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Preferred Citation:
Woolfolk Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift: 3,980 items, November 5, 1937. Gift: 6,000 items, June 27, 1939.
Processing Information:
Box and folder list compiled by Patricia Senabria, SCRC staff, in October 2011.
Family History:
The Woolfolk family originally emigrated from Wales. John George Woolfolk (1750-1819) ran a stage line and had a contract to carry the mail. His sons Pichegru Woolfolk and Jourdan Woolfolk continued the stage line. Jourdan had a son, John William Woolfolk, among other children.
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Woolfolk family of Caroline County, Virginia including correspondence and accounts of John George Woolfolk, Jourdan Woolfolk, Pichegru Woolfolk and John William Woolfolk. The collection includes correspondence, accounts and vouchers for the stage line run by the Woolfolk family (Allen & Woolfolk; Jourdan Woolfolk & Company; and Woolfolk & Hoomes). Includes records of routes, rates, supplies, arrangements for layover of passengers and mail contracts of the Potomac Steamboat and Stage Company as well as papers concerning stock purchases in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. Also includes bound account books for the stage lines. Note: Includes letters written by James Lyons, Timothy Pickering, Robert Ryland and Benjamin Waller; letters of and accounts concerning members of the Maury family; and lists, 1829 and 1837, of vaccinated slaves. Lot 2 consists of about 6000 pieces of papers of the Woolfolk Family of Caroline County, Virginia, dated 1793-1876. There are financial records relating to the stage line and mail service, records relating to agricultural business, correspondence, insurance records, military records, records relating to the erection of Antioch Baptist Church, and copies of newspapers.
Arrangement of Materials:
Organization: Organized into 14 series. Lot 1 comprises series 1-7. Lot 2 comprises series 8-14. There is a certain overlap between some of the series of lot 1 and 2. Lot 2 is has not been processed beyond the Series arrangement.
Series 1: Correspondence relating to the stage line; Series 2: Accounts and vouchers of the stage line; Series 3: Other papers relating to the stage line and the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad; Series 4: Correspondence of the Woolfolk family; Series 5: Papers of various persons, A-Z; Series 6: Other Papers; Series 7: Bound volumes; Series 8: Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family; Series 9: Papers relating to members of the Woolfolk Family, A-Z; Series 10: Papers relating to the estate of John Hoomes; Series 11: Subscription lists, invoices and receipts relative to the erection of Antioch Christian Church, Bowling Green, Virginia; Series 12: Records of the Caroline troop of cavalry, 1816-1820; Series 13: Newspapers; Series 14: Miscellaneous.
Arrangement: Lot 1: The series are arranged chronologically, with the exception of series 5, which is arranged alphabetically by last name and chronologically within. Lot 2: Series 9 is arranged alphabetically by last name; the other series of Lot 2 have not been further arranged at this point.
Related Material
John William Woolfolk Notebook (Mss. MsV Ad225).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Caroline County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Caroline County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Coaching--United States--History--19th century
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Maury family
- Postal service--United States--History
- Potomac Steamboat and Stage Company
- Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad
- Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century
- Transportation--Virginia
- Woolfolk family
General
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wm/viw00078.xml;query=woolfolk;brand=default
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
- Ryland, Robert, 1805-1899
- Waller, Benjamin
- Woolfolk, John George, 1750-1819
- Woolfolk, John William
- Woolfolk, Jourdan, b. 1796
- Woolfolk, Pichegru
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Caroline County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Caroline County (Va.)--History--19th century
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id92673
Old Mulberry Place1938 January 2Scope and Contents
An article by Vera Palmer in the Richmond Times Dispatch concerning the Woolfolk family, the stage line, and Mulberry Place, the Woolfolk plantation in Caroline County, Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id92674
Correspondence relating to the stage line operated by members of the Woolfolk family1795-1844Scope and Contents
This file also contains letters relating to the carrying mails and to connections with the Fredericksburg and Potomac Steamship Company, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id92675
Accounts of the stage line operated by members of the Woolfolk family1788-1845Scope and Contents
Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id92676
Accounts of the stage line operated by members of the Woolfolk family1788-1845Scope and Contents
Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id92677
Accounts of the stage line operated by members of the Woolfolk family1788-1845Scope and Contents
Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id92678
Accounts of the stage line operated by members of the Woolfolk family1788-1845Scope and Contents
Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92710
Robert armistead to William Townes and Alexander McRae1796Scope and Contents
Trust deed to secure payment to John G. Woolfolk for the purchase of his interest in the stage line from Richmond to Norfolk and in the carrying of mail by that line, and from Osborns to Bermuda hundred.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92723
Papers relating to the purchase of horses probably used for the stage line1811-1831
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92724
Schedule of fares from Richmond to FredericksburgCirca 1820
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92725
Agreement of Edwin Porter & Co., and Jourdan Woolfolk with NC Lipscomb1823Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Agreement of Edwin Porter & Co., and Jourdan Woolfolk with NC Lipscomb concerning the boarding of stage drivers and passengers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92726
Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States1838Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States for carrying the mail from Bowling Green, Virginia, by Turner's Store, to White Chimneys, and back, twice a week.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92727
Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States1843Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States for carrying the mail from Bowling Green, Virginia, by Turner's Store and White Chimneys, to Mahgohic, and back, twice a week.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92728
Lists of subscribers to the Richmond and Potomac railroad survey1834Scope and Contents
Lists of subscribers to the Richmond and Potomac railroad survey whose subscriptions were returned by Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92729
Papers relating to cash transactions of Jourdan Woolfolk with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad1835-1837Scope and Contents
Papers relating to cash transactions of Jourdan Woolfolk with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. Including several receipts for cash paid in purchase of stock.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id92730
Vouchers relating to payments for and dividens on stock in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad1835-1851Scope and Contents
Vouchers relating to payments for and dividens on stock in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad purchased by Pichegru and John Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92680
Correspondence of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92731
R. Woolfolk, at Redstone, to his brother, John G. Woolfolk1793 October, 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92732
John Hoomes, Jr., at London, England, to John G. Woolfolk, at Bowling Green, Corline County, Virginia1800 July 22Scope and Contents
Enclosure: Invoice for goods purchased of E. Andrews by John Hoomes for John G. Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92733
Brown, Younger & Co., at London, to John Woolfolk, at Bowling Green, Virginia1806 February 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92734
Robert Patton, at Philadelphia, to John G. Woolfolk, at Bowling Green, Virginia1807 July 14
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92735
John Taylor, at Hazelwood, Caroline County, Virginia, to John G. Woolfolk, at Shepherd's Hill, Caroline County1807 July 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92736
Timothy Pickering, at Wenham, near Salem, Mass., to John G. Woolfolk, at Bowling Green, Virginia1808 August 8
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92737
Benjamin Waller, at Williamsburg, to John Woolfolk, near Bowling Green, Caroline County1810 August 13-24
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92738
Henry P. Brodnax, at Frankfort, Kentucky, to John Woolfolk1811 January 2Scope and Contents
Enclosure: Certificate of redemption by Henry P. Brodnax for John Woolfolk of four tracts of land in Lincoln, Shelby, and Hardin Counties, Kentucky, which had been sold for taxes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92739
T.B. Brodnax to, unknown1812 December 8
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92740
Richard Woolfolk, at Richmond to, unknown1814 April 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92741
George D. Baylor, at New Market, Shenandoah County, to John G. Woolfolk, at Shepherds Hill, Caroline County1814 November 22Scope and Contents
Note: A receipt for money allowed Thomas Swann by the overseers of the poor appears on the same sheet.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92742
Benjamin Waller, at Williamsburg, to, unknown1816 February 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92743
Elizabeth P. Woolfolk to Richard Wortham, at Richmond1823 November 25
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92744
W. Allen to Jourdan Woolfolk, Caroline County1827 January 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92745
William G. Maury to Jourdan Woolfolk1828 April 5-July 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92746
James Lyons, at Richmond, to Jourdan Woolfolk, Caroline County1831 January 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92747
James Lyons, at Richmond, to Jourdan Woolfolk, at White Chimnies, Caroline County, Virginia1833 November 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92748
M. Sizer to Jourdan Woolfolk, at Bowling Green1836 March 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92749
M. Dickerson, Navy Department, to Midshipman William Lewis Maury, US Navy, Bowling Green, Virginia1836 May 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92750
William W. Dickerson, at Ruther Glen, Caroline County, to Jourdan Woolfolk, at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia1836 September 23Scope and Contents
Enclosure: An account of James Covington with William W. Dickinson.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92751
Charles Morris to Jourdan Woolfolk, Caroline County1836 October 10-December 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92752
Benjamin Anderson to Jourdan Woolfolk1836 December 31
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id92731
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id92681
Correspondence of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10 id92682
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: A-H
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11 id92683
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: J-W
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12 id92684
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, A-F
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13 id92685
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14 id92686
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 15 id92687
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John George
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 16 id92688
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John George
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 17 id92689
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John George
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 18 id92690
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John George
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 19 id92691
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, John Willian
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 20 id92692
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 21 id92693
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 22 id92694
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 23 id92695
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 24 id92696
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 25 id92697
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 26 id92698
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 27 id92699
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Jourdan, Woolfolk, Jourdan II, Woolfolk, Pichegru
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 28 id92700
Papers of various person alphabetically arranged: Woolfolk, Samuel, Woolfolk, Elliott
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100445
Ledger of John G. Woolfolk1788-1893Scope and Contents
Contains accounts of the stage line.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100461
Account book of John G. Woolfolk1793-1846Scope and Contents
The book contains also stage line accounts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100462
The estate of John G. Woolfolk...1819-1821Scope and Contents
The estate of John G. Woolfolk in account with Jourdan Woolfolk, Hawes Coleman, and John M. Burke, administrators.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100463
Book containing accounts of the stage line for transportation of passengers1812-1839Scope and Contents
The book contains also blacksmith and grain accounts of Elizabeth P. Woolfolk, 1823-1825, and accounts of the estate of Elizabeth P. Woolfolk,
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100464
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1814-1815
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100465
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1818-1819
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 id100485
Memorandum book of Jordan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1818-1819Scope and Contents
The book also contains personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100483
Account book of Jourdan Woolfolk1819-1883Scope and Contents
This book contains accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk as administrator, trustee and guardian, and accounts with the stage line.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100484
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1821-1825Scope and Contents
The book contains also accounts of the estate of John G. Woolfolk and personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100487
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1825-1826Scope and Contents
The book contains also accounts of the estate of John G. Woolfolk with Jourdan Woolfolk and personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100488
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1826
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100489
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1826-1827Scope and Contents
The book contains also accounts of the estate of John G. Woolfolk with Jourdan Woolfolk and personal accounts of John G. Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100490
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1827-1829Scope and Contents
The book contains also a few personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100491
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1829-1831Scope and Contents
The book contains also personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100508
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1831-1834Scope and Contents
The book contains also many personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100509
Memorandum book of Jourdan Woolfolk containing accounts of the stage line1832-1837Scope and Contents
The book contains also personal accounts of Jourdan Woolfolk.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100510
Account book of Jourdan and John W. Woolfolk1827-1865Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents The book contains also stage line accounts, 1827-1833, and post office department drafts received by J.W. Woolfolk & Co. for carrying mail, 1836-1847.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100511
Account book of Jourdan and John W. Woolfolk1847-1880
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 id100512
Account book of John W. Woolfolk1839-1869
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 30 id122471
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 31 id122472
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 32 id122473
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 33 id122474
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 34 id122475
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 35 id122476
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk family
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 36 id122479
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 37 id122480
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 38 id122481
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 39 id122482
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 40 id122483
Papers relating to the stage and mail service operated by members of the Woolfolk Family
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 41 id122485
Elizabeth P. and Francis Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 42 id122486
John Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 43 id122487
John Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 44 id122488
John Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 45 id122490
John Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 46 id122491
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 47 id122492
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 48 id122493
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 49 id122494
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 50 id122496
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 51 id122497
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 52 id122498
John G. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 53 id122499
John W. Woolfolk Estate
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 54 id122500
John W. Woolfolk Vouchers
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 55 id122502
Jourdan Woolfolk Letters
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 56 id122503
Jourdan Woolfolk Letters
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 57 id122504
Jourdan Woolfolk Legal Papers
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 58 id122505
Jourdan Woolfolk Account Book
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 id122507
Jourdan Woolfolk Vouchers1829-1857
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 59 id122509
Jourdan Woolfolk Vouchers
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 60 id122510
Jourdan Woolfolk Vouchers
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 61 id122511
Jourdan Woolfolk Vouchers
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 62 id122512
Jourdan Woolfolk Vouchers
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 63 id122513
Sarah Woolfolk
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 64 id122516
Papers relating to the estate of John Hoomes
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 65 id122519
Subscription lists, invoices and receipts relative to the erection of Antioch Christian Church, Bowling Green, Virginia1853-1854
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 66 id122522
Records of the Caroline Troop of Cavalry1816-1820
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 67 id122528
Miscellaneous
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 68 id122529
Miscellaneous