MIC FLM Z 5315 C3 H6

Hoffman, Paul P. The Carter Family Papers, 1659-1797, in the Sabine Hall Collection.Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1967.

4 reels. 35 mm.

SCOPE:

            Contains the documents, correspondence, and diaries of Landon Carter, 1710-1778, and his son Robert Wormeley Carter, 1734-1798, both Virginia planters and politicians. Landon Carter was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1752-1768, and a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1759. Robert Wormeley Carter was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1769-1776, resigned to fight in the Revolutionary War, and served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1779 and 1781-82. Both corresponded with members of the Lee family, and others active in Virginia politics.

      ARRANGEMENT:

            Roll 1: Land documents and correspondence, 1650-1774.

            Roll 2: Correspondence, 1775-1797.
                       Diaries of Landon Carter, 1752-1770.

            Roll 3: Diaries of Landon Carter, 1771-1777.

            Roll 4: Diaries of Landon Carter, 1776-1778.
                       Diary of Robert Wormeley Carter, 1783-1784.

FINDING AIDS:

            Guide to the Microfilm Edition of theCarter Family Papers, 1659-1797, in the Sabine Hall Collection. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1967.
            Includes an alphabetical list of correspondents, but there is no subject index to the letters of the journals.

      SUBJECTS:

            United States--History--Colonial Period, ca.
                        1600-1775--Sources
            Carter Family--Manuscripts
            Virginia--History--Colonial, ca.
                        1600-1775--Sources