Herron, Walter, 1773-1838
Walter Herron was a manufacturer of rope in Norfolk who immigrated to Virginia from Wexford, Ireland. He married Anne Plume, and they adopted her niece, Anna Plume Bohan Herron. In the 1830 census, he had 79 people living in his household: 59 enslaved people, 4 free people of color, with the remainder of the household white. In his 1838 will he bequeathed assets to his nieces and nephews, sisters, and his godson, Walter Herron Taylor.
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[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, October 30, 1824]
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing what she saw of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the United States.