Papers, 1777-1963 (bulk 1795-1916).

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Papers, 1777-1963 (bulk 1795-1916).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32583931

The collection contains the papers of four generations of members of the McDowell family and their Preston kin. It documents the geographical dispersal of the family as its members moved from Virginia to South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia and pursued their educations in the Northeast and their political careers in Washington, D.C. The correspondence, 1795-1821, of James McDowell (1770-1835) of Rockbridge County, Va., with his brother, nephew, and son illuminates the dynamics of family relationships among men during the early national period. Correspondence, 1813-1850, of his son, James McDowell (1795-1851) of Lexington, Va., who served as governor of Virginia and a member of the U.S. Congress, is primarily with family members about family matters. Papers of his daughter, Eliza Preston Benton (McDowell) Wolff of Rockbridge County, Va., and Atlanta, Ga., include others' reminiscences about her father; a scrapbook, 1854-1886, containing religious poems; a muster roll for the "McDowell Guards," the Second Rockbridge County Artillery Regiment of the Confederate States Army, that was named for her; and correspondence, 1850- 1914, much of which reflects her interest in her own family's heritage. Papers of her son, Charles Bernard Wolff of Atlanta, contain correspondence, 1881-1916, concerning his medical career, education, and social life. There are also a few letters of 18th- and early 19th-century members of the Preston family.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7343230

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Preston family.

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Wolff, Charles Bernard, 1868-1916.

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McDowell, James, 1795-1851

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Governor of Virginia, U.S. Representative, and planter. From the description of Papers, 1767-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19934292 James McDowell (October 13, 1795–August 24, 1851) was a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846. From the guide to the Gov. James McDowell Land Grant to Samuel Blackburn, 1843 June 30, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Governor and U.S. representat...

McDowell family.

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Represented are James McDowell (1770-1835); his son, James McDowell (1795-1851); his granddaughter, Eliza Preston Benton (McDowell) Wolff (1840-1923); and her son, Charles Bernard Wolff (1868-1916). From the description of Papers, 1777-1963 (bulk 1795-1916). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32583931 ...

McDowell, James, 1770-1835.

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Represented in the collection are James McDowell (1770-1835) of Rockbridge County, Va., and his son James McDowell (1795-1851), a Virginia politician and governor. From the description of Papers of James McDowell [manuscript], 1752-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647849616 ...

Wolff, Eliza Preston Benton McDowell, 1840-1923.

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