Papers : of the Tompkins family, 1800-1877.

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Papers : of the Tompkins family, 1800-1877.

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The collection includes correspondence, 1804-1824, accounts, land records, and estate materials of John Patterson (1760-1824) of Mathews County, Va. Some of these papers concern Patterson's dealings with local merchants and with firms in Baltimore, Md., and Philadelphia, Pa. Also, includes papers of Christopher Tompkins (1778-1838), ship owner, ship captain, and merchant of "Poplar Grove," Mathews County, Va. These records include a letterbook, 1811, kept in Lisbon, Portugal, concerning the ship "Mohawk"; correspondence, 1800-1835, including letters of William Branch Giles and Abel Parker Upshur and items containing comments on national politics; an account book, 1823-1831, concerning shipbuilding and ship cargoes; accounts; materials concerning an 1804 voyage of the merchant ship, "Thomas Wilson"; and miscellany. Also, includes correspondence, 1836-1877, and military records of Christopher Quarles Tompkins (1813-1877) of Richmond, Va., and while serving with the 3rd Artillery Regiment of the U.S. Army and the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army of the Kanawha, including letters of Braxton Bragg, George Washington Cullum, Roger Jones, and Sally Louisa Tompkins.

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United States. Army. Artillery Regiment, 3rd

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Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844

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Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 - February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Virginia. Upshur was active in Virginia state politics and later served as Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the Whig administration of President John Tyler. From the description of Letter, February 9, 1842. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168810 U.S. secretary of the navy, jurist, and Virginia public official. From the description...

Tompkins family.

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Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892

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Cullum was born in New York City on 25 February 1809, to Arthur and Harriet Sturges Cullum. He was raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a lawyer and an agent of a land company. Cullum attended the United States Military Academy, from 1 July 1829 to 1 July 1833, when he graduated third in the Class of 1833. He designed the Independent Congregational Church at Meadville and it was built in 1835–1836. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cullum ...

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–...

Mohawk (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Charles Grant; owner-agent: Isaac & Philip Macy. From the description of Log/journal, 1854 Aug. 14-1858 Aug. 24. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012856 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by George H. Swain; owner-agent: Isaac & Philip Macy; sold at New York upon return. From the description of Log/journal, 1859 May 18-1863 June 23. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCa...

Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 1833-1916

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Jones, Roger, 1789-1852

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Soldier; born in Westmoreland County, Va., in 1789. Served in the War of 1812 at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane; breveted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry during the sortie from Fort Erie. From the description of Journal of a military inspection tour of the Western Lakes, 1819 May 30-July 18. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 71303917 Army officer. From the description of Papers of Roger Jones, 1816-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069337 Fr...

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...

Patterson, John, 1760-1824.

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Thomas Wilson (Ship)

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Tompkins, Christopher R.

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Tompkins, Christopher Quarles, 1813-1877.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 22nd

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