Scrapbooks, 1879-1907.

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Scrapbooks, 1879-1907.

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This scrapbook consists mainly of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, trials, suicides, and poetry. Also included are articles about William Mahone and the Readjusters, and letters from Dr. M. D. Hoge. Glued in are opera programs; the June 20, 1879 St. Paul's Female School musical commencement program; cornerstone laying program for Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, Petersburg, Oct. 8, 1879; letter from Kate Thayer to Mrs. Armistead, Jan 1, 1881; and a letter from R. M. Candlish, Jr., Sept. 15, 1874, appointing Mrs. Armistead matron of the Social Club. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, wills, and trials. A biographical article on author Amelie Rives is also included. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, and trials in the Richmond-Petersburg area. Also included are a biography of Ellen Adair "Florida" White Beatty, a biography of author Amelie Rives, and a history of the Richmond post office. A manuscript poem and two German Christmas cards are glued in. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, trials, and poetry. A biographical article about author Amelie Rives and her divorce plus obituaries for William Mahone are also included. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, and poetry. Also included is a manuscript letter from M. A. Peabody to Mary, February 19, 1897, asking about her and her husband's health and requesting a visit. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of poems and a few obituaries. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, marriages, and wills. Also included are a report card for Miss Keen at the Judson Female Institute, Marion, Alabama, May 1854, and a program for the Judson Female Institute concert of vocal and instrumental music, February 29, 1856.

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Armistead, Mary S.

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Judson College (Marion, Ala.)

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Peabody, M. A.

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Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Petersburg, Va.)

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Mahone, William, 1826-1895

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Confederate Army officer, railroad administrator, politician. From the description of Papers, 1853-1895; (bulk 1876-1892). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23371607 Politician and senator, leader in "Readjuster" movement to readjust state debt. From the description of Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539121 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia...

Rives, Amélie 1863-1945

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Amélie Rives was born into an aristocratic Virginia family, and exhibited precocious writing talent. As a young writer, she published The Quick or the Dead?, which became a controversial bestseller; modernists derided the naive plot and theme, while traditional romanticists were scandalized by the sensual content. After a short marriage to Virginia lawyer John Armstrong Chanler ended, she met and married exiled Russian painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy and led a privileged life in America and E...

Beatty, Ellen Adair "Florida" White, d. 1884.

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Thayer, Kate, fl. 1881,

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Hoge, Moses D. (Moses Drury), 1818-1899

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Presbyterian minister; Civil War blockade runner; orator at the dedication of the Stonewall Jackson statue, Monument Avenue, Richmond. From the description of Letter to J.D.K. Sleight, 1870 March 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52779251 Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., 10 June 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and...