Papers, 1654-1962.

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Papers, 1654-1962.

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Chiefly genealogical materials, scrapbooks of clippings, and correspondence, relating to the Spotswood family of Va. and the history of Petersburg, Va. Other genealogical materials relate to the Dunlop and Maitland families and other important Va. families. W.F. Spotswood was a descendant of the Revolutionary War hero Peter Francisco; consequently a number of clippings concern his life. A genealogical chart of the Spotswood family emphasizes the descendants of General Alexander Spotswood, governor of Va., who married Elizabeth Washington.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7346423

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Spotswood, Alexander, 1676-1740

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Lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1710-1722; encouraged exploration of the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains; entrepreneur of iron industry. From the description of Proposals for leasing ironworks at Tuball, 1739. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135435 ...

Dunlop family.

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Spotswood, William Francisco.

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Druggist and leading citizen of Petersburg, Va. From the description of Papers, 1654-1962. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32935269 ...

Spotswood family.

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Francisco, Peter, 1760-1831

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Peter Francisco served in the revolutionary was for three years. After the war he returned to Buckingham County where he opened a tavern at New Store. Biographical information can be found in Ralph A. Racer, Buckingham's Francisco, pp. 17-28; Charles Henry Hamilton, Peter Francisco, Soldier Extraordinary (Richmond, Va.: Whittet & Shepperson, 1976). From the description of Letter: to John Stuart, Buckingham [County, Virginia], 1792 December 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12262...

Maitland family.

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