Papers, 1805-1854.

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Papers, 1805-1854.

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Correspondence of the related Compton, Thornton, Treadway, and Wainwright families of London, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, centering around William C. Thornton. Letters from Townsend Compton written from London describe the fear of invasion by French troops, 1805; the depression in England and poor leadership of the government there and in Spain, 1816; and praise for the Spanish Revolution, 1820. A letter from Elizabeth Russell Norwood of Boston, 1842, concerns women's rights. One by T.T. Treadway of Prince Edward, 1842, concerns slaveholding; and a letter by Mary Treadway, 1852, comments on Uncle Tom's cabin.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998562

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Thornton family.

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Wainwright family.

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Compton family.

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Treadway family.

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Treadway, T. T.

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Treadway, Mary.

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Norwood, Elizabeth Russell.

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Compton, Townsend.

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Thornton, William E.

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Banker of Richmond, Va., and Philadelphia, and merchant near Prince Edward Court House, Va., and in New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1805-1854. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400220 ...