Letters and clippings chiefly relating to members of the Harrison family [manuscript] 1735-1910.

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Letters and clippings chiefly relating to members of the Harrison family [manuscript] 1735-1910.

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Includes copies of letters from William Byrd to Sir John Randolph, 21 January 1735; and from Wilson Cary to Betty Brian Fairfax, 24 May 1763. Correspondents include Sally Daingerfield, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Francis Burton Harrison, Fairfax Harrison, Jesse Burton Harrison, John Harrison; subjects include social life, duels, yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, 1832-1833; the death of John Fairfax; Randolph-Edmunds genealogy.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Randolph, John,

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Edmonds family.

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Fairfax, Betty Brian,

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Cary, Wilson,

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Harrison, J. L. (John Leonard), 1917-

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John Harrison was a Philadelphia merchant, whose merchandise included drugs and sundries. From the description of Account books, 1800-1804. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122684103 ...

Fairfa, John,

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Harrison, Francis Burton, 1873-1957

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Francis Burton Harrison was born in New York City 18 December 1873. He was the son of Burton Harrison and Constance (Cary) Harrison and the brother of Fairfax Harrison. He graduated from Yale University in 1895 and from the New York Law School. He served in the Spanish-American War and in Congress from 1907-1913. Harrison was governor-general of the Philippines 1913-1921. He lived in Scotland from 1921-1934. He served as advisor to the governors of the Philippines. Harrison died in Flemington, N...

Byrd, William A.

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Harrison family.

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Harrison, Fairfax, 1869-1938

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Fairfax Harrison was born in New York 13 March 1869, the son of Burton and Constance (Cary) Harrison and the brother of Francis Burton Harrison. He graduated from Yale in 1890 and got a M.A. degree from Columbia University. He practiced law in New York and was solicitor for the Southern Railway, president of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway; and president of the Southern Railway from 1913-1937. Harrison was the author of many works including the Devon Carys, Landmarks of Old Prin...

Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920

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Daingerfield, Sally,

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Harrison, J. B. (Jesse Burton), 1805-1841

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Randolph family.

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