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Sources consulted for the biography of:Robert Gilbert Griffin (1847–1927)
Biographical Information
- Paternity and year of birth ("in his tenth year" on Feb. 22, 1857) documented in Robert Anderson's will, Williamsburg Will Book 2:7–12.
- Paternity documented in Maria Griffin et al v. Executors of Helen M. Anderson et al., James City Co. Chancery Cause, 1873-005, Library of Virginia.
- Year of birth ("in his eleventh year" on 1 October 1857 in Anderson to Theodore Weld) in Robert Anderson Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
- March 1847 birth date in United States Census Schedules, 1900, York Co., Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- One letter in Robert Anderson Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Va.
- Compiled Service Military Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the U.S. Colored Troops, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Philadelphia Marriage Returns, 1871, Philadelphia Department of Health, Philadelphia City Archives.
- Property transactions in York Co. Deed Books 18–31, 34, 36, 37, 39, 39A, 45.
- Feb. 9, 1927 death date in burial records, Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Penn.
- Feb. 9, 1927 death date in U.S. Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933, Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Variant Feb. 10, 1927 death date in Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Penn.
- Luther Porter Jackson, Negro Office-Holders in Virginia, 1865–1895 (1945), 18.
Political Career
- Griffin's depositions in James H. Platt, Jr., vs. John Goode, Jr., 44th Congress, 1st session, U.S. House of Representatives Miscellaneous Document No. 65:222, 382, 449–450.
- Record of Appointment of Postmasters, Virginia, York County, Post Office Department, Record Group 28, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Richmond Daily Whig, Mar. 18, 1881; Sept. 1, 1883.
- Richmond Campaign, Sept. 12, 1885.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Election Records, 1776–1941, No. 64 (1883), Record Group 13, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, (1883–1884 sess.), 34–35, 435, 637–639 (committee report on eligibility), 658 (reference to minority report).
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