Miscellaneous papers of the Hutter family [manuscript], 1685-1859.

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Miscellaneous papers of the Hutter family [manuscript], 1685-1859.

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The collection contains a journal of Poplar Forest, containing daily events, slave lists, weather, and farming activities, 1844-1859 and an account book listing income and expenses at Poplar Forest, 1856-1861, kept by Nicholas Cobb. The collection also contains clipped signatures, and envelopes and cover sheets in the handwriting of several American and European figures of the 18th and 19th centuries including the Charles Bonaparte, the Duke of Cumberland (King of Hanover), Massacushetts governor Joseph Dudley, U.S. Senators Howell Cobb and Robert B. Rhett, and U. S. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. In addition a letter from Thomas B. McAdams to a Dr. Kincaid noting that he has a copy of a book by Carter Glass inscribed by the author.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Poplar Forest (Va.)

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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

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Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815-October 9, 1868) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as congressman (1843-51; 1855-57), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and secretary of the treasury (1857-60). Following Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army. Cobb was born in Jefferson County on September 7, 1815, the eldest ...

Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the description of Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465723 From the description of Letters, 1825-1857. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316342 From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Scientist; author of American Ornithology and o...

McAdams, Thomas Branch.

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Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720

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Col. Gov. of Mass. From the description of Order signed : Boston, addressed to Capt. William Pickering of the Province Galley, 1712 Apr. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742417 From the description of Order signed : Boston, addressed to Capt. Timothy Clark, 1703 Jun. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742411 Colonial Governor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Roxbury, Mass., to Major Leonard, Judge of the Interior Court of Bristol...

Cobb, Nicholas, fl.1844-1861.

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Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

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Lawyer from Pennsylvania who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1859 and served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. After the war, he led the Radical Republicans, opposing both Lincoln and then Andrew Johnson, endorsing military occupation of the South. When Johnson opposed ratification of the 14th Amendment, Stevens led the call for his impeachment. From the description of Letter, Dec. 7, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record i...

Ernst Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800-1876

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, politician, ardent secessionist, and author. Robert Barnwell Rhett (1828-1905) was his son. From the description of Rhett family papers, 1825-1938. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141642 U.S. Senator from South Carolina and leader in the secession movement. From the description of Papers, 1838-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115801 Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876) w...