Papers of Thomas Harding Ellis, 1843-1895, (bulk 1869-1895).

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Papers of Thomas Harding Ellis, 1843-1895, (bulk 1869-1895).

Correspondence, mainly dealing with the affairs of the Southern Historical Society and Virginia Historical Society, with a few pieces relating to Thomas H. Ellis' business activities. Correspondents include Robert Alonzo Brock and Thomas Hicks Wynne. Included is correspondence, chiefly later copies, of the Civil War correspondence of Thomas Taylor Munford and a copy of the muster roll of the 3rd Va. Infantry regiment.

92 pieces.1 box.

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Ellis, Thomas H. (Thomas Harding), 1814-1898

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Thomas Harding Ellis (1814-1898) was Private Secretary to his uncle, Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863), who was the U.S. ChargeĢ d'Affaires in Mexico City, Mexico from 1836 to 1839. From the description of Journal, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207132112 University of Virginia alumnus; son of Charles Ellis, tobacco exporter and general merchant in partnership with John Allan, step father of Edgar Allan Poe. From the description of Address of Thomas H. Ellis [manu...

Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 3rd

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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...

Munford, Thomas Taylor, 1831-1916

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Virginia Historical Society.

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Southern Historical Society

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Wynne, Thos. H. (Thomas Hicks), 1820-1875

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Thomas Hicks Wynne, self-made business executive, antiquarian, and man of letters. Native of Richmond, Va. he occupied a number of business, administrative, and political posts, including those of president and superintendent of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, president of the city Council, member of Virginia House of Delegates, (1861-1863) and Virginia State Senate (1871-1875). Thomas H. Wynne was corresponding secretary of Virginia Historical Society and was associated with other learned soc...