Papers, 1761-1954 (bulk 1855-1883).

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Papers, 1761-1954 (bulk 1855-1883).

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Chiefly correspondence and other materials, 1855-1883, of Henry Alexander Carrington (1833-1885) of "Blithewood" and "Ingleside" plantations, Charlotte County, and Richmond, Va., and while serving with the 18th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A., in northern Virginia and as a prisoner of war at Johnson Island, Ohio, and Point Lookout, Md. Also included are correspondence and legal papers of Paul Carrington (1733-1818) of Charlotte County; letters, 1812-1847, written to Henry Carrington (1793- 1867), while a student at Princeton University and a planter at "Ingleside"; and family and social letters, 1861-1865, written to Charlotte Elizabeth (Cullen) Carrington of "Ingleside" and "Retirement" plantations, Charlotte County; and letters, 1901-1909, to John Cullen Carrington (1860- 1917). The collection also includes a vestry book, 1863-1866, for Grace Church (Protestant Episcopal), Charlotte Court House, Va.; materials, 1825- 1913, pertaining to the Village Presbyterian Church, also in Charlotte Court House; and genealogical notes on the Cabell and Carrington families.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Grace Church (Charlotte Court House, Va.)

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Carrington, Charlotte Elizabeth Cullen.

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Village Presbyterian Church (Charlotte Court House, Va.)

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Carrington family.

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Family members represented in this collection include Paul Carrington (1733-1818); Henry Carrington (1793-1867); Henry Alexander Carrington (1832-1885), who served in the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army; Charlotte Elizabeth (Cullen) Carrington; and John Cullen Carrington (1860-1917), all of Charlotte County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1761-1954 (bulk 1855-1883). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30383524 ...

Johnson Island Prison

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Johnson Island, located in Sandusky, Ohio, operated as a federal prisoner of war depot, housing Confederate officers and other enlisted men captured in battle, from April 1862 to September 1865. From the guide to the Johnson Island Prison Autograph Albums, ., 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Union army prison in Ohio. From the description of Diagram, 1862. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat...

Carrington, Henry, 1793-1867.

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Carrington, Henry Alexander, 1832-1885.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 18th

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Carrington, Paul, 1733-1818.

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Carrington, John Cullen, 1860-1917.

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