Papers of the Burwell family [manuscript] ca. 1815-1896.

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Papers of the Burwell family [manuscript] ca. 1815-1896.

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The reminiscences of Kate Burwell Bowyer contain anecdotes of the Civil War and recollection of a trip to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. with her father and sister, ca. 1854, which included visits to mediums. An incomplete copy of the memoirs of William Armisted Burwell includes his experiences as a Virginia State delegate, U.S. Congressman, and personal secretary to President Jefferson. The collection also contains an 1895 scrapbook of Civil War reminiscences and a petition to the General Assembly against changing the name of liberty, Va., to Bedford.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7929985

University of Virginia. Library

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Burwell family.

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Burwell, William A. (William Armisted), 1780-1821

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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...

Burwell, Letitia McCreary, -1905

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Bowyer, Kate Burwell.

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Burwell, William M. (William MacCreary), 1809-1888

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Poet. From the description of William M. Burwell papers, 1851-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453471 Represented in the collection are William A. Burwell, private secretary to Thomas Jefferson; his son, William M. Burwell, journalist and legislator; and Letitia M. Burwell, social historian. From the description of Papers of William M. Burwell [manuscript], 1734-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647881033 ...