Letter : Castle Hill, to John Strother Pendleton, Washington D.C., 1849 June 19.

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Letter : Castle Hill, to John Strother Pendleton, Washington D.C., 1849 June 19.

Rives writes about his appointment as minister to France and Pendleton's request for an assignment to South America.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7290238

University of Virginia. Library

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Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868

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William Cabell Rives was the son of Robert and Margaret Jordan (Cabell) Rives. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and at the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1809. He studied law and politics under Thomas Jefferson. Rives served in the War of 1812 and in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his marriage, he lived at "Castle Hill," Albemarle County, Va. Rives served in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1823-1829 and in the U. S. Senate. He also was minister to France a...

Pendleton, John S. (John Strother), 1802-1868

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