Hodgson papers, 1805-1874.

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Hodgson papers, 1805-1874.

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Papers, 1805-1874, of the Hodgson family of Columbia (Fluvanna County), Va.; Buckingham County, Va.; and Goochland County, Va. Includes correspondence, accounts and legal documents of Joseph Hodgson, William B. Hodgson, Jr. and Hodgson & Estes, Columbia, Va. There are nineteen manuscript volumes, mostly account books of Joseph Hodgson, merchant of Columbia Va.(tradingas Hodgson & Ellis and Hodgson & Son), but including a letterbook, 1850-1852 and 1860-1863. Includes memorandum, 1856, of gold bullion deposited by the U.S. Mint; certificate, 1827, signed by Henry Clay as Secretary of State; and printed speech, 1874, of John T[homas] Harris in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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