-1815, between Ann Cary (Randolph) Morris and her cousin John Randolph (1773-1833); magazine article, 1926, from Liberty magazine; and newspaper clipping, 1962 abstracting an article by Francis Biddle which appeared in American Heritage. Letters, 1805 and n.d. available in typescript in library.

Related Material

See also; Tucker-Coleman Papers, and John Randolph of Roanoke Papers, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Biddle, Francis, 1886-1968
• Bizarre (Va. : Estate)
• Bizarre Scandal, 1792-1793
• Correspondence
• Cumberland County (Va.)--History--20th century
• Randolph, John, 1773-1833
• Randolph, Judith Randolph