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Preferred Citation:

William H. Brodnax Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Biographical Information:

William H. Brodnax served in the Virginia General Assembly and in the Virginia Convention of 1829/1830. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Letters, 1825-1834, addressed to William H. Brodnax of Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va. by Robert R. Barton; Thomas Ruffin (12 October 1829, concerning his opposition to changes in the Virginia Constitution); R. B. Starke (concerning a letter purportedly by [William ?] Maxwell advocating the abolition of slavery); and Robert W. Withers of Greene County, Ala.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Antislavery movements--United States
• Correspondence
• Maxwell, William, 1784-1857
• Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century
• Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century
• Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1829-1830)