DuVal family papers, 1799-1937.

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DuVal family papers, 1799-1937.

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The collection chiefly contains correspondence of Mariah Pendleton DuVal of St. Hilda's Hall, Charleston, W. Va., and Robert R. DuVal of Richmond, Va., and Catherine Esten Cooke to her son John Rogers Cooke, the father of John Esten Cooke. Other correspondents include Robert Beverley, John Randolph of Roanoke, Archibald Stuart, and Paul Hamilton Hayne writing to John Esten Cooke about his own and Cooke's writings. Of particular interest is a 54-page Southern woman's account of Civil War hardships entitled "What I Saw in the Spring of 1864--in Lower Virginia," by S.D. DuVal.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Cook family.

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DuVal family.

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Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843

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Virginia resident (Essex County). From the description of Letter, 1815. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122322 Tobacco planter of Essex County, Va. From the description of Letters from England [manuscript], 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647877221 From the description of Letters from England, 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567129 From the description of Letters from England, ...

Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886

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Novelist, historian, lawyer, and Confederate Army Officer, of Millwood (Clarke Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1840-1896. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490602 Virginia novelist and historian. From the description of Letter to William E. Quimby [manuscript], 1883 March 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807855 From the description of Papers of John Esten Cooke, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record i...

Cooke, John Rogers, 1788-1854,

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Beverly family.

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DuVal, Mariah Pendleton,

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St. Hilda's Hall (Charleston, W. Va.)

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Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832

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Archibald Stuart was born near Staunton, Va. in 1757. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He fought at Guilford Court House and in the Yorktown Campaign. Stuart studied law under Thomas Jefferson and served in the Virginia House of Delegates. He aligned with Madison and favored the ratification of the United States Constitution. He served in the Virginia Senate and was a judge of the Virginia General Court. From the description of Pa...

Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Va.)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Cooke, Catherine Esten,

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DuVal, S. D.

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DuVal, Robert R.,

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Stejer family.

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Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886

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"Hayne, Paul Hamilton (1 Jan. 1830-6 July 1886), poet and man of letters, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Paul Hamilton Hayne, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, and Emily McElhenny, members of families prominent in politics, law, and religion. Two of the elder Hayne's brothers were U.S. senators, one of whom, Robert Young Hayne, was Daniel Webster's redoubtable opponent in the debates on Nullification and young Hayne's guardian after yellow fever caused the early death of his fat...