Family papers, 1681-1895, bulk 1794-1842.

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Family papers, 1681-1895, bulk 1794-1842.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17469094

Correspondence, legal and financial papers, customs collector files, and other papers, chiefly 1794-1842, of three generations of the family of Joseph Jones. Includes material relating to land holdngs in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Tennessee; Jones' military service with the Viginia Militia in the Whiskey Rebellion; Jones' service as collector of the port of Petersburg; and miscellaneous personal and family business, including some documents relating to slave holdings. Other topics inclue reaction to Jay's Treaty, service with the 40th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, and social conditions of women during the 19th century. Includes some correspondence with Willoughby Newton, member of Congress from Virgnia and brother to Mary Newton Jones, wife of Thomas Jones.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6929019

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Great Britain. 1794 Nov. 19.

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Jones, Joseph, 1749-1824

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