Papers, 1795-1841.

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Papers, 1795-1841.

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This collection consists of 4 parts, separately foldered. Part I has 9 letters, one cover, and one bill of complaint. The principal correspondents are William H. Roane and his father Spencer Roane. Included is a letter from Patrick Henry to his daughter Anne Roane (1795), wife of Spencer, and a letter from John Tyler to Senator William Henry Roane (1840). Political matters are the primary topic of the correspondence, but there is incidental mention of family life, education, and heath, as well as comments on the progress of the construction at the University of Virginia. The court suit deals with the portion of the estate of Patrick Henry to which the Roanes were entitled. Part II consists of correspondence about the Roane family and the location of the letters in the first part. Par III consists of genealogical notes on the Roane and allied families of Cocke, Harrison, and Ruffin. Part IV consists of clippings concerning Soencer Roane, Edmund Ruffin, and vrious plantations.

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Roane, Sarah A. Lyons.

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Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865

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Agriculturalist and prominent Secessionist. From the description of Papers of Edmund Ruffin [manuscript], 1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647855369 Edmund Ruffin was a noted agriculturalist and publisher of Prince George and Hanover counties, Va. He was a strong defender of slavery and a secessionist. From the description of Edmund Ruffin papers, 1784-1893. WorldCat record id: 32040042 Edmund Ruffin was an agricultural experimenter an...

Harrison family.

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Cocke family.

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Roane, Anne Henry.

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Roane, Spencer, 1762-1822

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Virginia lawyer, legislator and Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals; co-founder of the Richmond Enquirer. From the description of Letter James Madison [manuscript], 1801October 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647988940 Spencer Roane (1762-1822) was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1782, became a judge in 1789, and was elected to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 1794 where he served for twenty-seven years. From the description of Commissi...

Roane, William Henry, 1787-1845

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U.S. Senator and grandson of Patrick Henry; resident of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1838-1839. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115918 ...

Roane family.

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Prominent family resident in Hanover and King and Queen counties, Virginia. They held a number of important political and judicial offices in the state. From the description of Papers, 1795-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409913 ...