Papers, 1783-1842.

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Papers, 1783-1842.

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Papers of William and Daniel Fitzhugh of Maryland relating to land promotion and settlement in New York. William Fitzhugh worked with Charles H. Carroll, Nathaniel and William Rochester, and Charles Williamson to develop Genesee, Livingston and Ontario Counties. Papers include deeds, partition agreements, and correspondence concerning land and community development. A letter from Gerrit Smith and his wife Ann C.F. Smith to Daniel Fitzhugh gives news of Mr. Smith's poor health. This letter was written on the verso of an 1838 letter Smith wrote criticizing the American Colonization Society.

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Fitzhugh, William, 1741-1809

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William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741 – June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House of Burgesses and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly following the Commonwealth's formation. His Stafford County home, Chatham Manor, is on the National Register for Historic Places and serves as the National Park Service Headquarters for the Fr...

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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Congressman, philanthropist, reformer. From the description of Letter, 1840 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379141 Gerrit Smith resided in Peterboro (N.H.?) at the time of these writings and was a strong supporter of emancipation and African American rights. Upon his death the African American citizens of Buffalo paid him a formal tribute. From the description of Letters and broadsides, 1868-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178334 ...

Smith, Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, 1805-1875

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Williamson, Charles, 1757-1808

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Epithet: of Aberdeen British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0000b6 Epithet: of Coleshill British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0000b7 British government agent, and pioneer developer of central New York State lands in the late 1700s. Charles Williamson was born on July 12, 1757, to Alexander Willia...

Carroll, Charles Hobart, 1794-1865.

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Rochester, William Beatty, 1789-1838

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Rochester, Nathaniel, 1752-1831

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Biographical Note 1919, Jan. 14 Born, Buffalo, N.Y. 1941 B.A. in electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 1941 1943 Member, Massachusetts Institute of T...

Fitzhugh family.

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American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

Fitzhugh, Daniel.

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