Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture
Scope and Content
The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the "term yet to come" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling "hired" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as "employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin". (The indenture is also called a "deed in trust" on the document.)
Dates
- 1830
Creator
- Stribling, Erasmus, 1784-1858 (Person)
- Fultz, David, 1802-1886 (Person)
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in English.
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Biographical Note - Erasmus Stribling
Erasmus Stribling was born to Francis and Nancy Tate Stribling on June 1, 1784. He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1800-1803. He married Matilda Kinney (1789-1829) on April 23, 1807, in Augusta County, Virginia, and they had 11 children, including Dr. Francis T. Stribling (1810-1874), superintendent of the the Western Lunatic Asylum (now Western State Hospital) at Staunton.
Stribling worked as a merchant and lawyer, primarily in Staunton, Virginia, where he served as mayor (1816-1818). He and Matilda also developed and managed the local resort, Augusta Springs (renamed Stribling Springs after his death) from about 1817 until 1857. Stribling also served as the Clerk of the District Court at Sweet Springs, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta (1812-1831), and Clerk of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Virginia (1846-1857).
According to the 1830 census, Stribling enslaved 11 people, whose names are not recorded.
Stribling died on July 2, 1858, and is buried beside his wife in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.
External sources:
U. S. Federal Census, 1830-1850
"Erasmus Stribling", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39077117/erasmus-stribling, accessed on May 31, 2023.
"Erasmus Stribling" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/32489:3723, accessed on December 7, 2023.
Charles Culbertson, "Historic Stribling Springs was one of top U.S. resourts", News Leader, May 30, 2015, https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2015/05/30/historic-stribling-springs-one-top-us-resorts/28240213/, accessed on December 8, 2023.
Hugh Milton McIlhany, Some Virginia Families: Being Genealogies of the Kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick, And Other Families of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner & Prufer, printers, 1903, pp. 37-39, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011440903, accessed on December 8, 2023.
Biographical Note - David Fultz
In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.
No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.
The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.
During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. After the war, he took the oath of allegiance to the USA.
Fultz died on August 24, 1886, and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Census, 1830-1880
U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, 1850-1860
"David Fultz", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5092612/david-fultz, accessed December 8, 2023.
"David Fultz" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/133474:62152, accessed December 8, 2023.
"David Fultz" in the U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/117839:1217, accessed December 8, 2023.
"David Fultz" in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4217094:60214, accessed December 8, 2023.
"Frederick Fultz" in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/44283:7832, accessed December 8, 2023.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the "term yet to come" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling "hired" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as "employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin". (The indenture is also called a "deed in trust" on the document.)
Source of Acquisition
The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in April 2017.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023.
- Title
- Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, 1830
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- LM Rozema, Archivist, and Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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