Papers of Robert Rives, Jr., 1832-1882.

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Papers of Robert Rives, Jr., 1832-1882.

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Include correspondence, 1832-1882, of Rives family members, chiefly of Robert Rives, Jr.; other correspondents include Alexander Rives, acting as Robert Rives' lawyer, Maria Rives, William Cabell Rives, and R.C. Pollard. Topics include family news, Charlottesville, Va., social news, disputed tax assessment on slaves, fees for wheat milling, his sons at the University of Virginia, settlement of estates, slave hiring, life in Florida, a move to the South to cure illness, the tobacco related illness of a family member, legal and financial matters, hiring an overseer, the sale of a nephew's estate to pay debts, slave prices in Georgia, and deaths of family members. Also include letters, 1866, to Charles Carter Harrison and Cornelia Rives Harrison [Wilborn] congratulating them on their marriage; and letters, 1868, from Edward Tiffin Harrison concerning family news. Also include financial records, 1840-1868, of Robert Rives, ; invitations, newsclippings, and calling cards, n.d.; manuscript poem, n.d., based on a family tradition concerning William Cabell; and printed obituary, 1882, for Charles Carter Harrison.

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Harrison, Edward Tiffin, 1837-1873.

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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...

Rives, Robert, 1798-1869.

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Resident of Oakland plantation, near Warren in Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Papers of Robert Rives, Jr., 1832-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135493 ...

Rives, Alexander, 1798-1869,

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Pollard, Richard, 1790-1851.

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Harrison, Charles Carter, 1842-1882.

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Cabell, William Lewis, 1827-1911

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Wilborn, Cornelia Rives Harrison.

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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, William Cabell, 1825-1889

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Albemarle Co., Va., and Boston, Mass., lawyer. From the description of Papers of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1860-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818447 Charlottesville, Va., lawyer. From the description of Diplomas of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1843-1847 (bulk 1843-1844). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818577 ...

Rives, Maria, 1806-1893.

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