Papers : of the Gooch family, 1812-1961 (bulk 1812- 1865).

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Papers : of the Gooch family, 1812-1961 (bulk 1812- 1865).

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The collection includes the political and business correspondence of Claiborne Watts Gooch as a planter in Henrico County, Va., and editor of the Richmond Enquirer, concerning in particular Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, and the second Bank of the United States. Also contains an account book, 1832-1836, concerning milling and agricultural operations at Airfield and Little Egypt plantations. Also includes diary, 1843-1844, kept in Italy, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials of Richard Barnes Gooch, primarily as a student in Hanover County and at Georgetown College and the University of Virginia. Materials of Doctor Philip Claiborne Gooch of Richmond, Va., include a commonplace book and diary, 1839-1846, kept primarily as a student at the University of Virginia; correspondence; a minute book of Richmond Board of Health kept during the 1849 cholera epidemic; and letters concerning Gooch's application for a post on the faculty of the Medical Department of the University of Missouri. The collection also includes materials concerning the service of Arthur Fleming Gooch in the 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.; as well as miscellaneous materials of other Gooch family members.

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Richmond (Va.). Board of Health.

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

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...

Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 45th

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Gooch, Philip Claiborne, 1825-1855.

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Gooch, Richard Barnes, 1820-1851.

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Georgetown University. Institute of Languages and Linguistics

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University of Missouri. Medical Dept.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Gooch family.

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Represented in the collection are Claiborne Watts Gooch (1791- 1844) of "Airfield," Henrico County, and Richmond, Va., adjutant general of Virginia and editor (with Thomas Ritchie) of the Richmond Enquirer; Richard Barnes Gooch (1820-1851), editor of the Southern Planter; and Doctor Philip Claiborne Gooch (1825-1855) of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers : of the Gooch family, 1812-1961 (bulk 1812- 1865). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29879571 ...

Gooch, Claiborne Watts, 1791-1844.

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Gooch, Arthur Fleming, 1832-1898.

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