Papers, 1777-1885.

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Papers, 1777-1885.

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Chiefly correspondence of Elizabeth Osborne (Grayson) Lewis Carter mainly concerning social and domestic life at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Va. with Benjamin Grayson Carter (concerning college life at the University of Virginia), Raleigh Thomas Colston, George W. Kennedy (concerning the American Tract Society), Martha I. Lewis, John B. Norris, Charles Simons, and Mary D. (Grayson) Stephenson. Also includes letters written by or addressed to Charles Carroll (concerning the Baltimore Iron Works, Md.), George Carter (of Oatlands, Loudoun County, Va.), Robert Carter (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Va.), and H. Peirce. Also, included is a list of books sold at Bellefield, Loudoun County, Va., from the estate of Benjamin Tasker of Belair, Prince George's County, Md.

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Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832

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Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III, was an Irish-American politician, planter, slaveholder, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was the last surviving person to sign the Declaration of Independence, dying 56 years after signing the document, in addition to being the only Catholic signatory. Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Carroll was known contemporaneously as the...

Lewis, Martha E.

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Carter family.

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Represented are Elizabeth Osborne (Grayson) Lewis Carter of Oatlands, Loudoun County, Va., wife of George Carter who was the son of Robert and Frances (Tasker) Carter of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Va. Frances (Tasker) Carter was the daughter of Benjamin Tasker of Maryland. From the description of Papers, 1777-1885. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29631037 ...

Kennedy, George W., 1807-1887.

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Colston, Raleigh Thomas, 1834-1863.

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Carter, Elizabeth Osborne Grayson Lewis, 1796?-1885

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Elizabeth Osborne Carter ran Oatlands Plantation during and after the turbulent years of the Civil War. She first married Joseph Lewis (d. 1834), who had served as a Representative in Congress for the Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William counties district. After his death, she married George Carter, great-grandson of wealthy Virginia planter Robert "King" Carter and founder of Oatlands. When George Carter, Sr. (1777-1846) passed away, she continued to live on the plantation with her two sons dur...

Carter, George, 1777-1846

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Carter, Benjamin Grayson, b. 1841.

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Carter, Robert, 1728-1804

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Tobacco planter and iron manufacturer. From the description of Robert Carter papers, 1685-1828 (bulk 1774-1804). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979882 Resident of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Carter was made a member of the Governor's Council in 1764. He was married to Frances Anne Tasker, youngest daughter of Benjamin Tasker of Maryland. From the guide to the Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790., (...

Stephenson, Mary D. Grayson.

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Norris, John (British architect, active 1728-1750)

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Peirce, Henry B.

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Henry B. Peirce lived in Abington, Plymouth County, Mass. From the description of Henry B. Peirce and his son Eugene E. Peirce (who will be 12 in August) make a trip across the sea, 1880 June 19-August 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39562135 Resident of New Bedford, Mass. From the description of Henry Peirce school notebook, 1874. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 166428957 ...

American Tract Society

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In May 1825 the American Tract Society, located in Boston (formerly New England Tract Society), merged with the New York Religious Tract Society to form the American Tract Society, located at New York, N.Y. From the description of Correspondence of the Richmond Agency of the American Tract Society, 1864-1875. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564916 Nondenominational Christian publishing house; founded, 1825; produced Chris...

Tasker, Benjamin, 1720-1760

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Simons, Charles, avocat

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Baltimore Iron Works (Md.)

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...