Papers, 1829-1886.

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Papers, 1829-1886.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155492614

Memorabilia collected by Emma and Francis Carnes when Carnes was U.S. diplomat at Court of Louis Philippe in Paris, including letters from Lafayette, Simon Bolivar, George Washington, and Sir Walter Scott, 1829-1831; letters to her daughter Isabel C. Church concerning gifts, her grandchildren, social life, family health, and the loss of her home, 1870s-1880s; letters from C.W. Loring concerning financial matters;, 1882-1884; estate paper concerning Sarah S. Carnes, 1867; and diaries kept while living in New York City discussing weather, daily activities, visits, theater, health, shopping, and visits to Olana, 1882-1886.

ca. .5 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Carnes, Emma.

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Wife of Francis Carnes, mother-in-law of Frederic Edwin Church. From the description of Papers, 1829-1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155492614 ...

Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900

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Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830

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Loring, C. W.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Church, Isabel Mortimer Carnes, 1836-1899.

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