Rives family papers [manuscript], 1791-1908.

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Rives family papers [manuscript], 1791-1908.

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Manuscripts of the Rives Family include papers of William Cabell Rives, Sr., Minister to France and U. S. Senator and Representative; diaries of Mrs. W. C. Rives, papers of Wlliam Cabell Rives, Jr. covering farming operations at Castle Hill and business matters, papers of Alfred Landon Rives, railroad, mining, canal, and harbor engineer in the U.S., Mexico, and Panama, papers of Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy. Correspondents include Thomas Walker Gilmer, James Madison, Edmund Pendleton, John Taylor and John Tyler. Of interest are a set of drawings of European bridges ordered by Alfred L. Rives, with an accompanying inventory. There are also drawings of the Potomac aqueduct and Potomac River bridges, including one crossing at Alexander's Island (now Columbia Island).

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Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903

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Alfred Landon Rives was an Army engineer, Confederate officer, and architect, of Albemarle County, Virginia. From the guide to the Alfred Landon Rives Papers, 1829-1888 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Army engineer, Confederate officer, and architect, of Albemarle Co., Va. From the description of Papers, 1839-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121584 American engineer; born in Par...

Rives, Amélie 1863-1945

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Amélie Rives was born into an aristocratic Virginia family, and exhibited precocious writing talent. As a young writer, she published The Quick or the Dead?, which became a controversial bestseller; modernists derided the naive plot and theme, while traditional romanticists were scandalized by the sensual content. After a short marriage to Virginia lawyer John Armstrong Chanler ended, she met and married exiled Russian painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy and led a privileged life in America and E...

Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882

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Rives, William Cabell, 1825-1889

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Albemarle Co., Va., and Boston, Mass., lawyer. From the description of Papers of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1860-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818447 Charlottesville, Va., lawyer. From the description of Diplomas of William Cabell Rives [manuscript], 1843-1847 (bulk 1843-1844). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818577 ...

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Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868

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William Cabell Rives was the son of Robert and Margaret Jordan (Cabell) Rives. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and at the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1809. He studied law and politics under Thomas Jefferson. Rives served in the War of 1812 and in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his marriage, he lived at "Castle Hill," Albemarle County, Va. Rives served in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1823-1829 and in the U. S. Senate. He also was minister to France a...