jonesj Guide to the Joseph Jones Papers, 1681-1895 Processed by: Janie C. Morris; machine-readable finding aid created by: Stephen Douglas Miller

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: January 14, 1988 Processed by: Janie C. Morris January 14, 1988; Finding Aid encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. March 25, 1997 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Joseph Jones Papers)//EN" "jonesj.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. June 29, 1998 Updated to EAD Version 1.0 from EAD Beta by Stephen Miller Guide to the Joseph Jones Papers, 1681-1895 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryDuke UniversityDurham, North Carolina

Descriptive Summary Joseph Jones Papers, 1681-1895 Jones, Joseph, 1749-1824 1.33 Linear Feet 704 Items Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

Use Restrictions

The status of copyright interests in the Jones papers is unknown. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rubenstein Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], The Papers of Joseph Jones, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The bulk of the Joseph Jones Family Papers was acquired by several purchases in 1937. Jones was a landowner, merchant, military officer, and customs collector front Petersburg, Va. Three generations of the Jones family are represented in the collection.

Processing Information

Processed by: Janie C. Morris

Completed January 14, 1988

Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection Overview

The papers of Joseph Jones (1749-1824) span the period 1681 to 1895, with the majority of papers dating from 1794 to 1842. The collection is divided into six series: Correspondence, 1781-1895 and undated; Legal Papers, 1681-1888 and undated; Financial Papers, 1772-1875 and undated; Customs Collector Papers, 1796-1836 and undated; Military Papers, 1788-1864 and undated; and Miscellany, 1801-1854 and undated. Within each series the material is arranged chronologically. The Correspondence and Customs Collector Papers comprise the bulk of the collection.

Primarily emphasized in the collection are Jones' land holdings in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio, some awarded on account of his military service during the Revolution; his service as Brigadier-General in the 15th Brigade of the Virginia Militia during the Whiskey Rebellion; his work as customs collector at the port of Petersburg; and a variety of legal and financial papers.

The collection covers three generations of the Jones Family. After Jones' death in 1824, papers chiefly relate to his children and other relatives. Among those represented are Jones' sons: Joseph Jr., who managed some of his father's farming interests; R. Benson, who worked for various merchants in New York in the 1840's; Thomas, who was sheriff in Chesterfield County, Va. in 1838; and Thomas' wife, Mary Newton Jones, and her brother Virginia Congressman Willoughby Newton, plus other related families. There is extensive correspondence between Mrs. Mary M. Jones and others (chiefly in the 1840's) indicating that she owned both real estate and slaves. Some of this property was located in Westmoreland County, Va.

Other subjects include reaction to the passage by Congress of Jay's treaty, documents relating to slave holdings, social conditions of women in the 19th century, and the service of Jones' grandson, Captain Thomas Jones, in the 40th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

For further information about Jones, see the Department's William Bragg Papers. Bragg became Jones' business partner about 1770 in Petersburg, Va.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Virginia. Militia Customs adminsitration--Virginia--Petersburg. Land deeds and indentures--Virginia. Land grants Whiskey Insurrection, 1794 C.S.A. Army. Regiments. Virginia Infantry. 40th Jay's Treaty, 1794 Women--Social conditions Slave records Newton, Willoughby, 1802-1874. Adams, John, 1735-1826. Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834. Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849. Land settlement--West (U.S.). Lee, Richard Bland, 1761-1827. Madison, James, 1751-1836. Petersburg (Va.)--Commerce. Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Shipping--Virginia--Petersburg. Tyler, John, 1747-1813. Virginia--Militia. Contents of Collection Joseph Jones Papers, 1681-1895 (5 boxes) 1 Information Folder 1 Correspondence, 1781-1895(8 folders)

Includes personal and business correspondence. The bulk of the business correspondence relates to the family's landholdings and finances.

2-3 Legal Papers, 1681-1888

Includes land grants, survey patents, copies and extracts from deeds, bonds, land plats hills of lading, contracts, articles of agreement, promissory notes, power of attorney agreements, and some indentures involving slave sales. Three land grants (1798) awarded Jones several hundred acres of land in Northwest Ohio for his military service.

3 Financial Papers, 1772-1873 and undated(2 folders)

Accounts, receipts, bills of sales (some involving slaves) and other miscellany financialpapers. A subseries (1853-1875 and undated) is listed under Mrs. Mary H. Peeples. It includes tax, clothing, and tuition receipts, and other financial records, covering the period after she was widowed in 1853. Her connection to the Jones family is unclear.

4-5 Customs Collector Papers, 1796-1836

Includes correspondence, printed circulars from the United States Treasury Department, lists of licensed vessels, and other items, relating to Jones' position as Collector of Customs at the port of Petersburg, Va. Among the items is a bill of lading (1818 Oct. 21) from Marseilles, France, to Jones notifying him of articles sent through Petersburg for Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.

Military Papers, 1788-1864 and undated(3 folders) Miscellany, 1801-1854 and undated

Includes information about an association for improving its members' legal knowledge, speeches, and other items.

I 3 Military Papers, 1864

Correspondence, printed circulars, return lists, muster rolls, and brigade division, and military orders, relating to Jones' military service with the 15th Virginia Militia Brigade. A few items concern the 40th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Jones' grandson was in the Quartermasters Department with the regiment. Includes supply receipts, supply vouchers, other quartermaster reports, and additional miscellaneous items.