Papers of the Webb-Prentis Families, 1767-1916

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Papers of the Webb-Prentis Families, 1767-1916

1767-1916

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Family papers of the Webb-Prentis Families and numerous other Virginians including: correspondence, business papers, legal papers, Nansemond Co. papers, genealogy, miscellaneous papers, bound volumes including accounts, legal, medical, memorandum, drawings, oversize items, and lecture notebooks and transcripts. The collection has sections devoted to Joseph Prentis, Sr. and family; Joseph Prentis, Jr. and family; Prentis family; Allen and Darden Families and miscellaneous correspondence. The collection contains a document appointing Joseph Prentis as Inspector of Revenue for the Port of Suffolk, 1825 March 17, signed by John Q. Adams. Also of interest is a floor plan, 1800 Nov. 12, for "Chaumiere des Praries" a log house in Jessamine County, Ky.

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Chaumiere des prairies (Jessamine County, Ky. : Dwelling)

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Darden, Algenon S.

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