Papers of Fayette Johnston [manuscript] 1815-61.

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Papers of Fayette Johnston [manuscript] 1815-61.

Correspondence, personal and financial papers. Persons mentioned include Robert Hume, Matthew Fontaine Maury, and James K. Paulding. Includes military commissions, a bill from Kenyon college signed by Alexander W. Blackburn, minutes of the United States Mining Company, and printed constitution and by-laws of the 2nd Battalion, Va. Volunteers.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Ellis, Lewis.

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Green, William D. (William Davis), 1950-

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Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873

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American naval officer and oceanographer. From the description of Letter to Capt. Charles Wilkes [manuscript], 1848 March 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808228 From the description of Letter to Andrew Hull Foote [manuscript], 1856 April 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817495 Epithet: Astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x000219 ...

Wiglesworth, Claborn?

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Hume, Robert J.

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Herndon, J. M.

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Johnston, Fayette.

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Merchant and army officer, of Fredericksburg, Va. From the description of Papers of Fayette Johnston [manuscript] 1815-61. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647951079 ...

United States Mining Company.

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Kenyon college

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Wood & Trimble (New York)

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Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860

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Author and naval officer. A close friend of Washington Irving, Paulding collaborated with him to produce the satirical periodical, Salmagundi. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and a popular biography of George Washington. President Martin Van Buren appointed Paulding Secretary of the Navy in 1839, in which post he served until 1841. From the description of [Letter] 1839 May 7, Navy Department [Washington, D.C., to] Gilbert Davis, New York. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record...

Howison, Samuel, 1779-1845

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Williams, John Guilfoyle

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Union soldier, member of the 95th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; from Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Diary, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271041 From the description of Diary, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504656 John Williams was a storekeeper in Middletown (Pa.). From the description of Daybook and ledger, 1773-1774. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298281...

Hume, Rebecca.

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