Letter of John Esten Cooke [manuscript], 1882 May 12.

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Letter of John Esten Cooke [manuscript], 1882 May 12.

Cooke replies to an inquiry from a Eugène Didier about art history in the Richmond area by referring Didier to Mr. Brock at the Virginia Historical Society and to Dr. Palmer, an amateur painter and art historian. He also mentions a Maria Ward portrait belonging to Dr. Skelton.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Palmer, William Price, 1821-1896.

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Randolph, Maria B. Ward, 1784-1826.

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Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886

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Novelist, historian, lawyer, and Confederate Army Officer, of Millwood (Clarke Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1840-1896. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490602 Virginia novelist and historian. From the description of Letter to William E. Quimby [manuscript], 1883 March 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807855 From the description of Papers of John Esten Cooke, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record i...

Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...

Skelton, John Clifford, 1815-1888.

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Didier, Eugène Lemoine 1838-1913

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Author; "the life and letters of Edgar Allan Poe." From the description of Eugene Lemoine Didier letters to S. S. McClure and Arthur A. Hill [manuscript], 1893 -1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019806 ...