Papers of the Cocke family, 1800-1871.

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Papers of the Cocke family, 1800-1871.

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Letters chiefly contain family news. There is also a bill from Fisher and Bird, Norfolk, to Alexander Jackson Davis regarding the price of marble and granite; memorabilia from an 1855 tour of Europe; a bookplate of Gouverneur Morris; a photograph of the barn at "Bremo," the family estate; genealogical material; and the diaries, 1820-1842, of Louisa Maxwell Holmes Cocke. Correspondents include William Daniel Cabell, Ann Blaws Barraud, John Hartwell Cocke, Ann Carter Oliver, Nannie Oliver, Lucy Oliver, Merit M. Robinson, Philip Barraud, and members of the Braxton family.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

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Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one o...

Barraud, Phillip

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Robinson, M. M. (Merritt M.), -1850

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Cocke, Ann Blaws Barraud, d. 1816,

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Oliver, Lucy

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Cabell, William Daniel, 1834-1904

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Represented in the collection are William Daniel Cabell (1834-1904), educator of Nelson County, Va., and Washington, D.C.; his wife, Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell; and her father, Charles Ellet (1810-1862), of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Papers of William Daniel Cabell, 1806-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32671979 From the description of Papers of William Daniel Cabell and the Cabell and Ellet families [manuscript], 1798-1955. (University of V...

Cocke family.

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Cable family.

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Cocke, John Hartwell, 1780-1866

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Fluvanna County, Va. planter, reformer, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors member. From the description of Papers : of John Hartwell Cocke, 1806-1866. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793405 Planter, agricultural reformer, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1825-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330821 The James River and Kanawha Company The creation of Virg...

Oliver, Ann Carter,

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Fisher and Bird (Norfolk, Va.),

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Barraud family.

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Braxton family.

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Cocke, Louisa Maxwell Holmes, 1788-1843.

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Member of Colonial Virginia family. From the description of Diaries [manuscript], 1816-1843. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874477 ...

Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892

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Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), the American architect, started working as a draftsman for Josiah C. Brady and Ithiel Town in New York City. He became Town's partner in 1829 and they collaborated on public structures, including the New York Customs House (1832) and various state capitols. When Davis went into business on his own, he continued to design public buildings but concentrated on designs for large country and suburban houses. Collection consists of the papers of Alexander Jackson D...

Oliver, Nannie,

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