Papers, 1911-1930.

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Papers, 1911-1930.

Collection contains the correspondence of Elvira Evelina (Worth) Jackson Walker Moffitt, civic activist, of Richmond, Va. Letters include official correspondence of the American Peace Society and discuss Moffitt's involvement with the Matthew Fontaine Maury Association and the National Society of Colonial Dames.

46 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7343248

Virginia Historical Society Library

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National Society of Colonial Dames.

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Matthew Fontaine Maury Association

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An association organized in Richmond, Va., to perpetuate the memory of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), Virginia author, oceanographer, educator, and officer in the United States and Confederate States navies. From the description of Papers, 1915-1931. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32965932 ...

American Peace Society.

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Formed in 1828 in New York City; headquarters later moved to Hartford, Boston, and Washington, D.C. From the description of Certification, 1871 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963148 The American Peace Society was the first nationally based secular peace organization in the United States. It was formed in 1828 from the merging of several state and local peace societies of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; the oldest, the New York Peace Society, dat...

Moffitt, E. E. (Elvira Evelina), 1836-1930

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E.E. Moffitt was the daughter of North Carolina governor Jonathan Worth. She married first Samuel Spencer Jackson (died 1875), second Samuel Walker (died 1877), and third Eli Needham Moffitt (died 1886). From the description of E.E. Moffitt papers, 1853-1930 (bulk 1878-1930) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23658484 E. E. (Elvira Evelina) Worth Moffitt (1836-1930) was the daughter of North Carolina governor Jonathan Worth. She married first Samuel Spencer Jackson (died 1875...