Papers, 1765-1925.

Maury, James, 1746-1840

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James F. Maury (1746-1840), merchant at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before and during the American Revolution, engaged in the tobacco trade between Liverpool, England, and the U.S. after the Revolution. He served as the first American consul at Liverpool....

Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919

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Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst was born in St. Clair, Missouri, the daughter of Drucilla (Whitmire) and Randolph Walker Apperson. In 1860, businessman George Hearst met Phoebe when he returned to St. Clair to care for his dying mother. When they married on June 15, 1862, George Hearst was 41 years old, and Phoebe was 19. Soon after their marriage the Hearsts moved to San Francisco, California, where Phoebe gave birth to their only child, William Randolph Hearst. As a very successful miner wh...

Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800

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Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina from December 1798 until his death. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge was educated in law at Oxford and studied for and was admitted to the English Bar. Returning to Charleston, he had a successful law practic...

Bradley, Henry W.

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Hitchcock, Martha Taliaferro.

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Carr, Mary Melissa

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Resident of Bastrop (Morehouse Parish), La. From the description of Diary, 1860-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20649197 From the description of Diary, 1860-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271169 ...

Lucas, Elizabeth S.

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Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913

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Joaquin Miller, born Cincinnatus Heine Miller and known as the "poet of the Sierras," was a Calif. poet and playwright. Beginning in 1886, he built and lived in a home on his estate, "The Hights"[sic], in the hills above Oakland. From the description of Joaquin Miller letter : Dimond, Calif., to Mr. Stone: ALS 1905 May 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122558852 Born Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller on September 8, 1837, near Liberty, Indiana. In 18...

Thurston, William P.

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Spence, George Russell, 1809-1863.

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Poole, Charles Henry

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Swan, James, 1754-1830

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American financial speculator. From the description of Letter : to M. Dumesnil de Monville, Paris, 1808 Dec. 25. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41390891 ...

Winwood, Ralph, Sir, 1563?-1617

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Ralph Winwood held the post of English resident at The Hague from July 1603 until March 1614, although he returned to England in September 1613. Sir Henry Wotton was the ambassador-extraordinary to the Dutch republic from 1614 to 1615. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Sir Ralph Winwood, Newmarket, to Christiaan Huygens, Secretary to the Council of the United Provinces [manuscript], 1614? February 25. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 416526788 ...

Bland, Theodorick, 1777-1846

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Hunter, William, d. 1753.

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Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893

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Lawyer born in Albany, New York but moved to California where he became active in the Republican Party, running for governor and losing in 1860. Later president of the Union Pacific Railroad and founder of Stanford University. From the description of Letter, March 14, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662301 Leland Stanford was born March 9, 1824 in Waltervliet Township, New York. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1848 and married Ja...

Hitchcock, Charles M., 1812-1885

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Linton, John L.

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Jackson, William J. (William Joseph), 1943-

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Epithet: of Egerton MS 2986 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x00019a ...

Hunter, James, 1812-1840.

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Hunter, James, 1746-1788.

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Hunter, Archibald Russell Spence, 1783-1844.

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Jones, Joseph, 1727-1805

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Militia officer and customs collector, of Petersburg, Va. From the description of Papers, 1681-1895; (bulk 1794-1842). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19933044 U.S. Continental Congress delegate from and public official of Virginia, jurist, and army officer. From the description of Papers of Joseph Jones, 1780-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423714 ...

Mercer, Hugh, 1725-1777.

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Hunter, Adam, 1781-1834.

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Hunter, Mary Kate.

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Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929

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Eliza Wyche "Lillie" Hitchcock was born August 23, 1843 in West Point, New York to Dr. Charles and Martha Hitchcock. The three came to California in 1851. Lillie married Benjamin Howard Coit November 19, 1868 in San Francisco; he died in 1885. After 1904 Lillie lived in Paris, and traveled. In 1923 she returned to San Francisco, where she died July 22, 1929. From the description of Lillie Hitchcock Coit diary, 1872 January 1-1872 March 18. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat rec...

Spence, George Russell.

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Hunter, William 168.?-1724

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Hunter family.

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Hitchcock family.

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Aylett, William Roane, 1833-1900

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Lobb, George.

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Coit family.

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Hunter, Marianna, 1747-1805.

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Stanley, John A.

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Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929

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Eliza Wyche "Lillie" Hitchcock was born August 23, 1843 in West Point, New York to Dr. Charles and Martha Hitchcock. The three came to California in 1851. Lillie married Benjamin Howard Coit November 19, 1868 in San Francisco; he died in 1885. After 1904 Lillie lived in Paris, and traveled. In 1923 she returned to San Francisco, where she died July 22, 1929. From the description of Lillie Hitchcock Coit diary, 1872 January 1-1872 March 18. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat rec...

Lawson, James Howat

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Hunter, Nathaniel Wyche, 1810-1849.

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Wise, John H.

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Peyton, John, 1951-

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Hunter-Hitchcock-Coit families.

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These are the papers of the descendants of the Hunters of Duns, Berwick County, Scotland. William Hunter was the first of this particular family to come to Virginia. He settled in Fredericksburg, Va. around 1741 and became a prominent merchant. A few of these papers are those of James Hunter, his son, but the majority concern Martha Taliaferro Hunter; Dr. Charles M. Hitchcock, her husband, and Eliza ["Lillie"] W. Hitchcock, their daughter. Dr. Hitchcock was an army surgeon in the 1830s and settl...