Tyler family papers, Group G, 1645-1917.

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Tyler family papers, Group G, 1645-1917.

Papers, 1645-1917, of the Gardiner family, the Gilmer family, the family of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and miscellaneous other people unrelated to the Tuckers, Tylers, Gilmers or Gardiners. Boxes I-III contain papers (many are typescript copies) of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and sppeeches of Gilmer. Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker. Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.

12 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7094323

William & Mary Libraries

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Gardner family.

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Tyler family.

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Thomas Walker Gilmer married Anne E. Baker. Their daughter Elizabeth Anderson Gilmer married St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and their daughter Anne Baker Tucker married Lyon G. Tyler. His mother was Juliana Gardiner Tyler, daughter of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. From the description of Tyler family papers, Group G, 1645-1917. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 23170317 ...

Gilmer, Thomas Walker, 1802-1844.

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Governor of and U.S. representative from Virginia. From the description of Letters of Thomas W. Gilmer, 1842-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450478 ...

Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728

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Francis Nicholson was a member of the Council for the Dominion of New England and in 1688 was commissioned lieutenant governor of the Dominion. Served as lieutenant governor of New York (1688), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1690-1692), governor of Maryland (1694-1698), governor of Virginia (1698-1705) governor of Nova Scotia (1713-1717), and governor of South Carolina (1721-1725. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. From the guide to the Papers, Addition One, 1695-1765., (John D....

Gardiner family.

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Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, 1822-1857

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Gardiner, Alexander, 1818-1851

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Tucker, St. George, 1828-1862

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Copland, Charles M.

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Charles Copeland (ca. 1756-1836), was a Richmond, Va. attorney. From the description of Charles Copland papers, 1788-1822 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 317550577 ...

Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, 1799-1864

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Gilmer, Anne Baker.

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Gardiner, David Lion

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David L. Gardiner was the son of David Gardiner, a lawyer and New York State Senator, and Juliana McLachlan, the wealthy heiress of a Scottish brewer. His sister Julia, married President John Tyler in 1844. David L. Gardiner was in the first American Gold Rush company to travel to the Pacific by crossing Mexico. He was among the earliest Easterners to arrive in San Francisco, in Apr. 1849 and was the first merchant in the new city of San Diego in 1850. From the description of David L...