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Talcott family. Papers, 1816-1915.

Title: Papers, 1816-1915.

Includes correspondence, 1817-1867, of Andrew Talcott relating to his career in the engineering corps of the United States Army, various railway projects (the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, and the Mexican Imperial Railway), as chief engineer for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and surveyor on the Maine-Canadian border; also his diaries, 1838-1880, account books, 1828-1878, commonplace books, 1819-1872, and other papers. Papers of Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott include correspondence, 1861-1915, concerning railroad projects, accounts, 1869-1874, and scrapbook, 1890-1915. Also include letterbook, 1864-1865, of George Russell Talcott. Additional material, 1861-1865, pertains to the 1st Regiment of the Engineer Corps of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 932 items.

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Talcott family. Papers, 1751-1951, of the Talcott family of Connecticut and Virginia.

Title: Papers, 1751-1951, of the Talcott family of Connecticut and Virginia.

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, 1815-1880, of Andrew Talcott (while a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and while serving in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, in Glastonbury, Conn., Washington, D.C., Albany and New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., and Fort Monroe, Norfolk, and Richmond, Va.). Some correspondents include his mother-in-law Harriet (Randolph) Hackley, father-in-law Richard Shippey Hackley, brother-in-law William Beverly Randolph Hackley, sister Abigail (Talcott) Hale, brother George Talcott, wife Harriet Randolph (Hackley) Talcott, and brother Jared G. Talcott. Also included are his diaries, 1818-1865, concerning daily activities while serving in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps and working on the Imperial Mexican Railway; and his will, October 27. Other materials include a commission, 1757, issued to Andrew's grandfather Elizur Talcott as captain of the 6th cavalry regiment of the Connecticut militia; letters, 1812-1859, written by Harriet (Randolph) Hackley to her son William Beverly Randolph Hackley, grandson Charles Gratiot Talcott, daughter Harriet Randolph (Hackley) Talcott, and granddaughter Mary Gray Talcott; correspondence, 1832-1860, of Harriet Randolph (Hackley) Talcott with her sister-in-law Abigail (Talcott) Hale and sons Charles Gratiot Talcott and Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott; and correspondence, 1855-1918, of Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott concerning family life, the Civil War, Robert E. Lee, and the Randolph and Talcott families, a memorandum, 1875, of an [1870] interview with Robert E. Lee, and Thomas's will, 1919. Also, include indices for Carrington and Watkins family genealogies; genealogical notes concerning the Cabell, Carrington, Cary, Cutts, Fleming, Glass, Hackley, Hale, Lyons, Pittman, Randolph, Rolfe, Ross, Shields, Southgate, Stubblefield, Talcott, Walton, Watkins, and Wilson families; and genealogical charts concerning the Carmichael, Cocke, Eppes, Hackley, Randolph, and Talcott families.

ArchivalResource: 411 items.

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Talcott family. Talcott family papers, ca. 1852.

Title: Talcott family papers, ca. 1852.

Estate probate papers of several members of the Hartford, Connecticut, Talcott family. Includes the estates of Oscar L. Talcott, Margaret S. Talcott, Samuel Talcott, and Sarah W. Talcott. Those receiving bequests included Cynthia, Elizabeth, Thomas, Joseph, Isabella, Arthur, Adrian, and Mary Talcott.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Talcott family. Papers, 1814-1890.

Title: Papers, 1814-1890.

This collection consists primarily of materials concerning Andrew Talcott (1797-1883) and his son, Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott (1838- 1920). The correspondence, 1815-1844, of Andrew Talcott, while at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and while serving in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, concerns life at West Point and various commissions in the U.S. Army. Items pertaining to T.M.R. Talcott in the collection include official letters, 1861-1863, offering Talcott various commissions in the Confederate Corps of Engineers, and affidavits, 1865, of Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) attesting to Talcott's character. Correspondents in the collection include, among others, Benjamin Huger (1805-1877), Jeremy Francis Gilmer (1818-1883), and George Wythe Randolph (1818-1867).

ArchivalResource: 51 items.

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Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Special order (unnumbered) : to Col. T.M.R. Talcott, commanding the engineering forces : manuscript signed for General Lee by his adjutant, W.H. Taylor, 1865 Apr. 9.

Title: Special order (unnumbered) : to Col. T.M.R. Talcott, commanding the engineering forces : manuscript signed for General Lee by his adjutant, W.H. Taylor, 1865 Apr. 9.

Designating Generals J. Longstreet, J.B. Gordon, and W.N. Pendleton to carry out the terms of the surrender agreed upon with Lt. General Grant.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (4to)

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Barnard, John James, b. 1789. Barnard-Talcott-Hollerith family papers, 1790-1858.

Title: Barnard-Talcott-Hollerith family papers, 1790-1858.

Account books (11), 1790-1794, 1810-1853, of members of the Barnard family in England and the U.S. Includes an account book and diary, 1821-1832, by a Norwich (England) resident. Account book, 1857-1858, of Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott. Notebooks (2) of John James Barnard on Joseph Priestly's Lectures on history, and general policy, and on Adam Smith's Wealth of nations, made while at school, 1805-1806, in England. Sheets of calculations found in a book owned by R. Barnard.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes ; 32 cm. or smaller.

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Venable, Charles S. (Charles Scott), 1827-1900. Charles S. Venable papers, 1862-1894 (1863-1864) [manuscript].

Title: Charles S. Venable papers, 1862-1894 (1863-1864) [manuscript].

Official communications, mainly dated 1863-1864, addressed to R. E. Lee, and to Venable and other staff officers, from Confederate commanders in the Virginia theatre of war. Scattered postwar letters to Venable from former Confederate officers contain discussions of military actions and include letters from Venable to his wife and his son, Francis Preston Venable. Other correspondents include R. H. Anderson, P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Jefferson Davis, Jubal A. Early, Richard S. Ewell, Wade Hampton, A. P. Hill, J. D. Imboden, Bradley T. Johnson, Fitzhugh Lee, W. H. F. Lee, F. T. Nicholls, George E. Pickett, Jeb Stuart, and T. M. Talcott. Volumes include lecture notes and a printed copy of Venable's 1874 "Address before the Society of the Alumni of Hampden-Sydney College."

ArchivalResource: 600 items (0.5 linear ft.).

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Jones, B. M. Papers, 1861-1862.

Title: Papers, 1861-1862.

These papers concern mainly the land appropriated for Batteries 1-10 around Richmond and include commissioners' reports and plats of the said areas.

ArchivalResource: 45 p.

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