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United States. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 1st. Letterbook, 1846-1848 [microform].

Title: Letterbook, 1846-1848 [microform].

Letterbook, 1846 December 15-1848 May 17, of the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment, U.S.A., containing the correspondence of John Francis Hamtramck (as commander of the regiment) concerning the organization of the unit, issues of supply, and its journey from Richmond, Va., to Mexico. Some of the correspondents include Jubal Anderson Early, Roger Jones, James Lawson Kemper, William Learned Marcy, William Harvie Richardson, Robert Gourmain Scott, Larkin Smith, William Smith, and Henry Stanton.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861. Papers of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript] 1777-1861.

Title: Papers of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript] 1777-1861.

Several items concern Cocke's proposed School of Agriculture at the University of Virginia. Contains many Civil War items including a proclamation of the Ordinance of Secession with a note "See that all the troops vote"; Lee's special orders through R. S. Garnett; a copy of Cocke's report to Beauregard concerning the performance of the 5th brigade at Manassas; and the letterpress copy of Cock'es letter and dispatch book. Correspondents include P. G. T. Beauregard, Joseph C. Cabell, Jubal Early, R. S. Garnett, Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, John Letcher, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, W. H. Richardson, William Cabell Rives, Wiliam B. Taliaferro and John A. Washington.

ArchivalResource: 66 items.

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Richardson, William H. (William Harvie), 1795-1876. Papers of William Harvie Richardson, 1799-1874 (bulk 1807-1862).

Title: Papers of William Harvie Richardson, 1799-1874 (bulk 1807-1862).

Collection of miscellaneous papers and correspondence of William H. Richardson. The bulk of the collection consists of financial records -- bills, receipts, promissory notes, etc, including a few items that document sale of slaves. Also included are a few personal letters addressed to William H. Richardson that discuss political news, Washington Canal and Rhode Island State Lottery, bear hunting, and other subjects. Also included are a few documents issued by Richardson as Adjutant General of Virginia (1862), and a letter of his son, William H. Richardson, Jr. who served in the Confederate Army.

ArchivalResource: 170 pieces.

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University of Virginia. University of Virginia records, 1827-1828.

Title: University of Virginia records, 1827-1828.

Correspondence (1827-1828) and architectural plan of the university (undated). Includes letters from William B. Giles, governor of Virginia, and William H. Richardson notifying Joseph C. Cabell, John H. Cocke, and James Madison of meetings of the board of visitors; and testimonials in behalf of Thomas W. Clerke, applicant for a chair in law. Other correspondents include Gesner Harrison, Chapman Johnson, Thomas P. Jones, Richard Henry Lee, and Robert M. Patterson,

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

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University of Virginia. Board of Visitors. Commission and summonsh[manuscript] 1824 March 1.

Title: Commission and summonsh[manuscript] 1824 March 1.

The collection contains a commission, 1824 March 1, appointing James Breckenridge a Visitor of the University of Virginia. Also, order in council, 1824 March 1, appointing Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Chapman Johnson, Joseph Carrington Cabell, George Loyall, Breckenridge, and John Hartwell Cocke as visitors, and summoning them to a meeting. sgd William Henry Richardson [d. 1876].

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Cocke family. Correspondence pertaining to the family and estate of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript], 1850-1879.

Title: Correspondence pertaining to the family and estate of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript], 1850-1879.

In a series of letters Cocke family and friends discuss the Civil War, including brief comments on the battles of Shiloh and Gettysburg; Reconstruction including problems with black labor and the franchise for newly freed slaves; tobacco marketing and prices; family news and finances; and the fate of Belmead.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647829484 View