Letters to James Madison [manuscript] 1803-36.

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Letters to James Madison [manuscript] 1803-36.

Included are letters from: John Hartwell Cocke mentioning John Tayloe Lomax; Virgil David regarding the Laurenceville Lyceum, Laurenceville, Pa.; John Madison regarding Washington College, Lexington, Va.; R. L. Madison; John Fellows to Thomas Jefferson regarding Aaron Burr; Robert C. Foster regarding estate of John S. Woods of Orange Co., and Woods' bro.-in-law James Camp; and an account.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Fellows, John, 1759-1844

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Epithet: Deputy Governor of the South Sea Co. Title: Baronet 1719 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000981.0x000250 ...

David, Virgil

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Virgil David was president of the Lawrenceville Lyceum in Western Pennsylvania. From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Mount near Sheffield, England, to Virgil David, Lawrenceville, Pa., 1837 June 12. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 78169216 ...

Cocke, John Hartwell, 1780-1866

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Fluvanna County, Va. planter, reformer, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors member. From the description of Papers : of John Hartwell Cocke, 1806-1866. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793405 Planter, agricultural reformer, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1825-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330821 The James River and Kanawha Company The creation of Virg...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Laurenceville Lyceum (Laurenceville, Pa.)

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Madison, R. L.,

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Foster, Robert C., 1818-1871

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Robert C. Foster (1818-1871) was a captain in the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment, United States Army, during the Mexican War. After the war, Foster was a recorder's judge and lawyer in Nashville, Tenn. From the guide to the Robert C. Foster Papers, 1837-1867, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Mormon living in Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Affidavit, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494776 ...

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...

Madison, John P

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Woods, John S.

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Washington College (Lexington, Va.)

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Camp, James L.

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