Papers, 1802-1984 (bulk 1825-1877).

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Epes family. Papers, 1802-1984 (bulk 1825-1877).

Papers, 1802-1984 (bulk 1825-1877).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29907484

Include financial and militia records, 1806-1827, of Ludson Worsham (1763-1847), Dinwiddie County, Va., planter, and related materials of Edward Worsham (1790-1850) of Amelia County and George Worsham (1798- 1840) of Dinwiddie County, Va. Also include guardian accounts and estate records of Henry Robinson (1789-1825) of Amelia County, including fees for the recapture of a fugitive slave. Also include letters, 1836-1858, commonplace book (with home remedies), and accounts of Rebecca Green Worsham Robinson (b. 1798) of Finney's Mills, Amelia County; and letters and accounts of Edward Clack Robinson (1818-1884), a student at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va., and a merchant in Amelia County. Additional materials include letters and memoir, 1928, of Rebecca Clack Robinson Epes (1854-1929) and papers of other members of the Epes, Robinson, Worsham, and related families, including information on the Battle of the Grove (also known as the Wilson- Kautz Raid), Nottoway County, Va., in 1864.

343 items.

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