Papers of the Jones family [manuscript], 1806-1915.

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Papers of the Jones family [manuscript], 1806-1915.

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This collection consists of letters, 1827-1880 (bulk 1837-1839) and n.d., to Walter Jones of Washington, D.C. from Dabney Carr, Henry Clay, John Jordan Crittenden, Stephen Decatur, Bishop William Meade, Joseph Story, Roger Brooke Taney, and William Wirt. Other items of importance are letters, 1852-1863, of Catherine Ella Jones describing her experiences as an Episcopal missionary in Shanghai, which give a good picture of Chinese life and current events. In addition there is family correspondence with letters to Fannie Lee Jones of Leesburg, Va., and of Nannette Lee Peyton. Correspondence and legal opinions, ca. 1844-1856, of Charles Lee Jones of Washington, D.C.; correspondence and documents, 1849--1852, relating to Thomas Walter Jones' work on the United States Boundary Commission in Texas and Mexico, and two letters, 1877, discussing the shooting of Roger Ap Catesby Jones compete the collection.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Wirt, William, 1772-1834

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Jones, Walter, 1771-1861

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Epithet: DD; Chaplain to George II British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x00011f Walter Jones was a lawyer and soldier, of Washington, D.C. His daughter, Catherine Ella Jones, was an Episcopal missionary in Shanghai, China. From the description of Walter and Catherine Ella Jones papers, 1819-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122476546 Epithet: Vicar of Wendy-cum-Shingay...

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

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Peyton, Nannette Lee,

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United States. Commission on Boundary between the Indian Territory and Texas

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Jones, T. W. (Thomas Walter), 1945-

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Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820

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Decatur was a U. S. naval officer known for his actions during the War of 1812 and against the North African pirates in the western Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, December 26, 1810. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841894 American naval officer. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to John Bullus, 21 Feb. 1816. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626164 American naval hero of t...

Jones, Fannie Lee.

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Jones, Catherine Ella, fl. 1863.

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Meade, William, 1789-1862

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Story, Joseph, 1779-1845

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Jurist, politician, and professor of law Joseph Story (1779-1845) was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on September 18, 1779. He received an AB from Harvard in 1798, an AM in 1801, and an LLD in 1821; he also received law degrees from Brown University and Dartmouth College. In 1802, Story married Mary Lynde Oliver. After Mary's death in 1805, Story married Sarah Waldo Wetmore in 1808. Story practiced law in Salem, Mass. and served as a representative in the state legislature before b...

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Carr, Dabney, 1773-1837

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Jones, Roger Ap Catesby, 1821-1877.

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Jones, Charles Lee, fl. 1856,

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