Papers, 1827-1966 (bulk 1844-1911).

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Papers, 1827-1966 (bulk 1844-1911).

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The collection includes a Fourth of July oration given in 1827 by James West Pegram (1804-1844) in Lynchburg, Va., and letters of Pegram while resident in Richmond, Va. Also, includes a scrapbook, 1840-1950, compiled primarily by Virginia Johnson (Pegram) McIntosh, in part concerning the death of James West Pegram in a steamboat explosion in 1844 while president of the Bank of Virginia and including letters of condolence and resolutions of tribute written by Henry Clay, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, and officers of branches of the Bank of Virginia. The collection also contains materials concerning planter and horse breeder William Ransom Johnson (1782-1849) of Chesterfield County, Va., and the Civil War service of David Gregg McIntosh (1836-1916), John Pegram (1832-1865), and William Ransom Johnson Pegram (1841-1865) in the Confederate States Army, including letters of Varina (Howell) Davis, Thomas Jonathan ("Stonewall") Jackson, and Thomas Nelson Page; and genealogical correspondence and notes concerning the Johnson, McIntosh, Pegram and related families.

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

McIntosh family.

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McIntosh, Virginia Johnson Pegram, 1843-1920.

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Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...

Pegram, James West, 1804-1844.

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Bank of Virginia

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Pegram, William Ransom Johnson, 1841-1865

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Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922

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Author, diplomat. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1878-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823870 From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript] 1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647949629 Virginia author; U.S. ambassador to Italy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1889-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813209 ...

McIntosh, David Gregg, 1836-1916

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McIntosh rose in the Confederate ranks to become a colonel in February 1865; he was chief of artillery for the 2nd Corps at the end of the war. From the description of A ride on horseback in the summer of 1910 [microfilm manuscript] 1910. WorldCat record id: 23992608 From the guide to the David Gregg McIntosh Manuscript, ., 1910, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Pegram, John, 1832-1865

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Civil War soldier. From the description of Letter, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32452489 Confederate general. From the description of Report, 1863 Apr. 1. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49308757 ...

Johnson, William Ransom, 1782-1849

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Horse breeder and turfman, of Warrenton, N.C., and Petersburg, Va. From the description of Papers, 1821-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19934017 Virginia state legislator, leading American turfman. From the description of Papers of William Ransom Johnson, 1796-1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958428 ...

Pegram family.

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Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849

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Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849), a native of Chesterfield County, Virginia, was educated at William and Mary College, and practiced law in Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Delegates, supervised the revision of the Virginia Code in 1819, was a member of the 1829-30, Constitutional convention, and U.S. Senator. From 1829-1841 Leigh served as the reporter of the Supreme Court of Appeals. From the description of Letter : Washington D.C., to Thomas R. ...

Johnson family.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...