Alexandria, VA, Lawyers Papers, 1786-1865, bulk 1786-1834

Summary

Creator:
Abstract:
Formerly the George Deneale Papers. Correspondence and legal papers of three American attorneys from Alexandria, Virginia in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Papers include warrants, property seizures, and property inventories.
Extent:
2 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 oversized box)
Language:
Collection materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Alexandria, VA, Lawyers Papers,

Background

Scope and content:

The Alexandria, VA, Lawyers Papers contains the papers of attorneys from Alexandria, VA during the late 18th and early 19th century. Three lawyers whose papers are prominently featured in the collection are George Deneale, Edmund Lee, and George Gilpin. The collection is comprised of professional papers, personal papers, and miscellaneous contemporaneous printed items. A few items pertain to Freemasonry in Virginia.

Professional documents contains a variety of legal papers, including a certificate of naturalization, estate documents and inventories, fines from the Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, property seizures, affidavits, and warrants to the US Marshal service.

Personal papers contain correspondence and other personal documents exclusively of George Deneale.

Printed materials from the mid-19th century include pamphlets and other items.

Biographical / historical:

George Deneale was an attorney in Virginia. He was appointed the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for Alexandria County, a position he held from 1801 until his death in 1818. George Deneale is known to have been acquainted with George Washington and James Madison. He was also a militia officer and a Freemason, and was Grand Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22.

George Gilpin was the first judge of the Orphan's Court of Alexandria in 1800 and became the Postmaster of Alexandria in 1809. George Gilpin was also a member of the same Masonic Lodge as George Washington, and was a pallbearer at Washington's funeral.

Edmund J. Lee was a prominent political and legal figure in Alexandria. He was the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for Alexandria County from 1818 to 1840.

Acquisition information:
Transfer from Kohen collection, 1963.
Arrangement:

Material within each series is divided into folders by document type (ex: warrants, inventories, etc) and, within each folder, arranged chronologically.

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Alexandria, VA, Lawyers Papers,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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