Papers of Robert Beverley [manuscript], 1809-1831.

Washington, Sarah Tayloe, 1765-1834

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Barbour, Philip Pendleton, 1783-1841

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Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions. A native of Orange County, Virginia, Barbour was the youngest of four sons and fifth of eight children of Thomas Barbour and Mary Pendleton Thomas Barbour. Barbour's father served in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1776 and in the first four R...

Brooke, William, fl. 1814-1816,

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Barton, Thomas K.

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Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843

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Virginia resident (Essex County). From the description of Letter, 1815. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122322 Tobacco planter of Essex County, Va. From the description of Letters from England [manuscript], 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647877221 From the description of Letters from England, 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567129 From the description of Letters from England, ...

Fairfax, Ferdinando, 1766-1820

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Ferdinando Fairfax was the second son of Rev. Bryan Fairfax. From the description of Ferdinando Fairfax diary, 1792, [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122591449 Fairfax was the second son of the Rev. Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax, and heir to large tracts of land in Virginia's Northern Neck. From the description of Diary of Ferdinando Fairfax [manuscript], 1792. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647836349 From the description of D...

Gresham, Thomas, 1519?-1579

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English merchant and founder of the Royal Exchange. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Greenwich, to Sir Philip Hoby, ambassador to Flanders, 1553 July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499496 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Osterley [i.e. London], to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 608100161 Epithet: of Sloane MS 1759 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pers...

Lomax, John Tayloe, 1781-1862

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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) Fredericksburg (Spotsylvania Co.), Va...

Washington, William Augustine, 1757-1810

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Nephew of George Washington. From the description of Ledger, 1782-1809. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122347780 The following biographical sketch is not meant to be exhaustive but merely a brief genealogical sketch of the main contributors/creators of this collection. A more definitive source on the Beverly genealogy can be found in the book, The Beverley family of Virginia; descendants of Major Robert Beverley, 1641-1687, and allied fami...

Jackson, Francis James, 1770-1814

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Epithet: British Minister at Washington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000df Epithet: of Add MS 36811 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000e1 Epithet: of Add MS 33109 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000e0 Epithet:...

Macfarlane, William,

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Baldwin, Briscoe Gerard, 1789-1852,

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Sheffey, Daniel, 1770-1830

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A Federalist, Woods served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was a member of the Virginia Convention of 1788. He briefly served in the Revolutionary War and later was an officer of the Virginia militia, attaining the rank of colonel before resigning in 1816. Woods was president and a director of the North Western Bank of Virginia. He owned a flour mill, traded whiskey and leased out land. One of the founders of Woodsfield, Ohio, Woods was a land speculator in the military warrant land in th...

Erskine, David Montagu., 1776-1855 2nd Baron Erskine diplomat

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Eldest son of Thomas, 1st Baron Erskine. In 1806 he became Minister Plenipotentiary to the U.S., and later succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Erskine. From the description of Letterbook of David Montagu Erskine [manuscript] 1798-1799. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647962900 The diplomat David Montagu Erskine was born in 1776. He was the son of Thomas Erskine (1750-1823), 1st Baron Erskine. He was educated at Westminster School and then studied at Christ Church...