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Thomas Ritson Legal Documents, 1800-1840

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: Thomas Ritson Legal Documents, 1800-1840

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-631

Creator: Unknown

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

1800-1840 legal documents relating to Thomas Ritson of Norfolk, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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 Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Thomas Ritson Legal Documents, MSS 0000-631, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 21, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 7: Filing Cabinet ManuscriptsAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: Thomas Ritson Legal Documents, 1800-1840Add to your cart.
Item 1: Indenture, Between Thomas Ritson, Christopher McConnico, and Andrew I. McConnico, 1800 December 22Add to your cart.
Other names included in indenture include George Tarry and Edward Tarry of Mecklenburg, Virginia, Timothy Wheeler and Matthew Cully of Otsego, New York, Stephen N. Bayard and Elizabeth Bayard of Onondaga, New York, and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer of Albany, New York.
Item 2: Document, To Wit, 1801 January 16Add to your cart.
Includes seal of Town of Petersburg, State of Virginia, and signed by David Maitland. Document certifies indenture of trust between Thomas Ritson, Christopher McConnico, and Andrew J. McConnico. Other names in this document include William Sharp and Richard E. Packer.
Item 3: Document, Ritson v. McConnico, Judge Robert B. Taylor, 1801-1809Add to your cart.
Other names in this document include Honorable George Wythe, Thomas Shore, John Tabb, Helen Tabb, George Tarry, and Edward Tarry.
Item 4: Document, Promise for Payment, 1828 April 5Add to your cart.
Promise to pay N. Currier $520, signed by James T. Link. Notarized by Robert E. Taylor on May 8, 1828.
Item 5: Correspondence, Robert E. Taylor to Noxon and Leavenworth, 1839 March 28Add to your cart.
Written in Norfolk, Virginia and sent to Syracuse, New York.
Item 6: Deposition, Of Elizabeth Pennock and Stephen Wright, 1840 January 14-15Add to your cart.
Examined before Henry L. Allmond, Commissioner. Includes information on children of Thomas Ritson: Ann Taylor and Patsey Young.
Item 7: Correspondence, Elias W. Leavenworth to Robert E. Taylor, 1840 June 10Add to your cart.
Written in Syracuse, New York and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.