Papers, 1745-1944.

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Papers, 1745-1944.

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Correspondence, 1824-1881 (4,075 items), letterbooks, 1835-1861 (2 v.), and diaries, 1827-1830, 1842-1881 (22 v.) of Hugh Blair Grigsby of "Edgehill," Charlotte County, Va., and Norfolk, Va., while serving in the Virginia General Assembly and attending the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830, and while travelling to various places in Virginia, along the East Coast, and in Canada. Topics include local, state, and federal politics, and social and intellectual life. Also included are account books and loose accounts concerning travel expenses, book purchases, and agricultural operations at "Edgehill"; commonplace books and materials concerning Grigsby's writings on Virginia history; school materials from Yale University; miscellaneous legal documents; and collected letters of Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler (1790-1862), George Washington (copies), Patrick Henry, Littleton Waller Tazewell, and John Randolph of Roanoke (especially concerning his library, which Grigsby later purchased). Also represented in the collection are Benjamin Porter Grigsby (1770-1810), Presbyterian minister in Norfolk, Va., including his correspondence, commonplace books, and legal papers; Mary Venable (Carrington) Grigsby (1813-1894), including her correspondence with female friends; Hugh Carrington Grigsby (1856-1909), including correspondence and account books in part concerning agricultural operations at "Edgehill"; and members of the Whitehead and Carrington families.

6,563 items.

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1829-1830)

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Yale University.

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Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Grigsby, Mary Venable Carrington, 1813-1894.

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Carrington family.

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Grigsby, Hugh Carrington, 1856-1909.

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Grigsby family.

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Grigsby, Benjamin Porter, 1770-1810.

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Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881

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Hugh Blair Grigsby, nineteenth-century Virginia historian, lived from 1806-1881. He served on the Board of Visitors and as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary. From the description of Papers, 1854-1880. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 41970122 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the grandson of James Barron and son of Wilton and Jane A. (Barron) Hope. James Barron Hope graduated from the College of William and ...