Letter to William Caruthers and items concerning John Randolph of Roanoke, 1815 and n.d.

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Letter to William Caruthers and items concerning John Randolph of Roanoke, 1815 and n.d.

Jefferson, Monticello, February 11, 1815, writes to William Caruthers of Lexington, Va., presenting his compliments and asking him to have an enclosed letter delivered. There is also a letter from an unknown correspondent to John W. Dennis of Roseo, Missouri, n.d., describing in detail the appearance, qualities, and temperament of John Randolph of Roanoke. With this is a copy of an engraving of Randolph.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622503

University of Virginia. Library

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Dennis, John W., 1951-

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Caruthers, William Alexander, 1802-1846

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Va. and Ga. author. From the description of Papers, 1808-1935. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38386022 Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781 . Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersb...