Brief Description: One volume originally used as a ledger between 1815 and 1817 listing names of individuals followed by account information of sundries. It appears the volume was then used by several individuals, primarily in 1842, and includes autographs, poetry, and various miscellaneous lines, many of which are written upside down in the ledger. Prominent surnames listed inside the volume include Seawell, Edwards, Wilson, Tyler, Page, Hogg, Carter, Howard, Jones, Hairston, and Claiborne. Geographic areas identified focus primarily on Gloucester, Norfolk, and Richmond, Virginia. The middle of the volume appears to have sewn pages written by Sarah Wilson and Benjamin Franklin Wilson II in 1844 at Fairmount School House. Repeated names throughout the volume include Maria Louisa Seawell, Virginia Edwards, Benjamin Franklin Wilson, Albert Sterling Edwards, John Boswell Seawell, Jane Rebecca Seawell, and Watt Washington Contesse Seawell.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-117
Created by: Wilson, Benjamin Franklin (1834-1909)
Volume: 2.0 Boxes
Acquired:
04/06/2004.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Oversized materials and loose items have been separated by record type.
Biographical Note for Wilson, Benjamin Franklin (1834-1909) : Benjamin Franklin Wilson was born on December 9, 1834 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Maria Frances Edwards on June 6, 1865 in Surry, Virginia. Wilson married Maria Mildred "Maud" Seawell on October 18, 1876 in Gloucester, Virginia. He moved to the Norfolk, Virginia area around 1869-1870 and spent many years as a trucker in Norfolk County. He died on May 26, 1909 and was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Children--Writing
Families--Virginia
Gloucester (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Richmond (Va.)
Surry County (Va.)
Virginia--Social life and customs
Washington (D.C.)
Genres/Forms of Material
Autographs (manuscripts)
Correspondence
Ledgers (account books)
Maps (documents)
Newspapers
Poems
Printed ephemera
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
N. G. Wilson III by donation
PreferredCitation: Seawell, Edwards, and Wilson Families Papers, MSS 0000-117, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.