Papers, 1766-1918.

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Papers, 1766-1918.

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Collection includes correspondence, 1770-1788, accounts, and mercantile records of James Hunter (1746-1788) of Portsmouth and Richmond, Va., in part concerning the British linen trade and supplying the Southern Dept. of the U.S. Continental Army. Also, includes family and business correspondence, 1789-1825, accounts, and mercantile records of James Hunter (1774-1826) of Norfolk and "Hunter's Hill," Essex County, Va. Also, includes correspondence, 1821-1884, of Robert M.T. Hunter of "Fonthill," Essex County, Va., concerning Democratic party politics, the presidential election of 1860, secession, land speculation in western Virginia and Wisconsin, and Hunter's career in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; financial records; farming records; and political materials. Also, includes family correspondence, 1838-1888, accounts, farming and flour milling records at Hunter's Mill of his wife, Mary Evelina (Dandridge) Hunter (1817-1893). Also, includes correspondence, accounts, diaries, slave records, and miscellany of Jane Swann Hunter (1804-1880), Martha Fenton Hunter ([1800-1866] an author of anonymously published novels, short stories, and children's books), and Sarah Harriet Apphia Hunter (1822-1874); correspondence, 1868-1915, financial, farm, and horse breeding records of Philip Stephen Hunter (1848-1919) of "Otterburn," Essex County, Va.; and miscellaneous papers of other members of the Garnett and Hunter families.

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Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...

Hunter, Sarah Harriet Apphia, 1822-1874.

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Hunter, James, 1746-1788.

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Hunter, Martha Fenton, 1800-1866.

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United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Hunter, Mary Evelina Dandridge, 1817-1893.

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Hunter family.

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The collection primarily consists of the papers of the family of Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (1809-1887) of Essex County, Va., lawyer, state legislator, U.S. Speaker of the House, U.S. senator, and Confederate States Secretary of State. Also represented are his parents, sisters, and children. From the description of Papers, 1766-1918. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30891189 ...

Hunter, James, 1774-1826.

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Garnett family.

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Hunter, Philip Stephen, 1848-1919.

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Hunter, Jane Swann, 1804-1880.

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