Minor family papers, 1932, 1941, n.d.

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Minor family papers, 1932, 1941, n.d.

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The collection contains transcripts of letters from John B. Minor to Lucian Minor, 1831-1845; a record of the life of John B. Minor, including genealogy on the Colston side, compiled for Anne Minor by Charles A. Stone, 1932; and an sketch of his own life by John B. Minor, II, including Minor and Colston lines, 1941. Minor's letters to his brother Lucian, describe student days at Kenyon College, particularly reports of disagreements between President Philander Chase and the students and faculy; a journey across upstate New York with brief descriptions of Aaron Burr and Edmund Genet; and his student days at the University of Virginia; his advocacy of free schools for the County of Albemarle; and his efforts to sell his slave Lucy to a place near her husband. The biography of Minor concentrates on his 50 year career as Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. The Colston family genealogy traces Marshall, Randolph, Jacqueline, Ambler, Brewster, Carter, and Burwell descent. In the incomplete sketch of his own life Minor writes of the events of his fifth birthday including the present of a hobby horse from Professor McGuffey. He also writes about his early schooling and the subsequent lives of his siblings.

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Lucy (Minor family slave)

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Chase, Philander, 1775-1852

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Minor, John Barbee, b. 1866.

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McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Minor, John B. (John Barbee), 1813-1895

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