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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889,. Letters to Jefferson Davis from Confederate officials [manuscript], 1861, 1865.

Title: Letters to Jefferson Davis from Confederate officials [manuscript], 1861, 1865.

In a letter, 1861 March 12, J. M. Mason recommends two members of the United States Army for commissions in the Confederate Army [Charles Winder? and ?] In a letter, 1861 May 15, M. R. H. Garnett discusses the "deplorable" condition of the military in Virginia divided into militia, volunteers and provisional army and responsible to both General Lee and the governor In a lengthy letter, 1865 February 4, James A. Seddon discusses his resignation as Secretary of War.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/750230235 View

Blackford family. Papers of the Blackford family, 1849-1932.

Title: Papers of the Blackford family, 1849-1932.

Collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Blackford family and notes and papers from various Virginia educational institutions. Also included are photographs, announcements, invitations, advertisements, sermons, and drawings. Of interest are letters and military papers of Launcelot Minor Blackford (1894-1964) during his tenure with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe; reminiscences of the funerals of Judge Claggett R. Jones and Edwin Anderson Alderman; and a letter, 1859 December 5, from University of Virginia student William H. Henson re University students attending the hanging of John Brown.

ArchivalResource: 270 (ca.) items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32958351 View

Ambler, Nannie, fl. 1917. Papers of the Blackford family [manuscript], 1849-1932.

Title: Papers of the Blackford family [manuscript], 1849-1932.

Collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Blackford family and notes and papers from various Virginia educational institutions. Also included are photographs, announcements, invitations, advertisements, sermons, and drawings. Of interest are letters and military papers of Launcelot Minor Blackford (1894-1964) during his tenure with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe; reminiscences of the funerals of Judge Claggett R. Jones and Edwin Anderson Alderman; and a letter, 1859 December 5, from University of Virginia student William H. Henson re University students attending the hanging of John Brown.

ArchivalResource: 270 (ca.) items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647805984 View

Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863. Papers, 1834-1941.

Title: Papers, 1834-1941.

Papers, 1834-1941, containing personal and political correspondence; notes; printed materials including speeches, pamphlets, periodicals, clippings and scrapbooks, a copybook and typescripts; a diary; notebooks and biographical material. The bulk of the collection, and the most valuable materials, consist of the correspondence, notes and speeches. Among the many prominent correspondents are Jefferson Davis, Earl Russell, Robert Toombs, South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens and Dixon H. Lewis. The correspondence, notes and speeches reflect Yancey's stand on contemporary issues such as states rights, secession, the Democratic party platform, the Civil War, and European recognition of the Confederacy. The clippings and scrapbooks contain articles from many local, regional and national newspapers, and many are reprints of Yancey's speeches and letters. The typescripts are copies of various letters, notes, speeches and articles prepared for publication in the Alabama Quarterly. The diary, although very brief, records Yancey's arrival in Europe. The bulk of the biographical materials and many of the other papers appear to have possibly been gathered by Yancey's biographer, John Witherspoon DuBose. The mileage books, notebooks, periodicals, copybook and the majority of the pamphlets are originals. The political notes and clippings are mostly originals with corresponding typescripts or copies. The correspondence and speeches are primarily typescripts and copies.

ArchivalResource: 2.33 cubic ft. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversized archives box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145409956 View

Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. James Murray Mason Papers, 1838-1870.

Title: James Murray Mason Papers, 1838-1870.

This collection consists primarily of correspondence, dispatches, supply lists and other materials relating to James Mason's years as a diplomatic commissioner for the Confederary in Europe during the Civil War. Topics include cotton and the Confederate economy; naval matters, including the Union blockade of the Confederacy; and the activities English groups opposed to the war, such as the Society for Promoting the Cessation of Hostilities in America, and the Southern Independence Association. Correspondents include Judah P. Benjamin, Henry Hotze, R.M.T. Hunter, John Russell, John Slidell, and General James William.

ArchivalResource: 3 reels.

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Carter-Blackford papers, 1736-1908

Title: Carter-Blackford papers, 1736-1908.

Carter family papers, 1736-1772, include an estate inventory and letters regarding the tobacco market including one from London Quaker merchant Thomas Hyam, the slave-trade, Jesuit's bark, financial matters, and the impact of the French and Indian War on trade. A letter, 1772, from merchants Thomas and Rowland Hunt, London, Eng., to Robert Carter, discusses the education and board of Benjamin Benson, for whom the merchants are acting as legal guardians. A letter, 12 May 1775, from John Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., to William Woodford, Caroline County, Va., discusses the battles of Concord and Lexington, the siege of Boston, and the mustering of American forces. Two letters, 4 July 1775 and 8 July 1778, from Edmund Pendleton to William Woodford, Caroline County, Va. send news of Brtish reinforcements for Boston and ask for the latest battle news. A letter, 2 February 1800, from Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia, to Landon Carter, doubts the efficacy of a rememdy and encourages further experimments. A letter 29 September 1801, from Horatio Gates, New York, mentions European political affairs, especially the disposition of Egypt. A letter, 30 January 1810, from James Madison, Washington, D.C., to his nephew Alfred Madison, forwards news fron the city and a tract by Robert Fulton. A letter, 24 February 1810, from James Madison, to Landon Carter, regards securing a copyright for a new lock; a letter, 1811 June 17, James Monroe to Landon Carter discusses a patent for a new carriage; and a letter, 24 August 1827, from Henry Clay, to William M. Blackford, denies a "corrupt bargain" with John Quincy Adams. A letter, 27 October 1833, Washington Irving, to William M. Blackford, recounts a British officer's anecdote praising Andrew Jackson's conduct at New Orleans; an excerpt, 1840, from a speech by Henry Clay, describes a tendency in the U.S. presidency toward monarchy; a letter, 26 April 1842, George Bancroft, to Blackford, thanks him for some historical papers; and a letter, 18 July 1842, Dolly H. Vaden, Halifax County, Va., to Robert Easley, disscusses the tobacco market and local Baptist associations. A note, ca. 1847, from Oliver Wendell Holmes, says his appointment as professor has taken time away from poetry; a letter,19 April 1850, from James Russell Lowell, Cambridge, Mass., mentions the deaths of his mother and daughter and his lack of concern over criticism of his work; and a letter, 13 March 1853, from Matthew Fontaine Maury to Launcelot Minor Blackford, regrets he does not have a signature of Pierce but will send one of Everett. A letter, 23 April 1860, from John Tyler to William M. Blackford, comments favorably on Henry Clay despite former differences; a note, 9 July 1864, from George E. Pickett, orders a court-martial; a letter, 14 February 1871, from R.M.T. Hunter to J.M. Mason, reflects on the Confederacy, old friends and the future of Virginia; and a letter, 10 May 1908, from La Salle Corbell Pickett, Norfolk, Va., certifies the authenticity of a Smith and Wesson firearm belonging to her late husband, George E. Pickett.

ArchivalResource: 27 items.

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Richard Smith, bank cashier in Washington, 1846 Feb. 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Richard Smith, bank cashier in Washington, 1846 Feb. 20.

About the payment of a bank draft.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

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Washington, H. A. (Henry Augustine), 1820-1858. Henry A. Washington Papers, 1835-1859.

Title: Henry A. Washington Papers, 1835-1859.

Papers of Henry A. Washington, professor of history and political economy at the College of William and Mary. Includes correspondence; poetical compositions; diaries kept while practicing law in Richmond, Va.; essays; speeches; word portraits of members of his law class; accounts; and the manuscript of his edition of the Writings of Thomas Jefferson. Prominent correspondents include John Moncure Daniel (description of his duel with [?] Johnston in Georgetown, D.C.), Peter Vivian Daniel, Benjamin S. Ewell, George Fitzhugh, John Johns, James Murray Mason, William Maxwell, John Millington, Henry Stephens Randall, James A. Seddon, Silas Totten, and Thomas Hicks Wynne.

ArchivalResource: 280 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22613723 View

Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. Correspondence and financial records of Nicholas Hooper and George Wright [manuscript] 1759-1896.

Title: Correspondence and financial records of Nicholas Hooper and George Wright [manuscript] 1759-1896.

Including 2 daybooks, 1824-27, and 1831-36; account books of sale of estate of Christian Hull, 1832; and papers relating to the estate of Jacob Weaver. Also papers chiefly 1830-50, of George Wright, Middletown wheat machine manufacturer including indentures, bills, shipping receipts of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad; letters of Arthur & Miller, Union Forge; Arthur & Sterrett, and J.W. Arthur, Columbia Furnace; Bejamin Blackford, Isabella Furnace; Butler & Wright, Middletown merchants; Hupp & Machir, Winchester, Virginia millers; Kline & Wright, Middletown merchants whose records give shipping rates, 1837-38, and John Slaughter. Other items include a letter, James Murray Mason to Samuel Kercheval, 21 May 1838, on price and demand for manganese, execution book 1785-90, of District Court at Winchester kept by John Kercheval, court clerk; bond, 10 Aug. 1759, Alexander McDonald to Mathias Bush; deed, 15 March 1786, Denny Fairfax to John Ghemp (Camp); agreement, 28 Dec. 1764, J.C. Daniel, for sale of his tenements in York, England; deed of manumission, December 1799, for Rachall Smith, slave of Nicholas Hooper; and widow's pension, 29 July 1848, of Christina Sperry, widow of Jacob Sperry.

ArchivalResource: 307 items.

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C. Neale, Esq., 1849 Jan. 7.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C. Neale, Esq., 1849 Jan. 7.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270607846 View

Gween, Robert. Autograph letter signed, 1862 Jan. 17.

Title: Autograph letter signed, 1862 Jan. 17.

Autograph letter signed by Robert Gween, a Confederate expatriate living in England.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70973067 View

Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. Papers : of James Murray Mason, 1826-1868.

Title: Papers : of James Murray Mason, 1826-1868.

The collection contains letters to Richard Smith; to Eilbeck Mason concerning a legal suit they were handling; to George M. Dallas, U.S. Minister to England, about the Panic of 1857 and the Kansas slavery issue; to Charles Green, son of a fellow prisoner in Boston, regrets missing meeting him; and to Lord Bath, 1862, thanking him for good will toward the Confederate states, and mentions the defeat of Pope in Virginia. Also, includes notes to Asbury Dickins concerning appointments to U.S. Senate staff, and requesting a check be mailed to J.R. Tucker; portions of a manuscript on slavery views; printed speech in the U.S. Senate about the admission of California as a state (1850); printed document of correspondence of Mason with Parliament in March 1863 (1864); his will, 1868; and an autograph of John Slidell on the back of a note to O.H. Peck.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30821572 View