Letters of the Fontaine family [manuscript], 1807 and 1850.

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Letters of the Fontaine family [manuscript], 1807 and 1850.

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In a letter, 1807 December 27, Liverpool, James Maury writes to [William Fontaine], Richmond, Virginia, re their families, Admiral Berkeley and the "Chesapeake" incident, British regulations permitting neutrals to trade, and Maury's attempts to translate their great-grandfather [Jacques] Fontaine's memoirs. In a letter, 1850 May 8, Beaverdam, M. L. Fontaine writes to her son, John B. Fontaine, Hanover Courthouse, re family matters.

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Maury, James, 1746-1840

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James F. Maury (1746-1840), merchant at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before and during the American Revolution, engaged in the tobacco trade between Liverpool, England, and the U.S. after the Revolution. He served as the first American consul at Liverpool....

Chesapeake (ship)

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Fontaine, M. L., fl. 1850.

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Berkeley, George Cranfield, Sir, 1753-1818

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George Cranfield Berkeley (1753-1818) served in the British Navy from 1766 to 1812. In 1799 he was appointed Rear-Admiral and in 1805 he became a Vice-Admiral. In December 1808 he was appointed to the chief command on the coast of Portugal and in the Tagus, which he held until May 1812. On July 31, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, and in acknowledgement of his services to Portugal was named Lord High Admiral of that kingdom. While on this assignment Berkeley's main duty was to command the...

Fontaine family.

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Virginia family. From the description of Letters of the Fontaine family [manuscript], 1807 and 1850. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821805 ...

Fontaine, William, 1909-1968

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B.A., Lincoln University, (1917); Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1936); faculty, Penn, (1947-1968); author of publications dealing with the philosophy of the social sciences. From the description of Papers, 1963-1968. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122638350 ...

Fontaine, James, b. 1658

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Fontaine, John B., fl. 1850.

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Morey family.

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