Maupin-Washington papers, 1732-1932.

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Maupin-Washington papers, 1732-1932.

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Papers, 1732-1932, of the Maupin and Washington families. The bulk of the papers, 1850-1870, are letters received by Peter Grayson Washington who served as Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury from 1853-1857. Most of the letters relate to political patronage, Democratic Party politics and the various responsibilities of the Treasury Department. Later letters relate to Washington's work as a claims agent in Washington, D. C. and to his investments in New York City. Collection also includes letters written to Socrates Maupin, professor of medicine at the University of Virginia, including letters to him and correspondence of his son Chapman Maupin during the American Civil War and while studying in Europe. There are also land records, autographs and a carte-de-visite of Edwin Booth.

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Maupin, Chapman, 1846-1900.

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Biography to be added later. From the guide to the Maupin-Washington Papers, 1732-1932., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) ...

Maupin, Socrates, 1809-1871.

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Washington family.

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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Maupin family.

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Washington, Peter G. (Peter Grayson), 1798-1872

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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers of Peter Grayson Washington, 1846-1870. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34566972 Biography to be added later. From the guide to the Maupin-Washington Papers, 1732-1932., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) ...

United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...