Microfilmed mss. collections [manuscript] 1966-67.

Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792

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Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was a physician and opponent of slavery in colonial Virginia in North America who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He was educated in medicine and law at the University of Edinburgh and in London, respectively. After passing the bar, he practiced law in London for several years. He stayed in London during the Revolutionary War, representing the colonies to Britain and France and also serving as an American spy ...

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator fro...

Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Lee, William, 1739-1795

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Hamond, Graham Eden, Sir, 1779-1862

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British admiral of the fleet. From the description of Papers of Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 1832-1836 (bulk 1835-1836). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49361660 Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862), son of Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738-1828), held various commands during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1824 he conveyed Lord Stuart de Rothesay to Brazil in the Wellesley. From 1834 to 1838 he held the post of senior officer commanding the South Ame...

Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828

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British naval officer. From the description of Papers of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1766-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069048 British naval officer, of Lynn, Norfolk, England. From the description of Papers, 1783-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122524340 From the description of Correspondence, 1783-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19595421 Epithet: RN Title: 3rd Baronet ...

Carter, Robert Wormeley, 1734-1798.

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Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916

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English literary figure, from London. From the description of Letters, 1878-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270709 From the description of Letters, 1878-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851387 Biographer of Edgar Allan Poe. From the description of Recollections of Swinburne [manuscript], 1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647832622 ...

Carter, Landon, 1710-1778

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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) ...