Papers : of John Adams Smith, 1767-1845.

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Papers : of John Adams Smith, 1767-1845.

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The collection contains correspondence, business papers, and legal documents. Includes family correspondence between Smith and his sister Eliza, his brothers Thomas, Richard Lee, and George W., Jr., his cousins Richard Adams and John Adams, and his nieces Sarah and Georgiana Smith. Other correspondents include U.S. Senator J.J. Crittenden, J. Wilcox, Jr., and Charles S. Brown. Topics include Richmond news and the business depression of 1837. Among Smith's business papers are accounts, receipts, and bank records, including an account book with E.W. Tompkins grocery, accounts and receipts with Randolph and McRedin, and a bank book and cancelled checks from the Farmer's Bank of Virginia. Legal records include the wills of Richard Adams, Thomas Smith, Richard Lee Smith, William Styles, and Miles Selden, hiring out of slaves, court case records including three concerning revolutionary war bounty lands, and land records and estate papers of John Adams, Richard Adams, and George W. Smith.

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Valentine Richmond Historical Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7272301

Valentine Richmond Historical Center

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Smith, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1945-

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Adams, Richard P. (Richard Perrill), 1917-1977

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Professor of English. From the description of [Articles, book reviews, etc.]. 1949- (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 32342288 English teacher, writer on literary criticism, Chairman of Tulane University English Department. Written articles about William Faulkner and a book Faulkner: Myth and Motion. From the description of Papers, 1944-1987 (bulk 1949-1977). (Xavier University of Louisiana). WorldCat record id: 34882476 Epithet: Vicar of East Mal...

Adams, John, 1859-1941

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Smith, George W. (George William), 1936-

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George Smith lived in Lexington (Mich.) and visited California. Grant H. Smith served as Probate Judge in Sanilac County (Mich.), 1920. (Information from the collection.). From the description of Family papers, 1884-1920. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 45865664 George W. Smith was a soldier from Kentucky who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From the description of George W. Smith letters 1863 (Filson Historical Society, Th...

Smith, Eliza

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Epithet: Mrs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000328 ...

Smith, Georgiana,

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Smith, John Adams, 1802-1864.

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Richmond, Va., banker. Son of Governor George W. Smith. From the description of Papers : of John Adams Smith, 1767-1845. (Valentine Richmond Historical Center). WorldCat record id: 29551538 ...

Styles, William

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Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Kentucky lawyer and statesman, from Frankfort (Franklin Co.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490792 From the description of Letters, 1835-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32410179 John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) was born September 10, 1787. He attended the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807. In 1809 he became the Attorney-General for the Illinois Territory. During the Wa...

Smith, George W., Jr,

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Smith, Sarah, 1947-

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Wilcox, J., Jr,

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Smith family.

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Smith, Thomas

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On August 21, 1775, the third revolutionary convention passed an ordinance establishing the office of state agent and commissary of stores to supervise the procurement, storage, and distribution of supplies needed by the army. William Aylett was appointed to the office. After he resigned in 1777 the office was divided, with Thomas Smith being appointed state agent and William Armistead commissary of stores. In 1776 assistant agents were appointed in Virginia, Europe, and the West Indies to overs...

Brown, Charles S. (Charles Samuel), 1940-

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Clerk, 21st Michigan Volunteers; resident of Flint, Michigan. From the description of Papers / 1864-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19277351 ...

Selden, Miles

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