Papers of R.A. Hamlet, 1813-1889.

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Papers of R.A. Hamlet, 1813-1889.

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Include four letters of good standing, 1841, 1845, 1888, issued by Union Hill Baptist Church, Campbell County, Va., including one, 1845, issued to a free Afro-American woman, and one, 1841, to a slave woman; photocopy of letter, 1840, from Thomas Clark to "Brother" Hamlet concerning expulsion of a slave woman from a Baptist church in Prince Edward County, Va., for misconduct. Also include letters to R.A. Hamlet; letter, 1880, from William Mahone concerning organization of a Readjuster party in Campbell County; and a letter,1885, from Frank Simpson Blair, requestig help in seeking the Republican party gubenatorial nomination. Also includes letter, 1886, from Samuel F. Hurt concerning railroads' right of way; letter, 1889, from Page Morris, Duluth, Minn., concerning advice on Hamlet's obtaining a political appointment; and two printed pamphlets, 1889, by William Mahone, urging Republican party workers to keep Afro-Americans registered and combat Democratic efforts of disenfranchisement. Also include receipts and accounts, 1813-1847, primarily of William Hamlet; and affidavits, 1843- 1844, taken in support of Revolutionary War pension claims of Virginia soldiers.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Republican Party (Va.)

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Union Hill Baptist Church (Campbell County, Va.)

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Blair, Frank Simpson, 1826-1896,

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Blair, Frank Simpson, 1839-1899.

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Morris, Page, 1853-1924

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Hamlet, R. A.

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Resident of Campbell County, Va. From the description of Papers of R.A. Hamlet, 1813-1889. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135462 ...

Mahone, William, 1826-1895

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Confederate Army officer, railroad administrator, politician. From the description of Papers, 1853-1895; (bulk 1876-1892). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23371607 Politician and senator, leader in "Readjuster" movement to readjust state debt. From the description of Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539121 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia...

Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-

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Hamlet, William M

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William H. M. Hamlet graduated from the New York College of Dentistry in 1892 and practiced in Jamaica, N.Y. From the description of Ledger, 1896-1903. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 86165533 ...

Clark, Thmoas.

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Hurt, Samuel F.

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