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McGhee, Peter M., fl. 1842. Albemarle County land surveys [manuscript], 1814-1842.

Title: Albemarle County land surveys [manuscript], 1814-1842.

The collection consists of an 1814 survey by William Woods of Alexander Garrett's plat in Albemarle County, Va.; an 1842 survey by Peter M. McGhee showing Thomas Boyd's plat in Albemarle County; an undated survey by McGhee and an undated plat by John White showing John Moore's Albemarle County land; and a memorandum re: an unidentified survey.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Chapman, Frederic, 1823-1895,. American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1814-1890.

Title: American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1814-1890.

Material collected by Hench, some as an autograph collection and others for use in his classes at the University of Virginia with examples of various periods. Modern autographs collected by Hench include letters by associates of Edgar Allan Poe; Civil War letters; papers relating to Virginia history; correspondence of writers and politicians, particularly from the Victorian era; and other miscellaneous correspondence with literary or histocial interest. Letters of Edwin Percy Whipple to Paul Hamilton Hayne and others discuss routine matters and Sir William Jones and the concept of "Sovereign Law." Letters of Nathaniel Parker Willis to Carey & Hart, [George Pope?] Morris, [Charles Warren?] Stoddard, John B. Van Schaick, Daniel Webster and others discuss literary matters chiefly for the Home Journal, social obligations and a legal problem. With these are calling cards, engraved portraits and an autograph. Charlotte Mary Yonge writes three unidentified correspondents sending proof, discussing illustrations, replying to an author and seeking information on the prophecies of Mother Shipton. Single letters of interest include James A. Walker to W. P. Hopkins on his Civil War service; Thomas Willis White complimenting Lewis Jacob Cist on his writing; G. J. Whyte-Melville discussing terms for publication of "Roy's Wife" with Frederic Chapman; William Wilkins on the purchase of a flatboat; Cornelia Grinnell Willis sends some pieces for the "Home Journal" to [George Pope?] Morris; Wiliam Wirt to his commanding officer on the location of Camp Warrenigh Church and requesting prolonges; Noah Worcester promising to forward a pacifist journal; Thomas C. Wright regarding histories of Trinity House, an association of English mariners; and Charles Mayne Young to Mary Russell Mitford requesting a manuscript of a new play. Form letters from Mitchell's Rare and Standard Books document the authenticity of two George Washington items for sale, 1890. A memorandum of Wiliam Woods, of Albemarle County, Va., concerns pay due several companies of Virginia Militia, 1815.

ArchivalResource: circa 46 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648014687 View

Woods, William W. Letter : Iowa City, Iowa, to Rev. Messrs. Badger and Hall, 1841 Dec 4.

Title: Letter : Iowa City, Iowa, to Rev. Messrs. Badger and Hall, 1841 Dec 4.

ALS from Woods, a christian missionary, to Rev. Badger, probably Milton Badger, Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society, and Rev. Hall. Woods comments on his attempts at "promoting religion" in Iowa City, the evening meetings he conducts with a Baptist minister for the community in a schoolhouse, and the church he has organized consisting of two male and eight female members.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ([2] p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86093593 View

Woods, William, d. 1850. Papers : of William Woods, 1767-1863.

Title: Papers : of William Woods, 1767-1863.

The collection consists chiefly of letters of Woods and his family relating to his service in the War of 1812, the convention that nominated Henry Clay for president, and family matters from 1767-1863. Correspondence includes letters from John Stuart to his sister Elizabeth Stuart Woods, 1782-1796, to his brother-in-law, Richard Woods, 1788-1794, and to his nephew, William Woods, 1804. Also, includes letters from Eliza Ann Warwick Woods to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Warwick, 1801-1815; letters from William Woods to his wife, Eliza Ann Warwick, 1811-1815, concerning the War of 1812 and camp life, and her letters to him, 1814-1815; letters from Woods to his wife, 1823-1831, and from her to him, 1829-1830, concerning the condition of the plantation, slaves, and national politics. There are also letters and agreements to William Woods concerning land owned by him in Kentucky, 1795-1848. Also, includes diaries of a trip in western Virginia, 1795, and to Philadelphia, 1799-1800. Liberty Hall Academy ephemera includes a letter praising William Woods's conduct as a student and a copy of the "Laws of Liberty Hall Academy," ca. 1794- 1795. Also, includes Woods's commission as lieutenant in the Virginia militia, 1800, and his will dated 1847, recorded 1850.

ArchivalResource: 147 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30352488 View

Woods, William W. Letter : Iowa City, Iowa, to Rev. Messrs. Badger and Hall, 1841 Dec 4.

Title: Letter : Iowa City, Iowa, to Rev. Messrs. Badger and Hall, 1841 Dec 4.

ALS from Woods, a christian missionary, to Rev. Badger, probably Milton Badger, Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society, and Rev. Hall. Woods comments on his attempts at "promoting religion" in Iowa City, the evening meetings he conducts with a Baptist minister for the community in a schoolhouse, and the church he has organized consisting of two male and eight female members.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ([2] p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150336 View