Papers, 1808-1879.

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Papers, 1808-1879.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20159059

Correspondence and other papers of Rust and of his family, relating to Rust's legislative career, his work on behalf of the Jacksonian Democrats, his investment activities in Maryland and Virginia banks and mercantile firms, and his association with the Virginia militia. Includes letters from members of the family in other sections of the U.S.

3,343 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6996165

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Virginia. Militia

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Rust, George, 1788-1857.

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George Rust was a businessman, militia officer, and Virginia state legislator residing at times in Baltimore, Md., and Leesburg and Rockland, Va. His nephew, Albert Rust, was a U.S. representative from Arkansas (1855-1857, 1859-1861) and a brigadier general in the Confederate army during the Civil War. From the description of George Rust and family papers, 1828, 1849-1858. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 317307044 Businessman, militia officer, and Virginia ...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Rust family.

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