Papers, 1813-1842.

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Papers, 1813-1842.

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Collection consists primarily of correspondence documenting the friendship between members of the Mordecai family, merchants and educators in Virginia and North Carolina, and the Kennon family of Norfolk, Va. Letters, 1815-1818, from Elizabeth Beverley (Munford) Kennon to Samuel Mordecai, a merchant based in Richmond, Va., discuss her son's naval career, courtship and marriage, events in Norfolk, and mutual acquaintances. Letters, 1829-1842, from her son, Beverley Kennon, to Mordecai's sister, Ellen Mordecai of Richmond and Petersburg, discuss Christianity and Judaism, his courtships and marriages, naval tours to Argentina and Brazil, and mutual acquaintances. There are also a few letters of other Mordecai and Kennon family members.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7322931

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Kennon, Beverley, 1793-1844

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Kennon, Elizabeth Beverley Munford, 1762-1830.

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Mordecai, Samuel, 1786-1865

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Mordecai family.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Kennon family.

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Represented are Elizabeth Beverley (Munford) Kennon (1762-1830) of Norfolk, Va., and her son, Beverley Kennon (1793-1844), a U.S. naval officer; and Samuel Mordecai (1786-1865), a merchant based in Richmond, and his sister, Ellen Mordecai (1790-1884) of Richmond and Petersburg. From the description of Papers, 1813-1842. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31681684 ...

Mordecai, Ellen, 1790-1884

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