Papers of the Noland and Berkeley families, 179 , 1814,1870-1895.

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Papers of the Noland and Berkeley families, 179 , 1814,1870-1895.

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The papers contain letters, 1870-1872, written to Nelson Berkeley Noland while he was on an Amazon exploration expedition. Most contain family and local news. An 1874 letter describes the Congressional elections and tactics used to defeat the radicals. The collection further contains guidebooks and magazines pertaining to the Berkeleys, various household recipes, a child's hymnal, a gardening handbook, surveys, bills, and clippings. Items of interest include the journal of a trip from Barn Elms to Providence, R.I., in 1797; and a notice, 1814 November from vestryman Carter Burwell Berkeley to the Overseers of the Poor, Middlesex County, Va., informing them that the communion plate owned by Christ Church Parish was privately donated and is not subject to sale. Correspondents include Theophilus Chandler.

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Christ Church (Christchurch, Va.)

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Middlesex County (Va.). Overseers of the poor.

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Barclay family.

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Christ Church Parish (Middlesex County, Va.)

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Chandler, Theophilus P. (Theophilus Parsons), 1845-1928

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"Rencourt" was the Wilmington, Del., home of Alexis I. du Pont and his family. It was designed by Pennsylvania architect Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., built in 1890 and demolished in the 1950s. From the description of Plans of "Rencourt," 1890. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 775014539 Theophilus P. Chandler was born in Boston, Massachussetts and studied one year at Harvard University and later at the Atelier Vaudremer in Paris. He worked in Boston architec...

Berkeley, Carter Burwell, 1777-1827,

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Nolan family.

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Noland, Nelson Berkeley, 1846-1913

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