Papers of the Minor family, 1831-1906.

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Papers of the Minor family, 1831-1906.

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Correspondence, 1831, of Charles Landon Carter Minor (1805-186?), while in Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to Lt. G. McRee concerning a legal dispute; from Carter Nelson Berkeley, 1841, concerning, Carter's study of medicine in Philadelphia, Pa.; answer, 1835, of Carter Berkeley, to the Court of Law and Chancery in Botetourt County, Va., pertaining to the estate of William Gordon, the marriage settlement of Nathaniel Burwell and Lucy Carter, a bill of sale for male slaves, and a mortgage. Also includes letter, 1832, of Lucius H. Minor to Catherine Berkeley of Edgewood, Hanover County, Va.; power of attorney, 1852, of Lucy Minor of Fredericksburg, appointing Lucius H. Minor to represent her interests in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad; a copy of Bishop William Meade's relinquishment of his deceased wife Thomasia Meade's estate including his statements of her intent to provide for her slaves' welfare. Also includes correspondence, ca. 1863-1884, of Charles Landon Carter Minor (1835-1903) addressing the supply needs of Berkeley Minor, while at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now VPISU) in Blacksburg, Va., and at the Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester, Va., comparing race relations in the 1880s with the antebellum period; and his accounts, 1868-1869, for board at the Washington House (Blacksburg, Va.). Also include letters, 1866, from Mary Ann Randolph Custis Lee, concerning life in Lexington and family affairs; certificate, 1867, issued by Hanover County Va., to Berkeley Minor to practice law; correspondence, 1906, of Berkeley Minor, with cousin Julia enclosing genealogical notes about the Carter family. Also include tax returns, 1867 and 1891; miscellaneous papers including an undated sketch of the first floor of a house with a narrative description of the second floor; and a letter, n.d., of Fanny Minor as a child to her uncle concerning Christmas.

50 ca. items.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Carter family.

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Minor family.

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Represented in the collection are Charles Landon Carter Minor (1805-186?), of Hanover County, Va.; Charles Landon Carter Minor (1835-1903), professor at Shenandoah Valley Academy, Winchester, Va.; William Meade (1789-1862), bishop of Virginia; Berkeley Minor (2842-1930), lawyer of Hanover County, Va., and professor at Virginia Female Institute in Staunton, Va.; and Carter Nelson Berkeley, physician of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Papers of the Minor family, 1831-1906. (U...

Botetourt County (Va.). Court of Law and Chancery.

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Meade, William, 1789-1862

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of William Meade papers, 1811-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 660160649 Born 11 November 1789, the son of Richard Kidder Meade and Mary Fitzhugh (Grymes) Meade, William Meade graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1808. He married Mary Nelson (d. 1817) and Thomasia Nelson. He was elected Bishop of the Protestant Church in Virginia and Presiding Bishop of the 1861 Convention...

Shenandoah Valley Academy (Winchester, Va.)

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Berkeley, Carter Nelson.

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Minor, Charles L. C. (Charles Landon Carter), 1835-1903

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Charles Landon Carter Minor was born December 3, 1835 in Hanover, Virginia to Lucius H. Minor and Catherine Frances Berkeley Minor. Charles Minor attended the University of Virginia, graduating with a Mater of the Arts in 1858. During the Civil War, Minor served under Stonewall Jackson and saw action at Manassas and in battles around Richmond. Following the war he started a private school, but soon was offered and accepted the position of President at the Maryland Agricultural Colle...

Minor, Berkeley, 1842-1930

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Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad

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Richmond, Va. railroad company. From the description of Papers, 1863-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36437730 ...

Washington House (Blacksburg, Va.)

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