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Preferred Citation:
Howerton Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift: 148 items, 06/04/1940.
Biographical Information:
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Scope and Contents
Papers, 1812-1870, of Philip Howerton and his family of Halifax County, Va. Includes a letterbook, 1829-1853; account books, 1825-1857, of the store and blacksmith's shop of Philip Howerton and tobacco manufacturing company of Philip Howerton and W. M. Howerton.
The collection also includes accounts, 1852-1859, for transporting tobacco; sermons, 1832 and n.d., of Charles Busser; constitution and minutes of the Branch Bible Society of Halifax County, Va.; letter, 1834, from American Tract Society; part of one of the manuscript volumes contains accounts of orphans (of Mat Cabaniss) who were wards of Philip Howerton, and a contract between Philip Howerton and a former slave family in 1865-1866.
Arrangement of Materials:
Organization: This collection is organized into seven series: 1. Tobacco Receipts, 2. Circulars, 3. A Contract and Legal Papers, 4. Religious Writings, 5. Letters, 6. Miscellaneous, and 7. Personal Accounts of Philip Howerton. Arrangement: The series are arranged by date.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Account books
- Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century
- Cabaniss, Mat
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Halifax County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Howerton family
- Howerton, W. M
- Minutes
- Slavery--Virginia--19th century
- United States--Religious History--Christianity
General
Other Information:
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00024.frame
Container List
- id165825
Series 1: Tobacco Receipts
- Mixed Materials Folder: 1 id165827
Receipts for transporting tobacco1852-1859Scope and Contents
The tobacco was transported from South Boston, Virginia, via Roanoke River to Weldon, North Carolina, then via Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad to Norfolk.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 1 id165827
- id165831
Series 2: Circulars
- Mixed Materials Folder: 2 id165834
A New York publication, Tobacco Circular, on conditions in the world tobacco market1852-1853
- Mixed Materials Folder: 2 id165834
- id165949
Series 3: A Contract and Legal Papers
- Mixed Materials Folder: 3 id165950
A Contract and legal papers1866-1865Scope and Contents
Contract between Philip Howerton and a former slave, his sons and wife, for work on the plantation in 1866, 1865.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 3 id165950
- id165951
Series 4: Religious Writings
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165952
Religious Writings1829-1839, Undated
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165953
Manuscript sermons by Rev. Charles Dusser8 January 1832, Undated
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165954
Manuscript talk on the state of society1839
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165955
Constitution and Minutes of the Branch Bible Society of Halifax County, Virginia12 July 1829
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165953
- Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id165952
- id165956
Series 5: Letters
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165957
Letters1834-1862
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165958
Letter from the American Tract Society14 January 1834
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165959
Accounts of tobacco shipments from South Boston, Virginia to Norfolk and shift to shipping by railroad to Richmond1852-1853
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165960
Typescript copy of letter from Henry A. Wise to his granddaughter, Harriet E. Howerton25 October 1862
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165961
Accounts of debts, payments, and requests for goods and/or services, variousUndated
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165962
Thank you note from Jonathan McLang to [Philip Howerton?]16 November 1823Scope and Contents
Letter thanks the recipient and asks that the recipient would "please send my horse by the boy, Cubb and direct him..."the safest means by which he can get home with as little injury to the horse as probable." The back of the letter has various figures and equations written on it.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165963
Printed sheets from the College of William and MaryUndatedScope and Contents
Item is asking for contributions to met the growing needs of its students based upon the contributions the College has made to America. Dr. W. A. Goodwin is the director of the Endowment Campaign.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165958
- Mixed Materials Folder: 5 id165957
- id165964
Series 6: Miscellaneous items
- Mixed Materials Folder: 6 id165965
Miscellaneous itemsUndatedScope and Contents
Most items appear to be figures, accounts and equations.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 6 id165965
- id165966
Series 7: Personal accounts of Philip Howerton
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165967
Personal accounts of Philip Howerton1812-1870
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165968
Manuscript volume and account book No. 11821, 1825-1828Scope and Contents
Manuscript volumes, No.1 mathematics textbook of Charles H. Cabaniss. Back portion of the book was used by Philip Howerton, Halifax County merchant as an account book.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165969
Manuscript Book No. 21849-1857Scope and Contents
Store, blacksmith and tobacco firm account book, 1849-1950. This hand stitched book is inset into the larger manuscript volume, the first 16 pages of which are used to show tobacco engaged and of whom engaged, by Philip and W.M. Howerton, tobacco manufacturers, 1849- 1850. The following 28 pages show the accounts for Philip Howerton's store and blacksmith shop, 1851-1854. Account book of Philip Howerton, Halifax County, Virginia, 1823-1869. Part of the accounts are in his capacity as guardian of the orphaned children of Mat Cabaniss.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165970
Manuscript Book No. 31849-1853Scope and Contents
Letter copy book and shipping records of the firm of Philip and William M. Howerton, Halifax County, Virginia, tobacco manufactures.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165971
Microfilm of a manuscript account book1842-1846Scope and Contents
1 reel.Microfilm. Negatives. First part of book is used by Philip Howerton as an account book, 1842-1845, and the latter part is used as a cash book by Philip Howerton and W.M. Cabaniss, 1844-1846. The original is privately owned. A descriptive page of this microfilm is included in this collection.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165968
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id165967