Papers, 1797 [1824-1876]

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Papers, 1797 [1824-1876]

Correspondence between various members of the Southall and allied families. Primary recipient/correspondents are George Washington Southall and Robert Anderson. Topics discussed include news of family and friends (births, deaths, marriages, health, etc.); politics, particularly the presidential elections of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; legal proceedings and legal education; finances and estate affairs; and changes in the construction of the court system.

73 items ; 36 cm.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Swan Tavern (Yorktown)

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Anderson family.

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Macauley family.

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Capitol (Williamsburg, Va.)

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Southall family.

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College of William and Mary.

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