Papers of the Roberts family [manuscript], 1789-1855.

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Papers of the Roberts family [manuscript], 1789-1855.

Include letters to John Roberts of Isle of Wight County, Va., from his sons, Benjamin Roberts and William Roberts, describing life in Trinidad, West Indies. Topics include the sugar export trade, militia drills, and a voyage from Norfolk to Barbados, and Francisco Miranda. Also include wills, 1809 and 1830, of John Roberts and John Roberts; tax receipts; a legal opinion by Joseph Johnson; an 1855 indenture; and an estate inventory.

52 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7920999

University of Virginia. Library

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Roberts, William

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Roberts family.

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Roberts, John, -approximately 1812

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Johnson, Joseph, 1785-1877

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Roberts, Benjamin, active 1804-1809

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Roberts, John, -1835

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Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816

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