Papers, 1787-1931; (bulk 1833-1913).

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Papers, 1787-1931; (bulk 1833-1913).

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Correspondence, tax account book (1787), and other papers (chiefly 1833-1913) of Staples; of his grandson, Abram Penn Staples (1858-1913), a professor of law at Washington and Lee University; of his great-granddaughter, Harris DeJarnette Staples; and of other members of the family. The collection relates to the elder Staples' activities at the University of North Carolina, his legal career, U.S. and Virginia politics, family affairs, and social events in Virginia. Includes letters from Sallie Cushing Hart to her future husband, Abram Penn Staples (1958-1913), and letters to Harris DeJarnette Staples from four suitors. Other correspondents and names mentioned include Washington C. DePauw, Ludo von Meysenburg, George W. Pepper, David W. Persinger, Samuel G. Staples, Waller Staples, and Beverley Tucker.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6996807

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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DePauw, Washington C.

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Staples, Waller R. (Waller Redd), 1826-1897

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Staples, Samuel G.

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Staples, Abram Penn.

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State legislator and clerk of court, of Stuart (Patrick Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1787-1931; (bulk 1833-1913). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188573 ...

Staples family.

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Pepper, George Wharton, 1867-1961

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U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of Letter to Will Orton Tewson, 1925 July 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 63109874 U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886430 George Wharton Pepper - distinguished Philadelphia lawyer and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania - was born in Philadelphia on March 1...

Staples, Sallie Cushing Hart.

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Washington and Lee University. University Library

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Persinger, David W.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Von Meysenburg, Ludo.

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Staples, Abram P. (Abram Penn), 1858-1913

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Staples, Harris DeJarnette.

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Tucker, Beverley, 1784-1851

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Author and professor of law at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. From the description of Papers, 1836-1851; (bulk 1848-1851). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460588 Author, Missouri circuit court judge. From the description of Letter to Littleton Waller Tazewell 1826 June 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51928208 ...