Papers, 1728-1923 (bulk 1824-1886).

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Papers, 1728-1923 (bulk 1824-1886).

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Chiefly correspondence, 1824-1877, accounts, 1822-1878, and other papers, including agricultural and personal property inventories, of George Washington Bassett (1800-1878) concerning the management of "Clover Lea" and "Farmington" plantations in Hanover County, Va. Also included is correspondence, 1830-1886, of his wife, Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett (1808- 1886); and correspondence, 1861-1886, and accounts, 1865-1886, of their son, George Washington Bassett (1831-1886), including papers concerning the operation of Woodburn School for Boys, Hanover County. Also included in the collection is a merchant's account book, 1728-1755, kept by William Bassett at "Eltham," New Kent County, Va.; correspondence, 1804-1841, aadministration accounts, and estate account book of Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) of New Kent County; correspondence, 1797-1826, accounts, 1790-1826, legal papers and estate accounts, 1823- 1827, of John Bassett (1765-1826), of "Farmington"; accounts, 1795-1828, and miscellaneous legal papers of lawyer Robert Lewis of Fredericksburg, Va., concerning his law practice and the management of "Pine Grove" plantation in Stafford County, Va.; and grist mill account books, 1828- 1852, of John Peter of Jefferson County, Va. (now W. Va.).

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Lewis, Robert, 1769-1829

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Nephew and private secretary of George Washington. From the description of Journals : of Robert Lewis, 1789. (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union). WorldCat record id: 30358808 ...

Bassett, George Washington, 1831-1866.

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Woodburn School for Boys (Hanover County, Va.)

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Bassett, Betty Burnet Lewis, 1808-1886.

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Bassett family.

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Represented are George Washington Bassett (1800-1878), who owned plantations in Hanover, New Kent, and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg, Va.; his son, George Washington Bassett (1831-1866), planter and superintendent of public schools for Hanover County; William Bassett (1709-1743), merchant of New Kent County, Va.; and Robert Lewis (1769-1829), a Fredericksburg lawyer. From the description of Papers, 1728-1923 (bulk 1824-1886). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat...

Peter, John, 1960-

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Bassett, George Washington, 1800-1878

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Bassett, William, 1709-1743.

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