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Preferred Citation:
John Dandridge Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Processing Information:
Box and folder list compiled by Amanda Hayek, SCRC staff, in September 2011.
Biographical Information:
John Dandridge was the nephew of Martha Washington, the son of her brother Bartholomew Dandridge. John Dandridge was a lawyer who lived in New Kent County, Va. and then in Prince George County, Va. He married Rebecca Minge. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Papers; 1767-1825; of John Dandridge and John Hopkins. Include letters of Dandridge to Hopkins concerning his law practice; courtship; financial matters; a trip to the Sweet Springs (Monroe County, Va.) for his health; and "Providence Forge," New Kent County, Va. Includes papers (legal documents and accounts) concerning John Dandridge, Bartholomew Dandridge, John Armistead, William Armistead and John Hopkins.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Armistead, John
- Armistead, William
- Correspondence
- Courtship--Virginia
- Dandridge, Bartholomew
- Financial records
- Hopkins, John, 1757-1827
- Lawyers--Virginia--Correspondence
- Lawyers--Virginia--History
- Legal documents
- Mineral waters--Virginia
- New Kent County (Va.)--History--18th century
- New Kent County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Practice of law--Virginia--History
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Armistead, John
- Armistead, William
- Dandridge, Bartholomew
- Dandridge, John, 1762-1799
- Hopkins, John, 1757-1827
Container List
Item 1: Bartholomew Dandridge to Richard Allen, Jr., at Cumberland., January 17, 1771 Copy. Also cover. Item 2: John Dandridge, at New Kent Court House, [Va.], to [John Hopkins]., May 9 1788 Item 3: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, [New Kent County], to John Hopkins, at Richmond., July 29, 1788 - February 20, 1789 Item 4: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to J[ohn] Hopkins., May 26, 1790 Item 5: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., October 19, 1790 - December 15, 1790 Item 6: J[ohn] Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., August 18, 1791 Item 7: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., September 23, 1791 Item 8: John Dandridge, at Head of Elk, [Md.], to John Hopkins, at Richmond, Va., December 23, 1791 Item 9: John Dandridge, at Philadelphia, to John Hopkins, at Richmond, Va., December 27, 1791 - January 5, 1792 Item 10: John Hopkins, at Philadelphia, to John Hopkins., January 15, 1792 Item 11: John Dandridge, at Georgetown, to John Hopkins, at Richmond, Va., January 27, 1792 Item 12: John Dandridge, at Alexandria, to John Hopkins, at Richmond, Va., January 29, 1792 Item 13: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, [New Kent County, Va.] , to [John Hopkins]., March 2, 1792 Mutilated. Item 14: John Dandridge, at Williamsburg, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., May 1, 1792 Item 15: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., August 28, 1792 Item 16: John Dandridge, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., September 13, 1792 Item 17: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., January 21, 1793 - August 9, 1793 Item 18: John Dandridge to John Hopkins, at Richmond, March 11, 1794 Item 19: John Dandridge, at Sweet Springs, [Monroe County], to John Hopkins, at Richmond., June 21, 1794 Item 20: John Dandridge, at Richmond, to John Hopkins, at Philadelphia., August 6, 1794 Item 21: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., October 24, 1794 Enclosure: William Douglass, at Providence Forge, [New Kent County], to John Dandridge. October 23, 1794. Item 22: John Dandridge, at Pamocra, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., March 3, 1795 Item 23: John Dandridge, at Williamsburg, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., May 4, 1795 Item 24: John Dandridge, at Brandon, [Prince George County], to John Hopkins, at Richmond., October 14, 1796 Item 25: John Dandridge to John Hopkins, at Richmond., February 8, 1797 - March 11, 1797 Item 26: J[ohn] Dandridge to John Hopkins, at Richmond., March 15, 1797 Mutilated. Item 27: John Dandridge, at Cabin Point, [Surry County], to John Hopkins, at Richmond., March 28, 1797 Item 28: John Dandridge to John Hopkins, at Richmond., May 8, 1797 Mutilated. Item 29: John Dandridge, at Brandon, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., July 25, 1797 - September 3, 1798 Item 30: John Dandridge, at Richmond, to John Hopkins, at Richmond., October 29, 1798 Item 31: [ ? ], at Richmond, to James Semple, New Kent [County]., October 28, 1801 Item 32: John Hopkins, at Alexandria, to William Armistead, New Kent County., March 8, 1813 Note: The letter contains a statement of sales of stock by John Hopkins. Item 33: G. Huntington B[ ? ], at Richmond, to William Armistead, New Kent County, Va., March 15, 1813 Item 34: J. D. Christian to [ ? ] Banks., July 11, 1824 Item 35: J[ohn] D[andridge] to [John] Hopkins., undated
Accounts concerning John Dandridge, Bartholomew Dandridge, John Armistead, William Armistead and John Hopkins. Item 1: Armistead (John) estate., 1772 - 1780 2 pieces. Item 2: Armistead (William)., 1788 - 1801 1 piece. Item 3: Dandridge (Bartholomew)., 1770 - 1784 3 pieces. Item 4: Dandridge (John)., 1787 - 1800 16 pieces. Legal documents on law suits of John and Bartholomew Dandridge, John and William Armistead, and John Hopkins. Item 5: William Armistead, administrator of Armistead (William) vs. John Hopkins. Suit in Williamsburg, Va., 1792 - 1810 8 pieces. Item 6: Dandridge (Bartholomew) vs. William Newman. Suit in the General Court., 1784 1 piece. Item 7: Dandridge (Bartholomew) et als. vs. William Armistead, administrator of William Clayton., 1824 2 pieces. Item 8: Desverges (Peter) vs. James Chaddick. Suit in Williamsburg, Va., 1825 3 pieces. Item 9: Hilliard (John) and John Armistead to John Hopkins. Bond., 1770 1 piece. Item 10: Hopkins (John) to Ann Minitree. Bond., 1767 1 piece. Copy. Item 11: Jamason (Daniel) and John Armistead to John Hopkins. Bond., 1771 1 piece. Item 12: Three covers.