Correspondence, 1799-1837; 1858.

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Correspondence, 1799-1837; 1858.

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This collection contains numerous letters to Rossell from various New Jersey lawyers and statesmen. It includes three letters from Thomas Newbold (1760-1823), a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, who informed Rossell of the political atmosphere and events leading to the War of 1812. There is an 1802 letter from Rossell to a French friend that relates family and local news as well as information about the United States political situation. In addition, there is a typed and abridged copy of the will of Peter Dauge/aa ( -1801), a plantation owner from Camden County, N.C., who was the maternal great-grandfather of William Rossell's great-grandson, Hugh Bertrand Rossell (1867- ). The collection also includes an 1858 letter from Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) which refers to Major William Henry Rossell (1820-1885), the grandson of William Rossell and father of Hugh B. Rossell, and a photograph of a portrait of William Rossell, with the family's coat-of-arms and a reproduction of an 1826 handbill issued by the members of the New Jersey Bar in honor of Justice Rossell.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Dauge/aa, Peter, d. 1801.

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Rossell, William, 1760-1840

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William Rossell (1760-1840) of Mount Holly, N.J., was a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and also Judge of the U.S. District Court. From the description of Correspondence, 1799-1837; 1858. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259767 ...

Newbold, Thomas, 1760-1823.

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Rossell, William Henry, 1820-1885.

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