Letters of R.M.T. Hunter, F. Mallory and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1841-1883.

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Letters of R.M.T. Hunter, F. Mallory and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1841-1883.

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In a letter, 1841 April 22, to Secretary of War John Bell, F. Mallory recommends Dr. George M. Galt for the position of military store keeper at Old Point, Va. In a note, 1863 August 27, R.M.T. Hunter authorizes C.F.M. Garnett to take the slave Robert Bundy, property of Jane S. Hunter, from the Government Work Yard on Broad Street in Richmond. In a letter, 1868 September 14, Hunter thanks John Esten Cooke for information on the raising of sheep and in turn gives advice that was conveyed to him by Robert W. Scott of Fauquier. He closes with congratulations on the birth of Cooke's daughter. In a third person note, 1883 March 22, Tennyson grants permission for the German translation of "Frater Ave atque Vale" to be published in a German newspaper.

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Bell, John, 1796-1869

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John Bell was one of antebellum Tennessee's most prominent politicians and an acknowledged leader of the state's Whig Party. The son of a farmer and blacksmith, Bell was born in Davidson County and graduated from Cumberland College in 1814. After his admission to the bar in 1816, he opened a law practice in Franklin in Williamson County. A year later, his political career began with his election to the state Senate, but he declined to seek reelection after one term. Perhaps because he recognized...

Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...

Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886

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Novelist, historian, lawyer, and Confederate Army Officer, of Millwood (Clarke Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1840-1896. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490602 Virginia novelist and historian. From the description of Letter to William E. Quimby [manuscript], 1883 March 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807855 From the description of Papers of John Esten Cooke, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record i...

Mallory, F., fl. 1841,

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Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892

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The recipient was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria, with whom Tennyson had an extensive correspondence. From the description of Alfred Tennyson letter to Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1867 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865322 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1831-1909. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188602 Tennyson was Poet Laureate of England during much of the latter part of...

Galt, George, M., fl. 1841.

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Garnett, Charles F. M. (Charles Fenton Mercer), 1810-1886

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Bundy, Robert (slave)

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Scott, Robert W., fl. 1868.

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Hunter, Jane S., fl. 1863.

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