Papers : of Peachy R. Gilmer, 1790-1889.

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Papers : of Peachy R. Gilmer, 1790-1889.

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The collection contains letters (1805-1834) to Peachy Ridgway Gilmer, some concerning George Rogers Clark, José Francisco Correia da Serra, and the education of relatives' children, from William Armisted Burwell, Alfred H. Dashiell, Dr. Charles Everett, Francis Walker Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, James Blair Gilmer, Thomas Walker Maury, Franklin Minor, Peter Minor, William Radford, Fleming Saunders, David Watson, and David Yancey. There are three letters (1814) from Francis Walker Gilmer to George Divers, Martha Jefferson Randolph, and George Ticknor (concerning the pronunciation of words in Virginia); and three undated essays by Francis Walker Gilmer concerning fire, vapors, and the contract theory of government. Also includes notes (1833-1889) of Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge and Peachy Ridgway Gilmer concerning the compilation of his papers; a letter (1790) of Thomas Walker Gilmer to Dr. George Gilmer and Lucy Walker Gilmer; and a letter (1807) of Martha Walker Divers to Mary House Gilmer.

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

Gilmer, Francis Walker, 1790-1826

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Virginia lawyer and educator. From the description of Notebook and journal, 1815-1822. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19647035 Francis Walker Gilmer was born 9 October 1790 at "Pen Park" in Albemarle County, Virginia, to George Gilmer (1742-1795) and Lucy Walker Gilmer (1751-1800). He received some of his education at Monticello from Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) and at a school run by James Ogilvie (1760-1820). Gilmer attended the College of William ...

Minor, Franklin, 1812-1867

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Divers, Martha Walker, 1760-1829.

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Gilmer, Lucy Walker, 1751-1800.

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Gilmer, Thomas Walker, 1771-1791.

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Gilmer, James Blair, 1784-1810.

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Maury, Thomas Walker, 1779-1842.

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Dashiell, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1793-1881

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Divers, George, 1747?-1830.

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Gilmer, George, 1743-1792

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Burwell, William A. (William Armisted), 1780-1821

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Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823

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Portuguese statesman; scholar and botanist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to [Thomas Jefferson], 1817 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530939 José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist, and diplomat. Caspar Wistar was a Philadelphia physician. From the description of Note nécrologique sur le Docteur Wistar, 1818. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122539921 J...

Gilmer, Peachy R. (Peachy Ridgway), 1779-1836

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Early 19th century Bedford and Henry counties, Va., lawyer. From the description of Papers : of Peachy R. Gilmer, 1790-1889. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29489777 Lawyer and resident of Bedford County, Virginia. Uncle of Governor Thomas Walker Gilmer. From the description of Papers, 1806-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122488075 Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer was born 25 November 1779 at "Pen Park" in Albemarle County, Virginia...

Yancey, David, -1807 or 1808

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Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer, 1807-1893.

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Gilmer, Mary House, d. 1853.

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Saunders, Fleming, 1778-1858.

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Everett, Charles.

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Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836

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Daughter of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Letters to Virginia Jefferson Randolph Trist [manuscript], 1833 October 10 and 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844212 ...

Minor, Peter, 1783-1827,

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Watson, David, 1773-1830

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Gilmer, Harmer, 1787-1812.

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Radford, William, 1787-1861.

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