Letter of William Cabell Rives to Lewis Cass, Paris, introducing Col. E.S. Burd, of Philadelphia [manuscript] ca. 1840.

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Letter of William Cabell Rives to Lewis Cass, Paris, introducing Col. E.S. Burd, of Philadelphia [manuscript] ca. 1840.

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Cass, Lewis, 1816-1899

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Burd, E. S., Col.

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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...