Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1807-1911.

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Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1807-1911.

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Matthew Maben, of Petersburg, Virginia, offers business advice to saddlemaker John Simpson, of Norfolk, Virginia, 1807 June 30, following the departure of Simpson's journeyman. Andrew Yager, of Baltimore, Maryland, writes to William Massie, Merchants Mills, Nelson County, Virginia, 1846 June 16, concerning French burr millstones in which Massie is interested. John Rutherfoord writes to John Letcher, 1848 March 15, advising him of his nomination as Republican elector for the thirteenth Virginia district. A.C. Finley, Clarksville, Virginia, writes to BUchannon, Carroll & Company, New Orleans, 1849 February 14, concerning a shipment of hides for which he will pay either in cash or tobacco. Charles S. Bulkley, Luray, Virginia, writes to an unknown recipient, 1857 July 29, concerning a copper smelting furnace he is building. William C. Rives writes to his wife, Judith Walker Rives, 1857 October 12, concerning business he wishes her to attend to while he is away, including overseeing work on Grace Church, Cismont, Virginia. Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy thanks the Governor of Montana, Edwin L. Norris, for a favor, 1911 May 4.

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Buchannon, Carroll & Co,

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Bulkley, Charles S/., fl. 1857,

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Massie, William, 1795-1862

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Planter, of Nelson County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1766-1890. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019185 Beside his concerns as a planter and family man, William Massie served a term in the Virginia legislature and also gave financial support to Cyrus Hall McCormick when he was attempting to construct his reaper. From the description of Massie, William, papers, 1747-1919. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21349057 ...

Simpson, John, fl. 1807,

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Norris, Edwin L. (Edwin Lee), 1865-1924

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Grace Church (Cismont, Va.)

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Yager, Andrew, fl. 1846,

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Letcher, John, 1813-1884

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to President Buchanan, 1860 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lexington, Va., to Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, 1813-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590807 Native of Virginia; graduate of Washington College; lawyer, newspaper editor, presidential elector in 1848, and member of Virginia's constitutional c...

Finley, A. C., fl. 1849,

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Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882

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Maben, Matthew, fl. 1807,

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Rives, Amélie 1863-1945

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Amélie Rives was born into an aristocratic Virginia family, and exhibited precocious writing talent. As a young writer, she published The Quick or the Dead?, which became a controversial bestseller; modernists derided the naive plot and theme, while traditional romanticists were scandalized by the sensual content. After a short marriage to Virginia lawyer John Armstrong Chanler ended, she met and married exiled Russian painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy and led a privileged life in America and E...

Rutherfoord, John, 1792-1866

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Lawyer, merchant, and governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1754-1866; (bulk 1781-1855). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159065 ...

Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868

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William Cabell Rives was the son of Robert and Margaret Jordan (Cabell) Rives. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and at the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1809. He studied law and politics under Thomas Jefferson. Rives served in the War of 1812 and in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his marriage, he lived at "Castle Hill," Albemarle County, Va. Rives served in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1823-1829 and in the U. S. Senate. He also was minister to France a...