Papers of the Cocke family [manuscript] 1850-1895.

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Papers of the Cocke family [manuscript] 1850-1895.

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Most of the papers consist of letters and receipts from John H. Powell, of the Richmond Female Institute, to John Bowdoin Cocke, and Betty Burwell Page Cocke, regarding tuition for their daughters. There are also letters from Charles Hartwell Cocke to M. Louise Cocke mentioning the burning of the Rotunda; from Philip St. George Cocke to John B. Cocke regarding an epidemic at U. Va., and a trip to Europe; and from Sally Elizabeth Courtney Bowdoin Cocke to Philip St. George Cocke and John Hartwell Cocke mentioning a reception for Zachary Taylor during a visit to Baltimore and Washington in 1850 and commenting on John Hartwell Cocke as "being at last weaned from the Yankees ..."

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University of Virginia Rotunda (Charlottesville, Va.)

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Richmond Female Seminary.

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Cocke, Betty Burwell Page, 1841-1900,

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Cocke, Charles Hartwell, 1851-1896.

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Cocke, Sally Elizabeth Courtney Bowdoin, 1815-1872.

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Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861

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Agriculturist and Confederate officer. From the description of Papers of Philip St. George cocke [manuscript] 1829-71. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647966449 Virginia planter, Confederate general. From the description of Papers of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript], 1848-1850. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823315 From the description of Letters from his wife, son, and daughter [manuscript] 1849-1856. (University of V...

University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Powell, John H.

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Epithet: of the ' Morning Chronicle.' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000614.0x0000c2 ...

Cocke, M. Louise,

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Cocke, John Hartwell, 1780-1866

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Fluvanna County, Va. planter, reformer, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors member. From the description of Papers : of John Hartwell Cocke, 1806-1866. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793405 Planter, agricultural reformer, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1825-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330821 The James River and Kanawha Company The creation of Virg...

Cocke, John Bowdoin, 1836-1889.

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Confederate officer, Fluvanna County, Va., planter. From the description of Papers of John Bowdoin Cocke [manuscript], 1859-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647827799 ...

Cocke family.

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