Papers of Joseph Watkins, 1763-1852.

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Papers of Joseph Watkins, 1763-1852.

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The papers consists primarily of business and financial letters and documents of Joseph Watkins of "Janetoe," Goochland, Va. Letters to him, 1770-1802 from Thomas Mann Randolph and Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. concern tobacco sales, land deals, surveys and the estate of Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr. Other topics mentioned in Watkins' correspondence include Indians and treaties; slaves and slave hires; the election of 1800; James Monroe's land purchase in Richmond; the Louisiana Purchase treaty; and a William & Mary lottery. There are several references to Randolph's father-in-law, Thomas Jefferson. The collection also contains letters from Robert S. Madison to Thomas P. Shields. Of interest is a letter from Thomas Rutherfoord about selling his plantation because of "repugnance to owning Negroes. Miscellaneous items include a letter about danger from the "British Horse" during the Revolution; essays; and a "Slave Song" about a runaway who has escaped to the British during the War of 1812.

300 (ca.) items.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7677716

University of Virginia. Library

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Shields, Thomas, -1827

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Shields family.

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Rutherfoord, Thomas, 1766-1852

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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...

Watkins, Joseph, ca. 1770-ca. 1804.

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Goochland County, Virginia, surveyor and tobacco agent. From the description of Papers of Joseph Watkins, 1763-1852. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54396281 ...

Janetoe (Goochland County, Va. : Dwelling)

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College of William and Mary.

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Madison, Robert S., fl. 1845-1848,

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Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828

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Congressman; governor of Virginia; son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to Dr. William Bache, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1804 February 11 and November 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793170 U.S. Congressman, 1803-1807; governor of Virginia, 1819-1822; and son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson; from Albemarle Co., Va. From the description of Letters, 1813-1825. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record ...

Randolph, Thomas Mann, 1741-1793

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Thomas Mann Randolph was born 1 October 1768 at Tuckahoe in Henrico County, Virginia, to Thomas Mann Randolph (1740-1793) and Anne Cary Randolph (1745-1789). Educated by private tutors until age 16, Randolph studied at the University of Edinburg from 1785 to 1788. He returned to Virginia and settled in Albemarle County, Virginia, eventually establishing his home at Edgehill. Randolph served in the Virginia Senate from 1793 to 1794. He was elected to the United States Congress and served from 180...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...