Papers of the Cocke family, 1771-1928 [manuscript].

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Papers of the Cocke family, 1771-1928 [manuscript].

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This collection of the Cocke family of "Bremo," Fluvanna County, Virginia includes account books, correspondence, business and plantation records of John Hartwell Cocke, Philip St. George Cocke, and Dr. Cary Charles Cocke. Collection also contains an undated "Record of correspondence at Bremo" listing letters 1814-1865; a copy of a letter, Charles Curtis Page to Daniel Grinnan, 1928 January 11, discussing the Troye paintings of Lexington and RoeBuck that hung at Bremo and RoeBuck's lineage, other animals at Bremo, Stonewall Jackson's coat retrieved by Joseph Bryan from a Spottsylvania farmer, and some miscellaneous recollections; and a photostat of a portion [of John Hartwell Cocke's diary?] 1865 March 10 (national day of thanksgiving fasting, and prayer), noting Sheridan's army passing through Bremo, and attributing the war so mutually destructive to North and South to the idolatrous devotion to tobacco.

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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...

Page, Charles Curtis, 1863-1935,

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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...

Grinnan, Daniel, 1861-1940

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Cocke, Cary Charles, 1814-1888.

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Bremo (Fluvanna County, Va. : Estate)

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Troye, Edward, 1808-1874

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American printer. From the description of Correspondence with members of the Cocke family, 1858-1874. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958415 ...

Roebuck (Horse)

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Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...

Bryan, Joseph, 1845-1908

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