Papers, 1770-1965 (bulk 1815-1872).

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Papers, 1770-1965 (bulk 1815-1872).

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The collection includes the account book, 1811-1822, of Nathaniel Burwell, and correspondence, 1820-1871, accounts, 1811-1872, and diary, 1860, of George Harrison Burwell, all concerning mill and farming operations at "Carter Hall" and the "Island" plantations in Frederick (now Clarke) County, Va. G.H. Burwell's accounts also concern medical and school fees. Correspondence also concerns agricultural societies and the American Colonization Society. Included in the collection are legal papers, especially G.H. Burwell's estate papers; correspondence, 1852- 1882, of Agnes (Atkinson) Burwell pertaining to the education of women and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; and genealogical notes.

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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

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The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated sta...

Burwell family.

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Represented are Nathaniel Burwell (1750-1814), George Harrison Burwell (1799-1873), and his wife Agnes (Atkinson) Burwell (1810-1885), all of Frederick County, Va. (now Clarke County, Va.). From the description of Papers, 1770-1965 (bulk 1815-1872). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30385389 ...

Burwell, Agnes Atkinson, 1810-1885.

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American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

Burwell, Nathaniel, 1750-1814

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Nathaniel Burwell (1750-1814) was the son of Carter and Lucy Grymes Burwell. He attended the College of William and Mary between 1759 and 1772. He married twice, first to Susannah Grymes and after her death to Lucy Page Baylor. Both unions produced eight children. Burwell lived at Carter's Grove until his second marriage, at that time, he moved to Clark County, Va., where he erected Carter's Hill. He also managed the New Quarter, Mill Quarter, Foaces and Neck of Land Quarter. From th...

Burwell, George Harrison, 1799-1873.

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