Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

St. George Tucker Letters to Joseph Cabell, 1807-1820, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Scope and Contents

Seven letters addressing various topics, but mostly related to familial concerns, estate opportunities, the Brittish Blockade off the coast of Norfolk, and Virginia law. Many of the letters mention Williamsburg, family, and colleagues including Dr. Galt and Ellison Currie, Mary Randolph, and William Coles.

Below is a list of the letters in chronological order along with a brief description of their contents.

July 10, 1807 Written from Richmond, Virginia to Cabell in Williamsburg. Discusses the Blockade of Norfolk by the British Navy, indicating that no vessel may leave or enter the port without examination. Also discusses family and friends.

November 25, 1810 Written from Richmond to Cabell in Williamsburg. The upcoming trip of Cabell to Richmond for a sale and personal news.

January 2, 1811 Written from Williamsburg to Cabell in Richmond. The Virginia Court of Appeals, possible new regulation requiring judges to live in Richmond.

May 20, 1818 Written from Williamsburg to Cabell in Warminster, Virginia. Possible trip to the Dismal Swamp and news of family and friends.

April 21, 1819 Written from Williamsburg to Cabell in Alexandria, Virginia. Business matters, price of corn, and a strong request that Cabell and his wife, Polly, visit (St. George's) his brother as soon as possible.

February 16, 1820 Written from Williamsburg to Cabell in Richmond. Family and friends, weather and the Missouri Question.

June 20, 1820 Written from Williamsburg to Cabell in Warminster. Money owed Tucker in regard to the Corotoman estate and news of family and friends.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Business
• Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856
• Currie, Ellyson
• Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)
• Great Britain. Royal Navy
• Sea control
• Shipping--Virginia--Norfolk