Strachan-Tuck family papers, 1783-1890

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Summary

Title:
Strachan-Tuck family papers
Dates:
1783-1890
Creators:
Strachan-Tuck family
Abstract:
This group of correspondence and miscellaneous records were assembeled by Sarah Frances Strachan Tuck of Petersburg, Virginia.
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
The records are in English.
Preferred citation:

mssHM 75769-75841, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Strachan-Tuck family collection includes correspondence, notes, memoranda, legal documents, some involving enslaved persons, financial documents, and newspaper clippings. The papers primarily relate to the Tuck family's life in Petersburg, Virginia, during the two decades before the outbreak of the American Civil War. There are a few pieces of Civil War items, including a post war invoice for $10,000 of Confederate bonds consigned for sale to a Liverpool banker. There is a small set of letters from the early married life of Robert Glass Strachan's mother, Sarah Field, in Williamsburg, Virginia. These three letters dating from 1783 through 1789 are in a fragmentary state and include typescripts. Also included in this collection are three Strachan-Tuck family charts, a manuscript book of poetry inscribed by Ellyson Armistead Strachan to his niece, and business affairs of Robert Glass Strachan.

Biographical / historical:

Sarah Frances Strachan Tuck (1823-1890) was the daughter of Robert Glass Strachan and Eliza H. Currie [or Curry]. Robert Glass Strachan was the third son of Dr. Alexander G. Strachan. Sarah Frances Strachan Tuck was married to George O. Tuck. The couple had five children: Roberta Strachan Tuck; George Ellison Tuck; Eliza Currie Tuck; Albert Beverly Tuck; and Mary Lane Tuck.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Marilyn R. Lester, July 2002.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-09-21 16:40:14 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please contact the Reader Services Department.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

mssHM 75769-75841, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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