Papers of Louis D. Jones and related families, 1830-1946.

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Papers of Louis D. Jones and related families, 1830-1946.

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The collection consists mainly of business letters and papers; legal documents; personal letters; and genealogy. Correspondence chiefly conveys family and local news. Topics touched on briefly include young girls' reading and schooling at an academy in Prince Edward; life in Hardeman County, Texas, in 1837; estate settlements; exhibits at an 1850s Virginia State Fair; the jailing of three hired slaves for stealing; the recovery of animals branded by the U.S. Army; and life at the Southern Female Institute, Richmond, Va., 1867. Also a suit over a horse sold by the U.S. Army; a request to take the "Iron-Clad" oath for reappointment to office, 1869; the state debt controversy; life in New Haven, Missouri, 1892; army engineer training at Penn State, 1944; the Letter Shop, a business run by Maben Jones; and the sale of Keswick, 1966. E.D. Townsend is a correspondent. Business papers, 1800-1900, pertaining to the Jones and LeGrand families of Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties, Va., comprise the majority of the collection and consist chiefly of accounts and receipts. Included in them are documents concerning slave hiring, estate settlement, physician's services, and store purchases. Of interest is a note from Major W.L. Cornish, April 17, 1865, attesting to Louis D. Jones' kindness to officers and men in the army. Miscellaneous material includes some genealogical notes and a hand drawn map of sites in Buckingham County.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893

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Edward Davis Townsend (August 22, 1817 – May 10, 1893) was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880. The son of David S. & Eliza (Gerry) Townsend and grandson of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, Townsend was educated at Boston's Latin School before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Second U. S. Artillery and served as that regiment's adjutant and participating in the Second Seminole War and the relocati...

Letter Shop.

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Jones, Charles W. F. (Charles William Frederick)

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Pennsylvania state university

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The Pennsylvania Humanities Council designated the year 1985 as "The Year of the Pennsylvania Writer." The PHC funded projects in eight locations throughout the Commonwealth to gain appreciation, understanding, and recognition for past and present Pennsylvania writers. The State College/University Park location held a two-stage conference and related events by five Centre County regional organizations. From the description of The Year of the Pennsylvania writer collection, 1984-1986....

Jones family.

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Nares, Edward, 1762-1841

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Edward Nares (1762-1841) was an author and historian. See the Dictionary of National Biography for details. From the guide to the Lectures by Edward Nares, Regius Professor of Modern History, Oxford University, 1817-1825, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) Epithet: Acting Mate, RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001297.0x0001db ...

Southern Female Institute (Richmond, Va.)

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LeGrand family.

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Jones, Louis, -1806

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New Store, Buckingham County, Va., resident. From the description of Papers of Louis D. Jones and related families, 1830-1946. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50298252 ...

Jones, William, -1757

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Jones, Maben,

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Virginia. State Fair (185? : Richmond)

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