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Preferred Citation:
McAden-Hicks Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1859-1898, of the McAden and Hicks families of Brunswick County, Va. Includes letters, 1880-1898, accounts and legal documents.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Hicks family
- Legal documents
- McAden family
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century
Container List
Item 1: H.M. Smith & Co., Richmond, Va. to Moore Duggar & Co., 6 Ja[nuary] 1880 Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p. Also including a pamphlet. 1 January 1879, advertising farm equipment. 2 items.
Item 2: W. H. Valentine, [Brunswick Co., Va.] to [James H.] Moore., 4 May 1881 Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p.
Item 3: W. H. Valentine, Brunswick Co., Va., to James H. Moore., 6 May 1881 Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p.
Item 4: A. E. P[itchford], Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 11 Aug[us]t [18]83 Autograph Letter Signed. 6 pp.
Item 5: H. B. Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884 Autograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.
Item 6: Talbott & Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885 Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p.
Item 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86 Autograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.
Item 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888 Autograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.
Item 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88 Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.
Item 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.
Item 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890. Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.
Item 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.
Item 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.
Item 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.
Item 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.
Item 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].
Item 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90 Autograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.
Item 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890 Autograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.
Item 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898 Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p.
Item 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year. Autograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.
Item 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date Incomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.
Item 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date Autograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.
Item 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859 1 item.
Item 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869 Printed Document Signed. 1 p.
Item 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878 Autograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.
Item 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978 Autograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.
Item 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887 8 items.
Item 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886 Autograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from "Grandma" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.
Item 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. Wallace upon the death of John Wesley McAden., 1890 Author Document Signed. 2 pp.