Papers, 1791-1958, of the Stuart family of Staunton, Va.

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Papers, 1791-1958, of the Stuart family of Staunton, Va.

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Includes correspondence, 1825-1891, of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart concerning family life, politics in the Southern States, the George Washington monument in Washington, D.C., his father Archibald Stuart, and the Stuart family; and includes a genealogy compiled by Stuart concerning the Stuart, Baldwin, Briscoe, Gibson, McGuire, Robertson, and Wood families. Also, include correspondence, ca. 1850-1868, of Frances Cornelia (Baldwin) Stuart with her daughters Frances Peyton (Stuart) Atkinson, Mary (Stuart) McGuire and Eleanor Augusta Stuart, brother Briscoe Gerard Baldwin, and son Briscoe Baldwin Stuart. Also, include, correspondence, 1860-1865, of Eleanor Augusta Stuart with her sister Frances Peyton (Stuart) Atkinson, uncle Briscoe Gerard Baldwin, sister Susan Baldwin (Stuart) Gibson and uncle Gerard Briscoe Stuart. Also, include diary, 1861-1865, of Margaret Briscoe (Stuart) Robertson concerning her activities in Staunton, Va., during the Civil War, and essays, ca. 1915-1930, concerning Prohibition, the seal of the Confederate States of America, female suffrage, and "Tuckahoe," Goochland County, Va.; and newspaper clippings (with photographs) 1928-1940, concerning the "Stuart House," Staunton, Va., Woodrow Wilson, and the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace museum.

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Stuart, Briscoe Baldwin, 1836-1859.

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Stuart, Frances Cornelia Baldwin, 1815-1885.

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Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832

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Archibald Stuart was born near Staunton, Va. in 1757. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He fought at Guilford Court House and in the Yorktown Campaign. Stuart studied law under Thomas Jefferson and served in the Virginia House of Delegates. He aligned with Madison and favored the ratification of the United States Constitution. He served in the Virginia Senate and was a judge of the Virginia General Court. From the description of Pa...

Briscoe family

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Robertson family

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Wood family

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Stuart, Eleanor Augusta, 1838-1878.

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Stuart family.

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Represented are lawyer and legislator Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807-1891) of Staunton, Va., his wife Frances Cornelia (Baldwin) Stuart (1815-1885), and their daughters Eleanor Augusta Stuart (1838-1878) and Margaret Briscoe (Stuart) Robertson (1855-1932). From the description of Papers, 1791-1958, of the Stuart family of Staunton, Va. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 56999340 ...

Baldwin family

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Baldwin, Briscoe Gerard, 1828-1898.

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Gibson family

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Stuart House (Staunton, Va.)

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Robertson, Margaret Briscoe Stuart, 1855?-1932

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Gibson, Susan Baldwin Stuart, 1849-1903.

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Atkinson, Frances Peyton Stuart, 1841-1875.

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McGuire family

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McGuire, Mary Stuart, 1844-1933.

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Tuckahoe Plantation (Goochland County, Va.)

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Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation, is located in Tuckahoe, Virginia on Route 650 near Manakin, Virginia, overlapping both Goochland and Henrico counties, six miles from the town of the same name. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it is a well-preserved example of a colonial plantation house, and is particularly distinctive as a colonial prodigy house. Thomas Jefferson is also recorded as having spent some of his childhood here. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in...

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace (Staunton, Va.)

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Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891

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U.S. representative from Virginia and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Alexander H. Stuart papers, 1790-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980828 U.S. Representative from Virginia; Secretary of the Interior under Milliard Fillmore; Virginia State Senator and Delegate; Rector of the University of Virginia. From the description of Letters from Alexander H.H. Stuart, 1839-1887. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52598006 ...