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William C. Rives papers, 1674-1939

Title: William C. Rives papers, 1674-1939

Papers of William C. Rives include correspondence, journals, diaries, draft of Rives's incomplete "Life and Time of James Madison," and drafts of speeches, novels, and an unpublished autobiography. Sujects include Jacksonianism, Whig political movement, diplomatic relations with France, slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Correspondents include James Barbour, David Campbell, James Fenimore Cooper, Edward Everett, Millard Fillmore, James Hamilton, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, the marquis de Lafayette, Abbott Lawrence, Hugh Swinton Legaré, William Berkeley Lewis, Dolley Madison, James Madison, James M. Mason, James Monroe, Nathaniel Niles, Thomas Ritchie, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Daniel Webster, and Robert C. Winthrop. Papers (1744-1835) of Thomas Walker and papers (1760-1795) of his son, Francis Walker, consist chiefly of accounts, invoices, receipts, and other financial papers, with some correspondence, printed material, miscellany, and journal (1750) kept by Walker during his exploration of the Loyal Land Company's holdings. Correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and George Washington.

ArchivalResource: 50,400 items.172 containers.9 microfilm reels.

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Brydon, Anne Page,. Letters of Anne Page Brydon [manuscript] 1759-98.

Title: Letters of Anne Page Brydon [manuscript] 1759-98.

Letter, 1759 Oct. 22, Jane Byrd Page to William Byrd [2 p. 20.5 cm. holograph signed]--Letter, 1794 Jan. 7, John Page, Rosewell, to James Brown, merchant, Richmond, regarding his account [1 l. 20.5 cm. holograph signed]--Letter, 1798 Nov. 17, Francis Walker, Castle Hill, to Hugh Nelson regarding an attempt to purchase Johnston's land [1 l. 25.3 cm. holograph signed. fragmented].

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647946396 View

Washington, George, 1732-1799. Papers, 1784-1870, bulk 1784-1834, pertaining to the settlement of Washington's estate [manuscript].

Title: Papers, 1784-1870, bulk 1784-1834, pertaining to the settlement of Washington's estate [manuscript].

The collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers of Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis, executors of Washington's estate. Topics include the Dismal Swamp Land Company in which he owned shares, physicians' accounts for treating family members and slaves, U.S. Treasury recompense for a slave taken by the British, a tax dispute over [West] Virginia land, and a suit involving land sold to Archibald McClean in 1799 but not conveyed before Washington's death. Family and political matters are mentioned occasionally.

ArchivalResource: 98 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647825691 View

Cheves, Langdon,. Papers of the Nelson and Kinloch families [manuscript], 1799-1922.

Title: Papers of the Nelson and Kinloch families [manuscript], 1799-1922.

Papers, 1799-1922, of the Nelson family of "Belvoir" in Albemarle County, Va. and the Kinloch family of "Wehaw" and "Acton" near Georgetown, S.C. Papers include a deed of sale, 1799, between Francis Kinloch and Eliza Kinloch for 22 slaves. A letter, 1802, from John Walker at "Shirley" to Francis Walker of "Castle Hill" mentions Mr. Carter and news from the Kinloch relatives in South Carolina. Letters, 1812-1826, from Cleland Kinloch and Charles Mayrant to Hugh Nelson discuss family news and estate matters relating to the will of Francis Kinloch. There are also estate appraisals and wills, 1817-1844, of Francis Kinloch, Hugh Nelson, William D. Merriwether, Matthew Pope, and Betty Grymes Pope. A letter, 1831, discusses Cleland Nelson's progress in school and a possible trip to the springs at Bath. Papers, 1832-1835, concern claims of descendants of Dr. Matthew Pope, Revolutionary War surgeon at Yorktown. A letter, 1853, Lou Nelson, Florence, Italy, to Francis Kinloch Nelson describes travel throughout Italy specifically Florence and Rome. Letters, 1922, from Langdon Cheves concern genealogy of the Kinloch family and send condolences on the death of Thomas Nelson Page.

ArchivalResource: 28 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647872961 View