Miscellaneous American history collection [manuscript], 1828-1918

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Miscellaneous American history collection [manuscript], 1828-1918

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A letter, 1828, from Anne Searle to the Rev. Absalom Peters of the American Home Missionsary Society, discusses the sending of Isaac Orr as a missionary to free African Americans in Washington, D. C., noting the opinion of Ralph R. Gurley and mentioning a letter of introduction to Stephen Bloomer Balch. A letter, 1829 December 27, Joshua Howard, Fortress Monroe, to H. W. Griswold, discusses his desire to join the Ordnance Dept., and deprecates proposed candidate John Hills. Lynchburg druggest Howell Davies acknowledges an invoice from Seth Low & Co., of New York, 1833 January 11, and places an order for bottles syringes, snuff boxes and factory lamps. A letter, 1845 July 25, Rebecca Timmonds, a teacher in Rappanhannock County, Va., to Annie McLaughlin, Patapsco Female Institute, Ellicott's Mills, Md., describes life at her new school and comments on news from Patapsco. A letter, 1847 March 31, Joshua Peterkin, Frederick Md., to Thomas Hammond, Frrederick Co., Md., inquires about property in Allegheny Co., Md., belonging to the estate of a Col. Beall. A letter, 1848 Nov. 3, Emily A. Rutherfoord, Richmond, Va., to her brother John Coles Rutherfoord, Frankfort, Ky., relates news of family and friends and mentions the marriage of William Cabell Rives to Grace Sears. Gordon & Snapp, Winchester, orders 3 tons of pig iron from Joseph Marston & Company, Shenandoah Co., Va., 1852 February 5. James S. Griscom, Petersburg, Va., writes to Rene E. DeRussy [Old Point Comfort], 1854 May 29, regarding navigational improvements on the Appomattox River. [F. W. Risger?], Washington, D. C., writes to William G. King, New York, N.Y., 1858 May 28, concerning Capt. [J. L.]Cathcart's steam propeller boat and a Chesapeake and Ohio canal break. "Bee" writes to "Mollie" 1863 Sep 21, from behind federal lines conveying news of family and friends separated by war and describing a trip to Montgomery County, Md., and Washington, D. C. Letters written during the seige of Petersburg by John McGill, 1864 Aug 1 and [Mrs. A. J. Leavenworth?] 1864 Nov 17 discuss the purchase of property and scarce goods including shoes with a brief reference to the Battle of the Crater. [Pension agent?] Henri Bayard writes to his wife, 1888 Sep 4, describing pension day at the National Soldier A printed form letter from the State Central Committee of the Democratic Party of West Virginia is a call to action against the proposed 14th amendment and a solicitation for contributions. A handwritten list of signers and contributions is appended. Two letters from Edward D. Neill to Charles Deane, 1869 Sep 13 and Nov 12 on details in his History of the Virginia Company and expresses appreciation for Deane's colonial research. In a letter 1871 Mar 28 General William F. Barry requests Secretary of War W. W. Belknap to make an official visit to the Artillery School at Fort Monroe. [Pension agent?] Henri Bayard writes to his wife, 1888 Sep 4, describing pension day at the National Soldiers Home, Virginia, and being mistaken for her deceased father by a young child. Five letters from George N. Schuster to his sister Mary, Jul 1918-Jan 1919, humorously describe life in France and Germany, with a brief reference to the great flu epidemic. The collection also contains a document, signed by Harold Smyth, Wythe Chancery District Court Marshal, 1829 January 15, appointing Cornelius Baldwin Eskridge a deputy Marshall; a Baltimore Life Insurance Company application accomplished and signed by John H. Clack, with a forwarding letter to president J. J. Donaldson from agent Duncan Robinson,1835; two copies of an "Application of brothers and sisters for arrears of pay and other allowances," 1879 Jul 14, pertaining to the service of Albert Allmand on the U. S. Cyane and William H. Allmand on the U. S. Cumberland; and a printed postcard, 1909, describing and depicting Southern Seminary in Buena Vista, Va.

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De Russy, René Edward, 1790-1865

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Edward De Russy was born into a family of ethnic French planters in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) on February 22, 1789. Two years later, soon after the birth of his younger brother Lewis, the De Russy family fled the violence of the slave revolution and settled in Old Point Comfort, Virginia. At the age of 18, De Russy enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on March 20, 1807; he graduated on June 10, 1812, at the bottom of his class. After...

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.

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Ordnance department established by Congress in 1812. Office responsible for design, procurement, storage, supply, and maintenance of munitions and combat vehicles. From the description of Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance [microform], 1812-1912. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40828498 The accounting statements of the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf's Point and Fort Belle Fontaine exemplify the Army's ordnance needs in the early years of th...

Barry, William F., 1818-1879

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Born in New York City, Barry graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1838, 17th in his class of 45 cadets. He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery, transferring to the 2nd U.S. Artillery a few weeks later. He was stationed near the Canada–US border, then later took part in the Mexican–American, Seminole, and the Kansas-Missouri Border Wars. He was the co-author of Instruction for Field Artillery (1860), along with William H. French and Henry J. Hu...

Schuster, George N

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Rutherfoord, John C. (John Coles), 1825-1866

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Member of Virginia House of Delegates from Goochland County, Va. From the description of Letter : Richmond, Va., to Thomas P. Watkins, Goochland Court House, 1852 January 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136154 John Rutherfoord (1792-1866) was a lawyer, merchant, and governor of Virginia from 1841 to 1842. His son, John Coles Rutherfoord (1825-1866), was a lawyer, planter, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Ann Seddon (Roy) Rutherfoord (1832-190...

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Joseph Marston & Co.,

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Eskridge, Cornelius Baldwin, fl. 1829.

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Hills, John, d. 1835.

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Schuster, Mary I.

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Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890

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William Worth Belknap was born in Newburgh, New York on September 22, 1829, the son of career soldier William G. Belknap and Anne (Clark) Belknap. Belknap's father had fought with distinction in the War of 1812, Florida War, and Mexican–American War. Belknap attended the local schools in Newburgh, and graduated from Princeton University in 1848. In addition to attending Princeton with Hiester Clymer, the Democratic Congressman who later led the investigation into Belknap's War Department corrupt...

Hammond, Thomas, fl. 1847,

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McGill, John, fl. 1864

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Gordon & Snapp,

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Bayard, Henri, fl. 1888,

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Orr, Isaac, fl. 1828.

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Rives, Grace Winthrop Sears, 1828-

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Seth Low & Co.

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Peters, Absalom, 1793-1869

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Davies, Howell, b. 1795,

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King, William W. (William Woodson), 1852-

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Searle, Anne, fl. 1828,

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Griscom, James S., fl. 1854,

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Rutherfoord, Emily A., fl. 1848,

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Donaldson, J. J., fl. 1835,

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Clack, John H., b. 1792.

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Southern Seminary (Buena Vista, Va.)

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Allmand, Albert, d. 1857.

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Cathcart, J. L., fl. 1858.

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Rives, William Cabell, 1825-1889

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Albemarle Co., Va., and Boston, Mass., lawyer. From the description of Papers of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1860-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818447 Charlottesville, Va., lawyer. From the description of Diplomas of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1843-1847 (bulk 1843-1844). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818577 ...

Balch, Stephen Bloomer, 1747-1833

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Smyth, Harold, fl. 1828.

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Deane, Charles, 1813-1889

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Charles Deane was a merchant with the firm of Waterston, Pray & Company. He retired from the firm in 1864 and devoted himself to researching early American history. From the description of Letter, 1879 Oct[obe]r 17, Cambridge, Mass., to Samuel Eliot [Boston, Mass.]. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 15143373 American historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, Messrs. Bartlett & Welford, booksellers in New Yo...

Griswold, H. W., d. 1834,

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Cyane (Sloop of war)

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The U.S.S. Cyane was launched December 2, 1837. During the Mexican-American War she carried John C. Fremont's California Battalion to San Diego, La Paz, and Mazatlan before returning to Norfolk in 1848. The Cyane was decommissioned in 1871. From the description of Excerpts from the log of the U.S.S. Cyane, 1846. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 669985639 U.S. Navy sloop-of-war commanded by William Mervine from 1845 to 1846. F...

Howard, Joshua, 1793-1868

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Cumberland (Frigate)

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Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872

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Administrative director, clergyman, and editor. From the description of Letter of Ralph Randolph Gurley, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450591 American philanthropist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Judge Bates, 1864 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505974 ...

Robertson, Duncan, 1753-1831

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American Home Missionary Society

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The American Home Missionary Society was formed in 1826 by the Congregational and other Protestant churches to financially assist congregations until they could be self-sufficient. From the description of American Home Missionary Society records, 1825-1837. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 663880998 In 1826 the Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed and Associated Reformed churches formed the American Home Missionary Society to coordinate their national missiona...

Peterkin, Joshua, 1814-1892,

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Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893

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Baltimore Life Insurance Company

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