Carter Family Papers, 1659-1797 In the Sabine Hall Collection
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm BC246 - 4 Reels.
Description
The papers include land documents, correspondence and diaries of London Carter and his son Robert Wormley Carter. They document important aspects of the tobacco and slave trades as well as chronicle many of the important political debates in the Virginia House of Burgesses leading up to the American Revolution.
The papers are divided into two series, one consisting of correspondence and land documents from 1659 to 1797, and the second including diaries, covering the period frbm 1752 to 1784. Both series are arranged chronologically.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF F229.H62
- Hoffman, Paul, editor. Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Carter Family Papers, 1659-1797.
