Papers of Blue Ridge Farm, 1927-1929.

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Papers of Blue Ridge Farm, 1927-1929.

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A letter from R. Ortman to J. Churchill Newcomb, 1928, October 20, discusses membership in the London Club, and various aspects of Piedmont, Va., horse racing. Ortman mentions an unpcoming race at Farmington, William DuPont, Jr., the races at Annefield and Montpelier, entry possibilities from Wavertree Hall, Mirador, and Blue Ridge Farms, improvements to the Farmington course, hunter trials at Blue Ridge, trials at the Mellon estate, and the organizing of a new hunt club.. He encloses a clipping on the cost of handling a race horse (not present) and offers to mail posters. The papers also contain a sheet of stationery of the Albemarle County Hunt, J. Churchill Newcomb, Joint Master of Foxhounds, containing a sketch of a bracket.

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Du Pont, William, 1896-1965

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William du Pont, Jr., the second child of William du Pont and Annie Rogers du Pont, was born February 11, 1896 at Losely Park, Surrey, England. In 1902 the family moved to Montpelier, Va., the former residence of President Madison. In 1919, William du Pont, Jr. maried Jean Liseter Austin of Pennsylvania and the couple resided in "Rosemont," near Newtown Square, Pa. They had four children. In 1941, they divorced, and William du Pont, Jr., moved to his estate "Bellevue Hall" north of ...

Mirador (Estate : Albemarle County, Va.)

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Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Va.)

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Greenwood, Va., farm. From the description of Papers of Blue Ridge Farm, 1927-1929. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51538395 ...

Albemarle County Hunt.

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Newcomb, J. Churchill, -1962

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Landowner, cattle farmer, and horseman of Loudoun County, Va.; stabbed to death in his home by an unknown assailant in 1962. From the description of J. Churchill Newcomb papers, 1877-1962 (bulk 1930s-1962). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927202 ...

Montpelier (Va. : Dwelling)

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Annefield (Estate : Clarke County, Va.)

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Farmington (Albemarle County, Va. : Estate)

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