Papers of John Page Elliott, 1803-1996.

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Papers of John Page Elliott, 1803-1996.

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Papers of John Page Elliott consist primarily of research material collected for his biography of Philip St. George Cocke including correspondence with family members and research institutions, copies of original documents from the University of Virginia and other institutions and some genealogical information. The collection also contains original Cocke family letters, manuscripts, certificates and photographs, including a daguerreotype of John Hartwell Cocke, two daguerreotypes of "Uncle John Cocke," a tintype, a hand painted miniature, and four photographs of various Cocke and Shields family members including Betty Burwell Page Cocke. Original items include an 1814 letter from George Blow to John Hartwell Cocke regarding clothing for soldiers in Cocke's brigade; Lucy Cocke's travel journal to the springs, 1822; an 1851 letter from A.B. Girrard to John Hartwell Cocke on the Eppes family; a catalog of books at Belmead, 1838, in the hand of Philip St. George Cocke; a document, 1804, signed by Virginia governor John Page; and Philip St. George Cocke's West Point diploma, 1832. Research topics include a proposed school of agriculture at the University of Virginia; architecture, Belmead and Alexander Jackson Davis; the battle of First Mannasses; Cocke family genealogy; politics; slavery; and the Virginia Military Institue. Correspondents include Betty Cocke, Douglas Southall Freeman and Jennings C. Wise.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Elliott, John Page.

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Cocke, Betty Page, 1872-1973,

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Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861

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Agriculturist and Confederate officer. From the description of Papers of Philip St. George cocke [manuscript] 1829-71. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647966449 Virginia planter, Confederate general. From the description of Papers of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript], 1848-1850. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823315 From the description of Letters from his wife, son, and daughter [manuscript] 1849-1856. (University of V...

Cocke, John Hartwell, 1780-1866

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Fluvanna County, Va. planter, reformer, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors member. From the description of Papers : of John Hartwell Cocke, 1806-1866. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793405 Planter, agricultural reformer, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1825-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330821 The James River and Kanawha Company The creation of Virg...

Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...

Cocke family.

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Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953

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Newspaper editor and historian. From the description of Letter to Charles Lee Lewis, 1943 August 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53180098 Freeman was a Richmond, Virginia journalist and historian who wrote the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. From the description of Letters, 1934 July 14 and 1936 July 25 : to Miss Helen Webster. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 567435277 Editor of the Richomd News Leader. ...

Wise, Jennings C. (Jennings Cropper), 1881-

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Belmead (Estate : Powhatan County, Va.)

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Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892

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Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), the American architect, started working as a draftsman for Josiah C. Brady and Ithiel Town in New York City. He became Town's partner in 1829 and they collaborated on public structures, including the New York Customs House (1832) and various state capitols. When Davis went into business on his own, he continued to design public buildings but concentrated on designs for large country and suburban houses. Collection consists of the papers of Alexander Jackson D...

Cocke, Lucy, fl. 1822.

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Shields family

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Epps family.

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Page, John, 1744-1808

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John Page (1744 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. From the guide to the Memorandum, 1775, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) John Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson. He became...

Blow, George, fl. 1814,

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