Papers, 1772-1852.

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Papers, 1772-1852.

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Includes correspondence, 1792-1832 (81 items), of John Ambler concerning John Marshall, students at the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, the Virginia militia, preventing slaves from assembling, the James River Company, and the War of 1812; accounts, 1797- 1836 (28 items), concerning in part Monumental Church (Protestant Episcopal), Richmond, Va.; deeds for land and slaves; lists of slaves at Mill Farm in Louisa County and at Westham plantation in Henrico County; and Virginia militia muster rolls and other materials, 1797-1814 (19 items). Also include letters, 1830-1852 (10 items), written to Phillip St. George Ambler by family members, and by John Hartwell Cocke, Dr. Robley Dunglison, William Branch Giles, Robert Mills, Littleton Waller Tazewell, Henry St. George Tucker, and St. George Tucker, concerning business affairs at St. Moor plantation in Amherst County, Va., and the teaching of law; and scattered correspondence and accounts of other Ambler family members.

159 items.

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Marshall, John, 1755-1835

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John Marshall (1755-1835) was born near Germantown, Prince William (currently Fauquier) County, Virginia on 24 September 1755 to parents Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. From 1775-1781, Marshall served in the Continental Army and fought in the Revolutionary War. During the spring and summer of 1780, Marshall attended classes at the College of William and Mary and received his license to practice law. After the war, he moved to Richmond, Virginia and began his practice. Marshall married M...

College of William and Mary.

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James River Company (Richmond, Va.)

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Cocke, John Hartwell, 1780-1866

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Fluvanna County, Va. planter, reformer, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors member. From the description of Papers : of John Hartwell Cocke, 1806-1866. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793405 Planter, agricultural reformer, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1825-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330821 The James River and Kanawha Company The creation of Virg...

Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869

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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) Professor and dean of the Jefferson M...

Giles, William Branch, 1762-1830

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American legislator; Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : "Wigwam" [Amelia County, Va.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1823 May 4 and Sept. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589278 Virginia governor and U.S. senator and congressman. From the description of Letter : Washington, William Branch Giles to William Jones, 1802 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136167 William Branch Giles (12 August 1762–...

Ambler family.

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Family members represented include John Ambler (1762-1830), lawyer and planter of Jamestown, James City County, Richmond and Williamsburg, Va., and lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia; and his son Phillip St. George Ambler (1806-1877). From the description of Papers, 1772-1852. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29991332 ...

Mills, Robert, 1781-1855

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Architect. A native of South Carolina, Mills lived in Charleston until about 1800 and later made his home in Washington, D.C. From the description of Account of George Washington's visit to Charleston, S.C., 1791 May 2. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865419 Engineer, architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter : to George Bancroft, 1845 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22632349 ...

Tucker, Henry St. George, 1740-1848.

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Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827

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St. George Tucker (1752-1827), was born in Bermuda and emigrated to Williamsburg, Virginia where he attended the College of William and Mary. He served in the Revolutionary War, as a judge of the General Court of Virginia, and as professor of law at the College of William and Mary. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Tucker was appointed to the federal district court for Virginia. He married, firstly, Frances Bland Randolph who was the mother of John Randolph of Roanoke. ...

Ambler, John, 1762-1836

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Planter and militia officer. From the description of John Ambler papers, 1704-1896 (bulk 1807-1822). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83609208 Planter, from Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1788-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19105919 ...

Monumental Episcopal Church (Richmond, Va.)

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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...

Ambler, Phillip St. George, 1806-1877.

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Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Letters of Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript], 1795-1836. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816521 U.S. senator from Virginia, 1824-1832; governor of Virginia, 1834-1836. From the description of AL (draft), [1829 Feb.], Washington, D.C., to Andrew Jackson. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506931 Governor of Virginia; United States Senator. From the descri...