Papers of the Ellis family, 1780-1869.

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Papers of the Ellis family, 1780-1869.

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This collection contains the papers of Captain Josiah Ellis: a 1784 letter notifying him to assemble the militia, a 1782 notice to collect militia fines, a 1780 list of his militia company in Amherst County, Virginia, his 1786 appointment to superintend the 8th district election for the overseer of the poor. The papers of Charles Ellis include: 1809 and 1810 passports, an 1819 deed for Ellis and Allan (tobacco firm), 1824 agreement to dissolve the firm, 1827 appointment as director of Richmond Dock Company; Powhatan Ellis, Mississippi, an 1836 appointment by Andrew Jackson as chargé d'affairs. The collection also includes the papers of Thomas H. Ellis: 1850 letter from Ferdinand de Lesseps concerning military importance of the James River and Kanawha Canal, 1848 letter from Nelson Page to his sister congratulating her on her marriage to Ellis, 1857 letter from J. March, Paris, about developing Virginia's resources and transportation, 1869 commission at Virginia Military Institute. Also included are a 1789 printed list of the cargo on three ships, an 1851 C.L. Mosby letter, stock certificates from North River Navigation Company and Farmers Bank of Virginia, an 1802 circular about duty-free cotton trade on the Mississippi River signed by Albert Gallatin, an 1801 note to Israel Whilen, and an undated duplicate copy of a letter from George Washington to Benjamin Harrison concerning low stock of ammunition and clothing during the American Revolution.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791

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Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter, merchant and politician who served as a legislator in colonial Virginia, following a precedent of public service established by his namesakes. He signed both the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence and is known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Virginia's governor from 1781 to 1784. Harrison worked an aggregate of three decades in the Virginia Hou...

Penn, Gabriel,

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Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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Diplomat and U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Albert Gallatin papers, 1783-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919649 Albert Gallatin was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1790-1792), a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1795-1801), Secretary of the Treasury (1801-1814), and Minister Plenipotentiary to France (1815-1823) and Great Britain (1826-1827). From the description of Albert Gallatin letter, 1803 Oct....

Page, Nelson, fl. 1848,

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Richmond Dock Company.

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Ellis family.

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Ellis, Josiah.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Mosby, C. L.,

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Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894.

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French diplomatist and noted engineer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the Marquise Visconti, 1861 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591336 Lesseps was a French diplomat and promoter of the Suez Canal. From the description of Autograph letter signed , 1878 June, and carte-de-visite. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872482 ...

Tinsley, Robert.

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Virginia. Militia

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Ellis and Allan (Firm)

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Ellis, Powhatan, 1790-1863

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Powhatan Ellis, 1790-1863, was born in Amherst County, Virginia. He was a lawyer, State Supreme Court judge (1823-25), and a U.S. Senator. From the description of Letter, Red Hill (Amherst County, Va.), 1827 December 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410351 U.S. senator from Mississippi, jurist, and diplomat. From the description of Powhatan Ellis papers, 1822-1832. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010039 1809 graduate of Washington Academy, Powhatan ...

Ellis, Thomas H. (Thomas Harding), 1814-1898

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Thomas Harding Ellis (1814-1898) was Private Secretary to his uncle, Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863), who was the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Mexico City, Mexico from 1836 to 1839. From the description of Journal, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207132112 University of Virginia alumnus; son of Charles Ellis, tobacco exporter and general merchant in partnership with John Allan, step father of Edgar Allan Poe. From the description of Address of Thomas H. Ellis [manu...

March, J.,

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Ellis, Charles Mayo

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Epithet: of Trinity College, Cambridge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x0001a1 Mormon author and manager of the Star Lecture Course. From the description of The star lecture course, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322664 Charles Ellis was author of The Christ in Shakspeare (3rd edition, 1902). From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness and essay on ...

North River Navigation Company.

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