Papers of William Cabell Rives, 1824-1842.

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Papers of William Cabell Rives, 1824-1842.

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The collection consists chiefly of letters to Rives from constituents, friends and family members. Most of the correspondence was written while Rives was serving as U.S. Senator from Virginia and discusses political matters. Specific topics in letters to Rives include Lewis Cass, Duff Green; William Henry Harrison; Andrew Jackson; John Tyler; Abel P. Upshur; "instruction" of Senators; a national bank; the currency question; the public debt; taxes and tariffs; politics in Virginia, Maine and New York; the Loco-focos; the Whigs; diplomacy and the Quintuple and Webster-Ashburton Treaties in regards to the slave trade; the U.S. Navy; the American Colonization Society; agriculture in Albemarle County;and the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. Correspondents include John S. Barbour, William M. Burwell, Virginia R. Cary, Edward Coles, Charles Augustus Davis, Charles Duncombe, Robley Dunglison, Samuel Dyer, James M. Garnett, John Thornton Gilmer, Thomas W. Gilmer, Isaac Hull, John Letcher, Nathaniel Niles, Jr., Richard Pollard, Francis O.J. Smith, and James Tallmadge. Topics in the general family correspondence include Dolley Madison; William Branch Giles' gubernatorial chances; the elections of 1828 and 1844; the Whigs; John Tyler; Henry Clay; the National Bank; and politics in Albemarle County and in Virginia. Of interest is a typescript copy of a letter from Judith Page Rives describing her impression of Charles Dickens. The papers also contain political essays, hymns, newspaper clippings of a series of articles on the slavery question by Judge S. Wilkeson, and some legal and financial documents including a petition to the House of Representatives on the Bankrupt Law from 50 citizens of New York City, mostly tradesmen, 1842. Essay topics include indirect taxes;a fiscal agent of the United States government (national bank); national revenue from tariffs vs public land sales and the compromise of 1833 (amendments to resolutions by Henry Clay); and Thomas Jefferson's letter to Peter Carr on travel.

190 (ca.) items.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Niles, Nathaniel, 1791-1869

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Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882

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Duncombe, Charles 1792-1867

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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...

Gilmer, John Thornton.

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Davis, Charles Augustus, 1795-1867

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Davis was the author of the "Major Jack Downing Letters" in 1834 which included plans for the overthrow of the Bank of the U.S. From the description of ALS, 1836 January 19 New York to L[uther] Brandish. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 25611821 American author. From the description of Letter, 1861 September 12, New York, to an unidentified general [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647827996 ...

Tallmadge, James, 1778-1853

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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...

Burwell, William M. (William MacCreary), 1809-1888

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Poet. From the description of William M. Burwell papers, 1851-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453471 Represented in the collection are William A. Burwell, private secretary to Thomas Jefferson; his son, William M. Burwell, journalist and legislator; and Letitia M. Burwell, social historian. From the description of Papers of William M. Burwell [manuscript], 1734-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647881033 ...

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...

Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876

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Lawyer, of Portland, Me. From the description of Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271515951 Congressman and lawyer; member of House of Representatives from 1833 to 1839. From the description of Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225532533 Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. representative, of Portland, Me. ...

Dyer, Samuel, 1756-1840,

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Wilkeson, Samuel, 1781-1848

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Judge Samuel Wilkeson was involved in shipping and the manufacture of stoves and engines. He was the first judge of Erie County, an early mayor of Buffalo (1836), and a representative in the State Assembly and Senate. He was instrumental in the construction of Buffalo Harbor and the choice of Buffalo as the western terminus of the Erie Canal, and he was active in the abolitionist movement as a member of the American Colonization Society. From the description of Samuel Wilkeson papers...

Cary, Virginia, 1786-1852

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University of Virginia. Board of Visitors

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Raymond C. Bice, Jr. (1969-1990) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1960-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648017769 During the time span of these papers, Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr. (1991- ) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1998-2...

Barbour, J. S. (John Strode), 1790-1855

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John Strode Barbour was born in 1790 in Culpeper Co., Va. He graduated from the College of William and Mary. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar. He served in Virginia House of Delegates. He served in U.S. Congress from 1823-1833 and was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829/30. Barbour died in 1855. From the description of Letter, 1829 February 10, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to Editor of National Intelligencer. (College of William &am...

Garnett, James M. (James Mercer), 1770-1843

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Virginia Congressman. From the description of Letter to Robert Selden Garnett [manuscript], 1824 May 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647826837 Educator, legislator, and agriculturist, of Aldie (Loudoun Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1733-1923. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562313 J.M Garnett (1770-1843) was a legislator, agriculturist, and educator residing at "Elmwood," Essex County, Virginia, all of his l...

Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869

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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) Professor and dean of the Jefferson M...

Gilmer, Thomas Walker, 1802-1844.

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Governor of and U.S. representative from Virginia. From the description of Letters of Thomas W. Gilmer, 1842-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450478 ...

Carr, Dabney, 1773-1837

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Pollard, Richard, 1790-1851.

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Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843

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Isaac Hull (1773-1843) commanded USS Constitution in her 1812 victory over Guerriere, in which it earned the sobriquet "Old Ironsides." He later commanded the Boston, Portsmouth, and Washington Navy yards and was appointed Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1838. From the description of Isaac Hull Collection, 1798-1841. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479784380 Isaac Hull was born 9 March 1773 Huntington (now Shelton) CT. His commands inclu...

Coles, Edward, 1786-1868

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Edward Coles was born on December 15, 1786 into one of the oldest Virginia families. When he inherited his family's estate in 1808, Coles felt somewhat conflicted about slavery. After serving as President James Madison's private secretary from 1809-1815, Coles purchased land in Illinois with the intention of eventually moving his estate west. In 1816 Madison sent Coles to Russia for diplomatic purposes, and Coles spent the next two years traveling in Europe. When he returned to the United States...