Papers : of the Palmer family, 1782-1894.

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Papers : of the Palmer family, 1782-1894.

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The collection includes correspondence, 1826-1866, accounts, and other records of Charles Palmer, commission merchant of Richmond, Va. Correspondence in part concerns personal and business affairs, as well as Virginia and national politics, and includes letters written by John Minor Botts, John Augustus Chevallié, William Wood Crump, and James Ewell Heath. Also, contains correspondence, 1875-1894, of Richmond, Va., physician and historian William Price Palmer, in part concerning his service with the 56th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. Additional subjects include sculptor William James Hubard and the 1st company of the Richmond Howitzers, C.S.A.A commonplace book, 1857-1888, includes notes on persons and subjects from the period of the American Revolution. Other commonplace books concern the Calendar of Virginia State Papers ... (Richmond, 1875- 1893), edited by Palmer and others.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Richmond Howitzers

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Palmer, William Price, 1821-1896.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry, 56th.

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Palmer family.

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Palmer, Charles, 1796-1866.

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Hubard, William James, 1807-1862

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Richmond, Va., artist. From the description of Papers : of William James Hubard, 1822-1933. (Valentine Richmond Historical Center). WorldCat record id: 29551574 ...

Chevallié, John Augustus

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John Augustus Chevallié (1765-1837), born Jean Auguste Marie de Chevallié, native of Rochefort (France) came to America after the Revolution and, about 1790, settled in Richmond, Va. He was engaged in tobacco trade and land speculation, operated a flourmill, and acted as agent for various individuals, including the French consul and the heir of Caron de Beaumarchais. In 1790 he married Sarah (Sally) Magee (1766-1791), and in the late 1790's, Catherine Power. From the description of...

Botts, John Minor, 1802-1869

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Botts was born in Dumfries, Virginia to prominent lawyer Benjamin Gaines Botts (1776 - 1811) and his wife Jane Tyler Botts (1782 - 1811). Both of his parents died in the Richmond Theatre fire on 26 December 1811, so John and his siblings were raised by relatives in Fredericksburg. Botts attended the common schools in Richmond, Virginia, then studied law. He married Mary Whiting Blair (1801-1841), and they had several children. Two sons (John and Alexander) died very young; their firstborn son...

Heath, James Ewell, 1792-1862

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Crump, William Wood, 1819-1897,

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William Wood Crump practiced law in Richmond, Va.; in 1851 he was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of Richmond. He represented the city in the Council and the Legislative, and served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States. From the description of Papers of William Wood Crump, 1843-1897, (bulk 1868-1895). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564908 ...