Papers, 1662-1915.

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Papers, 1662-1915.

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Chiefly papers of the Temple family of "Ampthill," Chesterfield County, Va., and "Berclair, " Spotsylvania County, Va. Included are administrator's accounts and related items of Benjamin Temple (1801-1872) and correspondence, 1822-1868, of his wife, Lucy Lilly (Robinson) Temple (1807-1884). Also included are early land and legal records of the Curtis family of Gloucester County, Va.; estate papers, including plantation inventories, of Philip Grymes (1721-1762), planter and colonial official, of "Brandon," Middlesex County, Va.; correspondence, accounts, legal papers, etc., of members of the Robinson family of "Locust Grove," Middlesex County; correspondence, accounts and legal papers of the Poe family of Lynchburg, Va., especially of Thomas (d. 1825), George (d. 1827), John (1782-1869), and Caswell, who ran a tannery; and correspondence, estate and physicians' accounts, and legal papers of the Harrison family of Hanover County, Va., especially of Dr. John Prosser Harrison (1765-1817), Dr. John Prosser Harrison (1804?-1851), and Dr. Jacob Prosser Harrison (1834-1908) of "Poplar Grove," who served in the Confederate Army's Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Va.

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Temple, Benjamin, 1801-1872.

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Grymes, Philip, 1721-1762

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Harrison, John Prosser, 1765-1817.

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Harrison family.

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Represented are the related Harrison, Poe, Temple, Robinson, Grymes, and Curtis families. From the description of Papers, 1662-1915. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31276624 ...

Poe family.

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Harrison, John Prosser, 1804?-1851.

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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...

Temple, Lucy Lilly Robinson, 1822-1868.

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Harrison, Jacob Prosser, 1834-1908.

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Temple family.

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Curtis family.

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Chimborazo Hospital.

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Robinson family.

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