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Sources consulted for the biography of:William Harvey Patterson (1810–1895)
Primary Sources
- Birth, marriage, and death dates in Patterson Family Bible Record (provided by third-great- granddaughter Sylvia Hathaway), photocopy in Dictionary of Virginia Biography editorial files, Library of Virginia.
- Additional family information provided by fourth-great-grandson, Rodney Hathaway.
- United States Census Schedules, New Kent Co., 1840–1880, Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Land Tax Returns, New Kent Co., 1847–1895, Auditor of Public Accounts, Record Group 48, Library of Virginia.
- New Kent Co. Deed Books, 3:380 (third quotation), 638–639, 4:156–158, 451–452, 6:581–582, 8:91–93.
- Consolidated Index of Claims Reported by the Commissioners of Claims to the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1880 (1892), 182, although Patterson's claim apparently does not survive in the Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims: Virginia, 1871–1880, Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Luther Porter Jackson, Negro Office-Holders in Virginia, 1865–1895 (1945), 33, born free and identified as son of William H. Patterson.
- LaVonne Allen, "William Harvey Patterson," New Kent Historical Society Newsletter (Mar. 2012): 4, identified as son of John Bailey and Rebecca Ann Patterson.
Political Career
- 1871 election description and first quotation in deposition of William H. Brisby, Feb. 27, 1877, in his claim 19,204, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims: Virginia, 1871–1880, Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Election Records, 1776–1941, No. 4 (1871), State Government Records Collection, Record Group 13, Library of Virginia.
- Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser, Nov. 10, 1871; Nov. 14, 1871.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia (1871–1872 sess.), 33, 389–390.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia (1872–1873 sess.), 234.
- Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia at its Session of 1872–'73 (1873), 167 (second quotation).
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