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Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Correspondence, with John Marshall, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, Daneil Webster, and others [manuscript] : correspondence, 1845-51, between members of the Leigh family, 1800-1833(1851).

Title: Correspondence, with John Marshall, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, Daneil Webster, and others [manuscript] : correspondence, 1845-51, between members of the Leigh family, 1800-1833(1851).

ArchivalResource: 29 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647965865 View

Bayard, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1796-1868. Papers of the Tayloe family [manuscript], 1756-1893.

Title: Papers of the Tayloe family [manuscript], 1756-1893.

The collection contains the family and business correspondence of the Tayloe family, particularly John Tayloe, Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, William Henry Tayloe, Edward T. Tayloe and Henry Tayloe. Much of the correspondence concerns family plantations in Virginia, Maryland and Alabama. Topics include plantation management; cotton cultivation in Alabama and transactions with cotton brokers in New Orleans and Mobile; the Civil War and difficulties of running a plantation under wartime conditions; transportation of slaves from Virginia to Alabama, slave sales and runaways; the Octagon House, Washington, D.C.; horse racing and breeding; and family finances and legal affairs. Of interest is a letter from Edward Tayloe to Benjamin O. Tayloe, 1824 September 19, describing a visit to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. Business papers, 1795-1820, concern real estate transactions in Georgetown and Washington, D.C. In addition there are letterbooks and a diary of Mrs. Ogle Tayloe. Of interest are letters from Edward Thornton Tayloe in Mexico and Bogotà discussing the countries, their government, people, religion, and mining operations and mentioning Joel Poinsett, David Porter, Simón Bolivár, Vicente Guerrero, William Henry Harrison, José María Córdova, and James Henderson.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647837130 View

Robertson, John, 1787-1873. Letter, Philadelphia, to Robert Selden Garnett [manuscript] 1824 May 19.

Title: Letter, Philadelphia, to Robert Selden Garnett [manuscript] 1824 May 19.

Mentions the "A.B." plot, Ninian Edwards, William Harris Crawford, tariffs, Mathew Carey, George Hay, Andrew Jackson, George Kremer, Walter Lowrie and James Monroe.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Wheaton, Joseph, 1755-1828. Joseph Wheaton papers, 1797-1839 (inclusive).

Title: Joseph Wheaton papers, 1797-1839 (inclusive).

Correspondence and documents between Major Joseph Wheaton, members of his family, and various government officials concerning attempts to secure reimbursement from the government for debts incurred while Wheaton was serving as Deputy Quarter Master General during the War of 1812. Correspondents of note include Joseph Bloomfield, William Eustis, Charles Gratiot, George Hay, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette, Return Jonathan Meigs, James Monroe, Amos Stoddard, and Martin Van Buren.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

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Monroe family. Papers, 1803-1905, 1803-1839.

Title: Papers, 1803-1905, 1803-1839.

Correspondence, chiefly 1803-1839, of members of the Monroe family while in London, England, Paris, France and in Virginia. Includes letters received by James Monroe while minister to Great Britain, from Sir Alexander Munro; letters of George Hay and his wife, James Monroe's daughter, Eliza Kortright (Monroe) Hay. Letters contain information concerning Hortensia (Hay) Rogers and Lloyd Nicholas Rogers. These letters deal primarily with family matters, but include material on the French Revolution and on the Napoleonic Wars. Collection includes Kortright genealogy.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

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Wirt, William, 1772-1834. William Wirt papers, 1786-1850 (inclusive), [microform].

Title: William Wirt papers, 1786-1850 (inclusive), [microform].

The papers consist of personal correspondence and miscellany of William Wirt, lawyer, Attorney General of the United States (1817-1829), author, and 1832 presidential candidate. Most of the letters are either to and from Wirt's second wife, Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt, their children, or Wirt's personal friends. The correspondence reflects the intellectual, legal, political and social life in Richmond, Washington, and Baltimore, and relates to the people and legal cases with whom Wirt was associated.

ArchivalResource: 24 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122386678 View

Tazewell family. Papers, 1756-1931.

Title: Papers, 1756-1931.

The papers of Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) and Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) constitute the majority of the records in this collection. Though numerous receipts and vouchers are included, the extensive number and range of more important papers reflect the prominence of the Tazewell family in Virginia's history. The earliest Tazewell papers are chiefly wills and legal papers relating to land titles, many of them copies, but filed under the original date. From 1762-1799, letters are interspersed with legal documents and business papers relating to the Tazewell's of their clients. From 1800-1859, the papers are chiefly those of Littleton Waller Tazewell or his son, John Nivison Tazewell. Correspondence between members of the family illustrates the life of an upper class Virginia family of the period, with a great deal of information about the family plantations, letters from the son at school (Harvard, William & Mary, University of Virginia, & Princeton). The material also sheds some light on Norfolk history, and it has important papers reflecting national history in the 1820's and 1830's. The material from the 1860's deals chiefly with the career of Edmund Bradford, husband of Anne Elizabeth Tazewell, an officer in the Confederate Army. There are a few letters from Mrs. Bradford at Charlotte Court House, giving her impressions of the last days of the Civil War. Dated materials are arranged chronologically in boxes 1-19: box 1, 1650-1799; box 2, 1780-1788; box 3, 1789-1795; box 4, 1796-1801; box 5, 1802-1804; box 6, 1805-1811; box 7, 1812-1818; box 8, 1819-1821; box 9, 1822-1824; box 10, 1825; box 11, 1826; box 12, 1827-1829; box 13, 1830-1831; box 14, 1832-1834; box 15, 1835-1839; box 16, 1840-1843; box 17, 1844-1847; box 18, 1848-1863; box 19, 1864-1899. Undated materials (boxes 20-21) contains papers of Henry Tazewell related to his law practice and his senatorial career; there are a few papers which discuss the impeachment of William Blount. There are also legal and political papers of Littleton Tazewell, bills and receipts, undated maps of Virginia and South Carolina, clippings and printed materials. The volumes (boxes 20-21) contains 132 letters from Littleton Tazewell to his son, John Nivison, written 1821-1853; "Sketches of His Own Family," by Littleton; an index of letters received by family members and a letterbook, by John N. Tazewell; plantation account books and field notes of survey, by Littleton. The Floyd, Patton, Smith, Taylor, and Tucker letters (Acc. No. 23749) may be found in box 25. Wills and miscellany are in box 26. Oversize materials (2 boxes) contain indentures, land surveys, accounts, Littleton Tazewell's diploma from The College of William and Mary, and a photostat of Norfolk borough.

ArchivalResource: 14.56 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122647098 View

Hay, George, 1765-1830. Letters of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison [manuscript], 1806 and 1823.

Title: Letters of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison [manuscript], 1806 and 1823.

Include note, 1806 April 3, Jefferson to Thomas Law, thanking Law for the loan of a book and speaking of occupation as a remedy for ennui. Also include letter, 1823 August 17, Jefferson, Monticello, to George Hay, Washington College, commenting on "Phocion's" article in the "National Intelligencer" regarding the dangers of the election of the president by states when there is no majority of electoral votes and mentioning Col. Taylor's proposed amendment, the small chance of reform, and his own renunciation of politics. Also include letter, 1823 August 23, James Madison, Montpelier, to Hay on the same topic mentioning the pressures under which that section of the Constitution was drafted; the reasons why the House was elected as tie breaker; the necessity for amendment; Phocion's various proposals; and his own ideas.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647818214 View

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. Aaron Burr papers, 1755-1833.

Title: Aaron Burr papers, 1755-1833.

The papers consist of nine items, mostly letters written by Aaron Burr (1756-1836), dating from 1755-1833. Burr's correspondence largely deals with business matters, particularly lawsuits he is involved in, his finances, and a railroad venture. It includes a letter written by Aaron Burr (1716-1757) referring to money for the College of New Jersey, a letter written by Joseph Shippen describing the college president's sudden marriage, and letters by Harman Blennerhassett, Burr's co-conspirator; George Hay, the man who prosecuted Burr for treason; and Matthew Livingston Davis, Burr's biographer. The papers also contain a cipher written or used by Aaron Burr (1756-1836) to encode messages during his western travels, and notes written by David A. Hayes on a portrait of Aaron Burr (1716-1757).

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52899217 View

Joseph Wheaton papers, 1797-1839

Title: Joseph Wheaton papers 1797-1839

Correspondence and documents between Major Joseph Wheaton, members of his family, and various government officials concerning attempts to secure reimbursement from the government for debts incurred while Wheaton was serving as Deputy Quarter Master General during the War of 1812. Correspondents of note include Joseph Bloomfield, William Eustis, Charles Gratiot, George Hay, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette, Return Jonathan Meigs, James Monroe, Amos Stoddard, and Martin Van Buren.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear foot

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Taylor, Creed, 1766-1836. Papers of Creed Taylor [manuscript], 1791-1873.

Title: Papers of Creed Taylor [manuscript], 1791-1873.

Correspondence contains information on plantation life at Taylor's "Needham" and Judith Randolph's "Bizarre"; legal and financial matters; Virginia politics and the Republican Party; the law school maintained at "Needham" by Taylor; the Virginia Literary Fund to support public education; the division of Fincastle County, Va., in 1799; James Monroe's presidential bid of 1808; and cases before the Superior Court of Chancery, including one involving William W. Hening. Other topics include the Virginia-Kentucky boundary dispute of 1803; the necessity of a Republican university education (Eldred Simkins); a Virginia state bank (John Taylor of Caroline); a book endorsement; the Mutual Assurance Society (Alexander McRae); changes in the Virginia judicial system (Archibald Stuart, ); judicial procedure (Dabney Carr); residency requirements for judges of courts of chancery (Robert Nelson, William Nelson); safety of court records in war time (Archibald Thweatte); Mordecai's school in Warrenton (Samuel Taylor); the sale of Thomas Mann Randolph's estate and Randolph's distrust of Francis Walker Gilmer's motives; Taylor's incipient problem with alcohol (Samuel Taylor, 1828 Feb 27). Also of interest are letters concerning the binding out of a free black youth (John Michaux, Nat Dodson) and the disposition of Taylor's property and the fate of his slave Rhody and her family (Samuel Taylor 1826 Aug. 28). In a note, 1802 February 1, James Monroe sends a publication. In a letter fragment, ca. 1808, Monroe suggests corrections in the wording of an endorsement of his presidential bid by Taylor. In a letter, 1811 Janaury 21, he writes re the appointment of a Mr. Robinson to an unnamed position. In a letter, 1813 January 4, Taylor writes to Monroe recommending the appointment of William Randolph as Captain. In a letter, 1813 January 4, James Madison writes re the appointment of R. M. Chapman as clerk of the Chancery Court at Fredericksburg. There are several letters from admirers concerning Creed's Journal of the Law School including one from Thomas Jefferson,1823 March 24. In addition the collection contains accounts of Creed Taylor as executor of Beverley Randolph. Correspondence of Creed Taylor, Jr., chiefly convey family news. An 1863 letter concerns salt rationing, an 1873 one concerns the whereabouts of a former servant "Aleck" "carried to Kentucky by the Federal Army." The collection also contains the diaries, 1852-1856, of Jennette Knickerbocker, a Madison County, New York school teacher, as well as her correspondence with Albert Howard, Jr. The 1852 diary describes her year at an institute in Cazenovia, N.Y. (Cazenovia College?).

ArchivalResource: 416 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647897558 View

Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Letters from and regarding John Randolph, 1798-1860.

Title: Letters from and regarding John Randolph, 1798-1860.

Randolph discusses: foreign relations; Louisiana; finances; his father's papers; his own health; legal matters; Napoleon; the Randolph family; and Thomas Pinckney. Brett Randolph, Daniel Cole, George Hay, and William Jones are recipients. Another letter, 1860 January 12, from William Beverley Randolph to Charles Lanman corrects a misstatement about the descent of John Randolph of Roanoke from Pocahontas and adds some comments on the Jersey Fitz-Randolphs.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32136597 View

Hay, George, 1765-1830. Record of judgment in the case of Scott vs. Selden and Selden : District of Virginia, 1810 Nov. 29.

Title: Record of judgment in the case of Scott vs. Selden and Selden : District of Virginia, 1810 Nov. 29.

Autograph document signed. Signed by George Hay.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82010478 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Letters : concerning the Hay family, 1809-1830.

Title: Letters : concerning the Hay family, 1809-1830.

Monroe writes to George Hay about James Madison and Albert Gallatin visiting Thomas Jefferson, his displeasure with government policy, and contemplates re-entering national politics, 1809; expresses concern for Eliza's health, and mentions selling a slave, 1810; making arrangements for his brother, Joseph Monroe, to move to another farm, 1826; health of Eliza, his wife Elizabeth, and himself, 1830; sends copy of reply to attacks by his political enemies and concern for Eliza's health, 1816. Monroe writes to Eliza about everyone's health, n.d.; concern for her health, 1809; illness of Maria Gouverneur's child, 1821; illness of Hortensia Hay, 1821; advice on drawing up a deed, and dispute between the Hays and their son-in-law Nicholas Rogers, 1830; and concern for Eliza and George's health, 1830. Monroe writes to Samuel Ringgold that Hortensia Hay is recovering at Ringgold farm, 1821. Monroe signs an affidavit stating that George Hay is unable to travel because of injuries from falling off his horse, 1830. George Hay writes to Monroe reporting that Joseph Monroe has gone to Baltimore to marry, 1819. Hay writes to John F. Mercer about James and Elizabeth Monroe's confinement in bed with colds and fever, 1829.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820444 View