Papers, 1838-1971 (bulk 1838-1858).

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Papers, 1838-1971 (bulk 1838-1858).

The collection primarily consists of personal correspondence, 1842-1885, account books (2 v.), and loose accounts of John William Thomas (1809-1889) as a farmer in Southampton County, Va., and a merchant in Norfolk, Va., and records, 1864-1866, concerning the distillation of liquor in Southampton County, Va. Also, includes letters, 1838-1858, commission, and miscellaneous papers of George Henry Thomas (1816-1870) of Southampton County, Va., while serving in the United States Army in Florida, New York, Texas, and other locations.

99 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340196

Virginia Historical Society Library

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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...

Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870

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Thomas was born at Newsom's Depot, Southampton County, Virginia, five miles (8 km) from the North Carolina border. His father, John Thomas, of Welsh descent, and his mother, Elizabeth Rochelle Thomas, a descendant of French Huguenot immigrants, had six children. George had three sisters and two brothers. The family led an upper-class plantation lifestyle. By 1829, they owned 685 acres (2.77 km2) and 24 slaves. John died in a farm accident when George was 13, leaving the family in financial diffi...

Thomas, John William, 1809-1889.

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Thomas family.

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