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Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851,. Brooke family letters [manuscript], 1801.

Title: Brooke family letters [manuscript], 1801.

In a letter, 1801 April 1, Francis Taliaferro Brooke writes James Madison introducing Henry Coleman. The collection also contains a letter from R. Brooke.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647845427 View

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851. Narrative of my life for my family, 1849.

Title: Narrative of my life for my family, 1849.

Typescript transcription (17 p.), with corrections in pen possibly by F.L. Berkeley, Jr., of Francis T. Brooke's autobiography. Much of the narrative covers Brooke's service in the American Revolution when he was with Harrison's Regiment of Continental Artillery. The author "personally knew (as well as so young a man could know) all of the eminent military characters of the revolution," and he gives in some detail his impressions of George Washington, Nathaneal Greene, and General Alexander Spotswood, as well as Thomas Jefferson. He also discusses his childhood, his marriages, his political career after the Revolution, and his post-war law practice and judgeships. Brooke dedicated the narrative to his "beloved daughter Helen" who aided in completing it.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57726993 View

Richards, Paul C.,. Letters of Virginians [manuscript] 1795-1818, 1870.

Title: Letters of Virginians [manuscript] 1795-1818, 1870.

James Barbour to Cuthbert Harrison, Nelson Co., Ky, 1795 Oct. 9, regarding a debt. William Branch Giles, Richmond, to Francis Taliaferro Brooke, Fredericksburg, 1799 Jan. 18 regarding a tobacco debt of a Mr. Washington. John Randolph, Williamsburg, to unidentified recipient, 1805 June 12, regarding his nephew's voyage to London. Thomas Mann Randolph to Craven Peyton, Buck Island, 1813 Jan. 22, regarding road repair. Wilson Cary Nicholas, Richmond, to William Patterson, Baltimore, 1818 Feb. 7, regarding loan repayment. William Holmes McGuffey, U. Va., to Alexander T. McGill, 1870 March 24, regarding Hepburn's prospects at the College of New Jersey. With these is an engraving of John Randolph of Roanoke.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647929526 View

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851. Letters pertaining to Virginia [manuscript], 1836 March 18 and 1936 August 13.

Title: Letters pertaining to Virginia [manuscript], 1836 March 18 and 1936 August 13.

The collection contains a letter, 13 August 1936, Carter Glass, Lynchburg, Va., to H. T. Newcomb, forseeing problems with Franklin Roosevelt's possible committment to enforcing the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. There is also a letter, 18 March 1836, John Brooke, Pensacola, Fla., to Francis T. Brooke, Richmond, Va., describing his life in Florida and mentioning a ball attended by Septimia Anne Randolph.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647816551 View

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Correspondence, 1814-1826

Title: Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, 1814-1826

Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson regarding the founding of the University of Virginia. The collection also contains the report of the Rockfish Gap Commission; balance sheets and estimates of University income and expenses; financial statement; a construction estimate; land plats; a bond; a petition to Congress regarding the removal of tariff on books; specifications; Board of Visitors resolutions; book lists; a plat by Achilles Broadhead; and a deed from the Proctor to the Board. In addition there are elevations for several buildings including Nichols # 374, 375, 376, and 377 as well as the Architrave fragment Nichols #378. Correspondents include John Q. Adams, Thomas Appleton, Franklin Bache, Peter Barlow, George Blaettermann, A. S. Brockenbrough, Francis T. Brooke, William S. Clarke, John Hartwell Cocke, P. F. B. Constant, Thomas Cooper, William H. Crawford, Claudius Crozet, Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., James Cutbush, Martin Dawson, Henry A. S. Dearborn, James Dinsmore, Peter DuPonceau, John P. Emmet, Alexander Garrett, Francis Walker Gilmer, Thomas Gimbrede, and John Griscom. Also George Hancock, Robert Hare, Randolph Harrison, F. R. Hassler, James E. Heath, William Hilliard, Chapman Johnson, John V. Kean, Rufus King, John T. Kirkland, William Lambert, William Lee, James Madison, James Monroe, Hugh Nelson, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas J. O'Flaherty, Mann A. Page, Granville Sharp Pattison, James Pleasants, James Patton Preston, C. S. Rafinesque, Thomas Mann Randolph, William Cabell Rives, John Roane, Richard Rush, G. E. Stack, Archibald Stuart, John Vaughan, Benjamin Waterhouse, and John Wood. There are also contracts with George Blaetterman, Charles Bonnycastle, Robley Dunglison, Thomas H. Key, and George Long.

ArchivalResource: 245 items.

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Letters to James Herring, and [Francis T.] Brooke, regarding his portrait, and the debate on slavery [manuscript] 1832 Jan. 30 & 1850 June 11.

Title: Letters to James Herring, and [Francis T.] Brooke, regarding his portrait, and the debate on slavery [manuscript] 1832 Jan. 30 & 1850 June 11.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647946141 View

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Henry Clay letters, 1825-1851.

Title: Henry Clay letters, 1825-1851.

Letters regarding various aspects of Clay's political career, including his opposition towards Andrew Jackson and Jacksonism, and details of his race against Zachary Taylor to be nominated for Whig Presidential candidate. The letters express opinions on South Carolina's 1830 threat of secession, the Bank of the United States, candidates for the vice presidency, the temperance movement, and slavery. The letter to B.B. Minor provides a description of the life, career, and death of George Wythe, who had employed the young Clay as a secretary in his old age. Correspondents include: Matthew Carey, Lewis Tappan, Francis Taliaferro Brooke, John Leeds Kerr, Edward C. Delavan, Kenneth Rayner, H.H. Dearborn, Phillip Phoenix, H. Holley, and Benjamin Blake Minor.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/531743587 View

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. ALS, 1838 June 5, Washington, D.C., to Francis Taliaferro Brooke.

Title: ALS, 1838 June 5, Washington, D.C., to Francis Taliaferro Brooke.

Advises Brooke on the value of his military land grant in Ohio.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 26 cm.

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Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851. Letter to Robert S. Brooke [manuscript] 1825 Apr. 27.

Title: Letter to Robert S. Brooke [manuscript] 1825 Apr. 27.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647958773 View

Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Viscount, 1848-1919,. Collection of miscellaneous letters [manuscript], 1785-1916.

Title: Collection of miscellaneous letters [manuscript], 1785-1916.

The collection contains a letter, 1785 October 28, Benjamin Harrison to William Short, concerning financial matters, and his attempts to secure money for Short. Henry Lee and Patrick Henry are mentioned briefly. A letter, 1785 February 16, Edmund Pendleton to John Skinker regards settlement of debt among Skinker, Landon Carter and Francis Taliaferro Brooke. A letter, 1794 March 30, George Washington to Joseph Barrell, thanks him for a gift of a sea otter skin. A legal opinion, 1794 July 29, by Bushrod Washington, concerns a land dispute between the Browning and Swearingen families. A letter, 1818 January 22, Henry Clay to John W. Hunt, inquires about land values in Lexington, Ky., and requests Hunt be his agent in the sale of some of his property. A letter, 1840 April 11, Ralph Waldo Emerson to William Cullen Bryant arranges a meeting between Bryant and Alexander Hume. A letter, 1847 November 5, Emerson to J.W. Hudson arranges speaking engagements in England. A letter, 1857 March 9, Roger Atkinson Pryor to Y.P. Kettell engages him to write a weekly letter on commercial subjects for the Richmond Enquirer. A letter, 1878 January 5, Bret Harte to William Waldorf Astor, seeks a job. A letter, 1887 April 19, John Singleton Mosby, San Francisco, Calif., to Harry E. Peck concerns his Civil War wounds. A letter, 1916 December 11, Amy Lowell to a Mrs. Clark, discusses terms and topics for a speaking engagement. There is also a poem, Courage, by Celia Thaxter, ca. 1884.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647859182 View

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851. Letter : Fredericksburg, Va., to James Madison, 1801 April 1.

Title: Letter : Fredericksburg, Va., to James Madison, 1801 April 1.

Brooke writes Madison introducing Henry Coleman.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32136601 View

Anderson-Brooke family : papers, 1793-1983.

Title: Anderson-Brooke family : papers, 1793-1983.

Papers consist of letters, deeds, reminiscences, and family data. Included are land papers of Richard C. Anderson; letters of Richard C. Anderson, Jr. of an official nature while minister to Colombia, primarily regarding insurance claims and other diplomatic affairs; and a typed copy of Francis T. Brooke's memoir of his life, with particular emphasis on his experiences in the Revolutionary War.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46404023 View

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

Berkeley, Mary Randolph. Papers of the Berkeley family [manuscript], 1859-1985 (bulk 1963-1985).

Title: Papers of the Berkeley family [manuscript], 1859-1985 (bulk 1963-1985).

The collection contains correspondence between Mary Randolph Berkeley and W. Hugh Peal of the Loudoun County Historical Society, genealogical correspondence of Mary R. Berkeley and William Noland Berkeley pertaining chiefly to Norborne Berkeley but including an autobiographical account by Francis Taliaferro Brooke and 3 items pertaining to the Iglehart and Waddell families. Also a few personal papers of Mary R. Berkeley; postcards and pamphlets re Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire; and miscellaneous Berkeley material including a genealogical chart by William Clayton Torrence, and a photograph of a portrait of Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt.

ArchivalResource: 83 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647824648 View

Brooke, Robert S. Papers of Robert S. Brooke [manuscript], 1792-1927 bulk 1831-1863.

Title: Papers of Robert S. Brooke [manuscript], 1792-1927 bulk 1831-1863.

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence between Brooke and his wife Margaret Lyle Smith Brooke, written while he was serving in the General Assembly. Subjects include family and household affairs in Augusta County including slave hiring and "correction," and social and political news from Richmond. Topics of interest include senator William Tod's fraud against the Bank of Virginia, male views on childbirth, religious attitudes, a church consecration at Hanover Court House, a Staunton fire, 1838, a request for militia to be sent to Pendleton County, a proposed reorganization of Brooke's district in 1843, the Western Asylum at Staunton and slave sales. Also of interest are letters of John F. Brooke while serving in the Navy in 1841 and a 1927 letter in support of the League of Nations. Papers of the related Berkeley and Carter families include copies of the wills of Charles Carter (1803), Nelson Berkeley (1849), and Betty Louden Berkeley (1866).

ArchivalResource: 100 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647806762 View

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851. Papers, 1796-1804.

Title: Papers, 1796-1804.

Appointment, 15 February 1796, of Francis T. Brooke to major of a battalion of cavalry annexed to the second division of the Virginia militia (signed by Robert Brooke); and appointment, 14 January 1804, of Brooke as judge of theGeneral Court of Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23606221 View

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Henry Clay papers, 1801-1843.

Title: Henry Clay papers, 1801-1843.

This collection consists mainly of letters from Henry Clay to Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a prominent political figure and Virginia Supreme Court judge from Fredericksburg, Va.

ArchivalResource: 74 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15645078 View

Henry Clay Family Papers, 1732-1927, (bulk 1814-1852)

Title: Henry Clay Family Papers 1732-1927 (bulk 1814-1852)

Personal, official, and family correspondence, speeches, writings, business records, legal files, biographical material, printed matter, and other papers chiefly documenting the public career and private life of statesman Henry Clay (1777-1852), United States secretary of state and representative and senator from Kentucky; his son, James B. Clay (1817-1864), diplomat, United States representative from Kentucky, and Confederate sympathizer; and other members of Henry Clay's family.

ArchivalResource: 18,850 items; 75 containers; 30 linear feet; 24 microfilm reels

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