Edward Dixon Papers 1743-1808 (bulk 1750-1775)

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Edward Dixon Papers 1743-1808 (bulk 1750-1775)

Merchant, of Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. Ledgers, daybooks, journal, waste books, blacksmith accounts, receipts, letters, and a mathematics exercise book, chiefly 1750-1775, relating to Dixon's business and financial transactions in Port Royal, Virginia. Includes information relating to the Virginia tobacco trade, plantations, and trade with Great Britain.

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Younger, John

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Dixon, Edward J...

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Merchant, of Port Royal, Caroline County, Va. From the description of Edward Dixon papers, 1743-1808 (bulk 1750-1775). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980074 ...

Boutwell, J. M. (John Mason), 1874-

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John Mason Boutwell, a mining geologist, held a master's degree from Harvard (1896) and taught in its Geology Department from 1896-1900. He was employed by the United States Geological Survey, 1896-1908, and from 1908 until he retired in the late 1950s, was a consulting mining geologist. His clients included Phelps, Dodge & Company, Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation, Peru, and Silver King Coalition Mining Company. He wrote on economic geological topics, and specialized in the geology of ore ...

Jameson, James, 1771-1834

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Fitzhugh, William, 1741-1809

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William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741 – June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House of Burgesses and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly following the Commonwealth's formation. His Stafford County home, Chatham Manor, is on the National Register for Historic Places and serves as the National Park Service Headquarters for the Fr...

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803

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Edmund Pendleton (September 9, 1721 – October 23, 1803) was a Virginia planter, politician, lawyer and judge, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served in the Virginia legislature before and during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the position of Speaker. Pendleton attended the First Continental Congress as one of Virginia's delegates alongside George Washington and Patrick Henry, signed the Continental Association, and led the conventions both wherein Virginia declared inde...

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator fro...

Catlett, John

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Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., family. From the description of Papers of John Catlett, 1784-1889 (bulk 1794-1889. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135467 ...

Glassford and Company

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Friendship (Ship)

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Built by Wells, 3 decks, 3in bottom, length 118ft, keel 96ft 4in, breadth 28ft 2¼in, hold 12ft 2½in, wing transom 19ft, port cell 23ft ½in, waist 4in, between decks, 6ft 5in & 4ft 8in, ports 11 upper, 407 tons. Voyages: (1) 1796/7 Bengal and Madras. Capt John Newham. Falmouth 11 May 1797 - 28 Oct Calcutta - 21 Jan 1798 Saugor - 4 Feb Madras - 23 Apr Cape - 26 May St Helena - 4 Aug Long Beach. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/...

Gilchrist, Robert, of Virginia

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Micou, John

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Tennant, John, of Virginia

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Younger, John

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Epithet: Dr., of Magdalen Coll., Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x0003c6 Epithet: DD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x0003c5 ...

Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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James Taylor, the son of Col. James Taylor, was born on Apr. 19, 1769 in Caroline County, Virginia. He was educated at Rappahannock Academy. In 1788 Taylor was commissioned as surveyor of Caroline County and was made deputy sheriff. He moved to Kentucky in 1792 and settled on the forks between the Licking and Ohio Rivers, founding the town of Newport. He made a fortune in Kentucky land transactions. On June 4, 1812, Taylor paymaster and quartermaster general of the western army under William Hil...

Taliaferro, William

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Confederate general, Virginia legislator, and judge of Gloucester Co., Va. From the description of Papers, 1865-1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39632575 ...

Turner, Thomas, -approximately 1757

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Jameson, James

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Boutwell, John

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Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804

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Jonathan Boucher (1738-1804) was an Anglican clergyman in Virginia, Maryland, and England. He was one of the most prominent ejected loyalists of the American Revolution, and later a prominent figure in the conservative faction of the Church of England. He authored two books, A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution and A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words. From the description of Papers, 1759-1803. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 286...

Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828

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Congressman; governor of Virginia; son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to Dr. William Bache, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1804 February 11 and November 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793170 U.S. Congressman, 1803-1807; governor of Virginia, 1819-1822; and son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson; from Albemarle Co., Va. From the description of Letters, 1813-1825. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record ...

Dixon, Edward

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Biographical Note 1750 Came to Port Royal, Va., and became a merchant 1751 Appointed magistrate, Port Royal, Va. 1757 Appointed sheriff, Port Royal, Va. 1777 Appointed port master, Port Roy...