Papers, 1740-1927 (bulk 1839-1893).

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Papers, 1740-1927 (bulk 1839-1893).

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This collection contains two account books, 1807-1838, kept at "Kinloch," Fauquier County, Va., by Thomas Turner (1772-1839) concerning agricultural and blacksmithing operations. Also contains diaries, 1839- 1841, 1850, and 1863; account books; loose accounts; and correspondence, 1850-1890, of Edward Carter Turner (1816-1891) of "Kinloch" and "Montrose," Fauquier County, Va. Materials in part concern agricultural operations, local option, the education of Turner's children (including his sons at Clifton Preparatory School, Fauquier County, Va.), and the education of women by Henry Clay Hallowell and members of his family at "Rockland," Montgomery County, Md. Correspondence includes letters of poet Frances Harrison Marr (1835-1918), John Singleton Mosby (concerning postwar politics), and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. Also includes family and personal correspondence, 1857-1910 (in part concerning the education of chilren), accounts, and miscellaneous land and legal records of Mary Magill (Randolph) Turner; and miscellaneous records of other members of the Carter, Randolph, and Turner families.

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Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, 1837-1891

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William "Rooney" Henry Fizhugh Lee (1837-1891) was a farmer, politician, soldier, and General in the Army of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Lee was the second son of the famous Civil War General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. ...

Turner, Mary Magill Randolph, 1833-1910.

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Turner, Edward Carter, 1816-1891

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Hallowell, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1829-1899

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Randolph family.

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Turner, Thomas, 1772-1839.

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Clifton Preparatory School (Fauquier County, Va.)

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Hallowell family.

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Turner family.

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Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) of Powhatan County, Va., was a lawyer and Confederate officer. Mosby was educated at the University of Virginia and worked as a lawyer in Washington County, Va., prior to the Civil War. In 1861, Mosby enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He was eventually promoted to colonel and led the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry. After the war Mosby returned to practicing law in Warrenton, Va., and San Francisco, Calif. He also served at the United States Consul in Ho...

Marr, Frances Harrison, 1835-

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Turner, Thomas, 1772-1833.

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Carter family.

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