Letters from Philip Slaughter to R. A. Brock, 1875-1894.
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Slaughter, Philip, 1808-1890
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Rev. Philip Slaughter (1808-1890), Episcopalian clergyman, historian, and author. He was associate editor of the Southern Churchman, pastor of Emmanuel Church in Culpeper County, and historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. He was author of many religious and historical publications, including "Life of Hon. William Green, jurist and scholar" (1883) and "The Colonial church of Virginia" (1885). From the description of Letters from Philip Slaughter to R. A. Brock, 1875-1894. (Huntin...
Slaughter, Sophia M.
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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 ...