Strachan-Tuck family papers
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Strachan-Tuck family papers
Inclusive Dates: 1783-1890
Collection Number: mssHM 75769-75841
Collector:
Strachan-Tuck family
Extent:
Approximately 100 items in 1 box (0.417 feet)
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This group of correspondence and miscellaneous records were assembeled by Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck of Petersburg, Virginia.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
HM 75769-75841, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Marilyn R. Lester, July 2002.
Biography
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.
Scope and Content
The Strachan-Tuck family collection includes correspondence, notes, memoranda, legal documents, 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.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Strachan-Tuck family
Strachan, Robert Glass
Tuck, George Oliphant
Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachan)
Subjects
Courtship -- Virginia
Families -- Virginia
Slaves -- Virginia
Geographic Areas
Petersburg (Va.) -- Religious life and customs
Petersburg (Va.) -- Social life and customs
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Williamsburg (Va.)
Genre
Financial records
Letters (correspondence)
Invoices
Poetry
HM 75769
(1783, May 2),
Call, D. A.L.S. to Sarah Field
Williamsburg (Va.)
Fragile
Included: Typescript
HM 75770
(1784, Aug. 25),
Call, D. A.L.S. to [Sarah Field]
Williamsburg (Va.)
Fragile
Included: Typescript
HM 75771
(1789, Jan. 19),
Field, R. A.L.S. to Sally Field
Edinburg (Va.)
Fragile
Included: Typescript
HM 75772
(1823, Jan. 1),
Mertens, John L. A.D.S. to Robert Glass Strachan
Printed form filled in
Bond given for the hire of a slave named Henry
HM 75773
(1831, Jan. 1),
Hackley, Robert Jackson A.D.S. to Jane Strachan
Amount hire due for [Jim & Inpet--?]
HM 75774
(1839, Oct. 2),
Strachan, Jane. Will (copy), A.D.S.
HM 75775
[1840],
Stephen A.D.S. to L.C. Jordan
HM 75776
[1840],
Strachan, Jane. Will, A.D.S.
Included: Jane Strachan's obituary clipping
HM 75777
[1840],
Strachan, Jane A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
Related to Jane Strachan's will
HM 75778
(1841),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75779
(1842),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75780
(1843, Feb. 6),
[Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachan)]. [Devotional sentiment], A.MS.
HM 75781
(1843, Oct. 12),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75782
(1843, Dec. 12),
[Malone?], Patrick on Robert Glass Strachan's land, D.S.
Dinwiddie County (Va.)
Printed form filled in
HM 75783
(1843),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75784
(1845),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75785
(1845),
Strachan, Robert Glass A.D.S. to R.K. Meade
HM 75786
(1846, Oct. 1),
Memo: Amount due D. May for which Deed of Trust is given, A.D.S.
HM 75787
(1846, Dec. 28),
Strachan, Ellyson Armistead A.L.S. to "Niece"
Bound poetry collection, A.MS.
HM 75788
(1846-1848),
Hackley, Mary Strachan. Miscellaneous accounts, A.D.S.
HM 75789
(1847, Feb. 20),
Strachan, Robert Glass A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75790
(1847, Apr. 19),
Lea, William A.D.S. to William M. Lea
[Lesh?] and prices of slaves
HM 75791
(1847, Dec. 30),
Strachan, Robert G. A.D.S. to A. Whitehead
HM 75792
(1847),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75793
(1847),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75794
[1847],
Madison, W.A. A.D.S. to Robert Glass Strachan
HM 75795
[before 1848],
Strachan, Robert Glass A.L.S. to Sarah [Frances (Strachan) Tuck]
HM 75796
(1848, Jan. 17),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with T.W. Bradley, A.D.S.
HM 75797
(1848, Jan. 27),
Strachan, Robert Glass. Account with Lea & Madison, A.D.S.
HM 75798
(1848, June 13),
Crump, John P. A.L.S. Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75799
(1848, Sep. 13),
Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachan). [Devotional sentiment], A.MS.S
HM 75800
[before 1850, Feb. 23],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75801
[before 1850],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75802
[before 1850],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75803
[before 1850],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75804
[before 1850],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75805
[before 1850],
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75806
(1850, Mar. 5),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75807
(1850, Mar. 13),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75808
([1850], July 22),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
With envelope and notecard
Courtship
HM 75809
(1850, July 24),
Donnan, Alexander A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75810
(1850, July 24),
Tuck, George O. and Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck. Marriage indenture (copy), A.D.S.
HM 75811
(1850),
Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachan). Account with David M. Bernard, A.D.
Included: Promissory note, July 7, 1847
HM 75812
(1851, Feb.),
Hackley, Mary. Estate of Robert Glass Strachan, A.D.
HM 75813
(1851, Feb.),
Hackley, Mary. Account with Robert Glass Strachan, A.D.
HM 75814
(1851, Sep. 17),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75815
(1851, Sep. 22),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75816
(1853, Sep. 13),
Hackley, Mary and Sallie F. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75817
(1854, Oct. 16),
Hackley, Mary A.L.S. to George O. Tuck
HM 75818
(1855, Jan. 4),
[Hackley, Mary] A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75819
(1855, July 11),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75820
(1856, Aug. 13),
Strachan, James A.L.S. to "Master"
HM 75821
(1863, Jan. 7),
Barker, J----? A.L.S. to "Madame"
HM 75822
(1864, Aug. 13),
Tuck, Alfred Gordon. [Burial service notice], A.D.
HM 75823
[after 1864, Aug. 13],
Madison, [Robert] L. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75824
[after 1864, Aug. 13],
[Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachan)]. "Alfred sweet Alfred...," A.MS.
HM 75825
(1864, Aug. 24),
Tuck, George O. A.D.S. to Bobbitt Burrows & Co.
HM 75826
(1864, Sep. 7),
Tuck, George E. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
With envelope
Warrenton (N.C.)
HM 75827
(1864, Sep. 11),
Tuck, George O. A.D.S. to [J. Wilson?]
HM 75828
(1864, Sep. 12),
Tuck, Sarah Frances (Strachen) A.L.S. to George E. Tuck
With envelope
Petersburg (Va.)
HM 75829
(1864, Sep. 19),
Hill, Eliza Currie (Tuck) A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
With envelope
Warrenton (N.C.)
HM 75830
(1865, May 11),
Provost Marshal's Office. Certficate for George O. Tuck, D.S.
Printed form filled in
Included: George O. Tuck's burial service notice
HM 75831
(1865, July 16),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
With envelope
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
HM 75832
(1865, July 28),
Tuck, George O. A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
With envelope
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
HM 75833
(1865, Sep. 18),
Tuck, George O. A.D.S. to R.H. Mann
Invoice for Confederate bonds
HM 75834
(1865, Nov. 23),
Steen, Georgia A. A.L.S. to [Robert L.] Madison
Carondelet Park (Saint Louis, Mo.)
HM 75835
(1866, Jan. 15),
Madison, Robert L. A.L.S. to George O. Tuck and Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75836
(1868, Mar. 20),
Mann, John A.L.S. to Sarah Frances (Strachan) Tuck
HM 75837
[undated],
Hill, Eliza Currie (Tuck) A.L.S. to George O. Tuck
HM 75838
[undated],
Empty envelopes
HM 75839
[before 1890],
Ephemera
Included: Obituaries, printed engraving, and dried plants
HM 75840
[after 1890],
Genealogical tables
HM 75841
(1838),
Receipts (financial records)
