Papers of the Rives family, 1838-1862.

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Papers of the Rives family, 1838-1862.

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Include letter, 1838, from Richard Pollard, Santiago, Chile, to Robert Rives, Nelson County, Va., asking Rives' help in a matter of Pollard's slaves mistreating his children in Pollard's absence, family news, personal finance, and his desire for political news from Virginia; and letter, 1862, from Alexander Rives to Cornelia E. Rives, concerning family news. Also include poem, ca. 1837-1841, by Judith Page Walker Rives, concerning Martin Van Buren and Virginia politics, with note, n.d., to Robert Rives, concerning her desire to have her poem published; and poem, ca. 1880, by Cornelia Rives Harrison Wilborn about the University of Virginia.

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Rives, Alexander, 1806-1885

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Owner of Carlton, Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Papers of Alexander Rives, 1801-1875. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32671941 ...

Rives, Robert, 1764-1845.

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Rives, Cornelia E.

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Pollard, Richard, 1790-1851.

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Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882

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Wilborn, Cornelia Rives Harrison.

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Reeve family.

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