I saw this one too. First I emailed them through an online form but
that bounced back saying to go to a different site. That one says that
many of the archives are in storage and can't be gotten to until early
2012 as they do some major remodeling so... I asked through the new form
and waiting on a response.
This is the correct people and the last name is Wills, not Mills.
Thanks.
Eric
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] artist - James W. Ford and Wills portraits?
Eric,
This won't help you find the current location of the portrait, but have
you looked at Ford's papers at UVA? "A Guide to the Papers of James
Westhall Ford, 1804-1874," (Accession Number 6073) states that the
collection includes, among many other items, correspondence with a
Josiah Mills/Wills:
Personal correspondence between the Fords and the family of
Josiah Mills (Wills?) of Norfolk is contained in a separate folder.
Extending from 1839 to 1848, it deals largely with family matters of
both a personal and financial nature. A number of letters deal with
problems associated with Sister Sarah Alvey; others relate to Mills's
efforts to sell a slave by the name of Delphia. In a letter
dated January 13, 1840, Mr. Mills writes that he has "sent to you my
negro Woman Delphia to be sold to the highest bidder or for the best
price you can obtain." A subsequent letter (July 28, 1840) reveals
that Delphia does not like to live in Norfolk and has been sent "again
to Richmond to be disposed of."
Hope this helps.
Cathy Hellier, Historian
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Huffstutler, Eric S.
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:03 PM
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Subject: artist - James W. Ford and Wills portraits?
I read a note for the Southern quarterly magazine, Volume 17 of 1978
which states that famed artist James Westhall Ford while in Richmond
during the 1830s, painted portraits of Charles Wills and Josiah Wills.
I am assuming these are the two sons of the elder Charles Wills
(c.1775-1820) who we seek info on as well.
How would I track down these portraits?
Thanks!
Eric
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