Papers, 1792-1869.

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Papers, 1792-1869.

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The collection includes four account books, 1806-1823, kept by John Patterson (1760-1824), a merchant in Mathews County, Va. Also, includes correspondence, 1807-1836, of Christopher Tompkins (1778-1838) of "Poplar Grove," Mathews County, Va., concerning activities as a merchant and ship owner; five account books, 1798-1828, in part concerning the operations of a store in Mathews County; and loose accounts. Also, includes correpondence, 1832-1869, of Christopher Quarles Tompkins (1813-1877), of "Gauley Mount," Fayette County, W. Va., and Richmond, Va., concerning coal mining in Chesterfield and Goochland counties, Va., and his service in the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. (including letters from Edmund Ruffin and Henry Alexander Wise); two account books, 1840-1843 and 1852-1854; loose accounts and banking records; records, 1852-1854, of Tompkins & Gwynn (proprietors of the Richmond Iron and Steel Works); records of Tompkins's service in the 3rd Artillery Regiment, U.S.A., 1839-1847; and a commonplace book, 1863-1867, kept in part as a diary at the Dover Coal Mines, Goochland County, Va.

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United States. Army. Artillery Regiment, 3rd

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Richmond Iron and Steel Works (Richmond, Va.)

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Tompkins family.

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Patterson, John, 1760-1824.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 22nd

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Tompkins, Christopher Quarles, 1813-1877.

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Tompkins & Gwynn (Richmond, Va.)

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Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865

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Agriculturalist and prominent Secessionist. From the description of Papers of Edmund Ruffin [manuscript], 1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647855369 Edmund Ruffin was a noted agriculturalist and publisher of Prince George and Hanover counties, Va. He was a strong defender of slavery and a secessionist. From the description of Edmund Ruffin papers, 1784-1893. WorldCat record id: 32040042 Edmund Ruffin was an agricultural experimenter an...

Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

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American lawyer and politician; governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to President Buchanan, 1857 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588282 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Thomas Teackle in Baltimore, 1841 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588600 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. T.H. Ellis, 1859 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588...

Tompkins, Christopher R.

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