Letters from and regarding John Randolph, 1798-1860.

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Letters from and regarding John Randolph, 1798-1860.

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Randolph discusses: foreign relations; Louisiana; finances; his father's papers; his own health; legal matters; Napoleon; the Randolph family; and Thomas Pinckney. Brett Randolph, Daniel Cole, George Hay, and William Jones are recipients. Another letter, 1860 January 12, from William Beverley Randolph to Charles Lanman corrects a misstatement about the descent of John Randolph of Roanoke from Pocahontas and adds some comments on the Jersey Fitz-Randolphs.

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