Papers, 1734-1889 (bulk 1804-1859).

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Papers, 1734-1889 (bulk 1804-1859).

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The collection contains correspondence, 1813-1859, of John White Nash (1792-1859), lawyer and judge of Amelia and Cumberland counties, Va., owner of "Red Hill" plantation, Powhatan County, Va., and a member of the Virginia General Assembly. Subjects of the correspondence include Nash's law practice, in particular the filing of pension claims on behalf of Virginia veterans of the United States Continental Army; African-American slaves; the education of women; the estates of explorer William Henry Ashley of St. Louis, Mo., Nancy Ashley Steger, and Ludwell Brackett of Cumberland County, Va.; and land in Cooper County, Mo. Also, includes Nash's account books (7 vols.), 1804-1848, loose accounts, other financial records, and numerous reconstructed legal case files. Also, includes correspondence, 1821-1844, accounts, and other financial records of Abner Nash (1797-1844), physician of Amelia and Cumberland counties, Va.; correspondence, 1878-1889, and miscellaneous records of Francis Smith Nash (b. 1854), a surgeon in the United States Navy; and miscellaneous papers of other members of the Nash family.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Brackett, Ludwell, d. 1834.

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Steger, Nancy Ashley, d. 1844.

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Nash, Francis Smith, b. 1854.

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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...

Virginia. General Assembly

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Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia</a>. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party (Va.)">http://scrc...

Ashley, William Henry, 1778-1838

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William Smith was a judge, lawyer, and military man in Missouri. From the guide to the William Smith certificate of appointment, 1824, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American fur trader, explorer, and U.S. Congressman, 1831-37. From the guide to the William Henry Ashley letters, 1828, 1836, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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. ...

Nash, Abner, 1797-1844.

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Nash family.

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Nash, John White, 1792-1859.

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