Letters of William Cabell Rives [manuscript] 1836-43.

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Letters of William Cabell Rives [manuscript] 1836-43.

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Letter, 1836 Nov. 9, Castle Hill, Albemarle Co., Va., to Judge R.E. Parker, Charlestown, Jefferson Co., Va., discussing the 1836 presidential and Virginia senatorial elections, with references to William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren [5 p.]--Letter, 1843 Dec. 22, Washington, Va.? to J.R. Thompson, Richmond, Va. [1 p.].

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

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...

Parker, R. E., Judge.

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Thompson, J. R. (John R.), -1816

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