Collection of letters, 1776-1848.

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Collection of letters, 1776-1848.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122632428

This collection contains six letters and one obituary (Henry A. Watkins, 1770-1848). Three letters from Charles Moile Talbott to his parents concern military life in the revolutionary war from Williamsburg and twenty-five miles north of Philadelphia giving details of the battles of Germantown and Brandywine. A letter from Crawford Hughes to John Randolph, 1820, replies to Randolph's request for books from home. Rev. Moses D. Hoge writes poetry and religious news to Rev. William C. Scott on 17 August 1840. J. Elfreth writes to Mrs. Mary M. Elfreth, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, from Cincinnati, Ohio, commenting on the locale and his travels.

11 leaves.

Library of Virginia

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SNAC Resource ID: 6797112

Library of Virginia

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Talbott, Charles, Capt.

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Scott, William B., Rev.

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Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Elfreth, J.

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Watkins, Henry A., 1770-1848.

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Gaines, Elizabeth

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Henry A. Watkins (1770-1848) served as a captain in the War of 1812, and lived in Charlotte County, Virginia. John Randolph (1773-1833) was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia from 1799-1833. From the description of Collection of letters, 1776-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632428 ...

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...

Talbott, Charles Moile.

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Hughes, Crawford.

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