Papers : of James Foster, 1796-1832.

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Papers : of James Foster, 1796-1832.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29489773

The collection includes accounts, court orders, indentures, letters, and receipts concerning his shipbuilding and mercantile activities in Mathews County, Va.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Foster, James Caldwell, 1943-

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Mathews County, Va., merchant and shipbuilder. From the description of Papers : of James Foster, 1796-1832. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29489773 James Foster was a prisoner at the Alabama State Prison at Wetumpka, Ala. In 1901 James Foster wrote to Governor W.J. Samford and (after the governor's death) Governor W.D. Jelks requesting a pardon. To prove his worthiness to be considered he sent examples of his work as a photographer. Fr...