Autographs, chiefly of Virginia politicians of the Reconstruction period [manuscript], 1796-1925.

Pridemore, Auburn L.

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Meigs, Henry

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Hooper, Benjamin

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Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000095 ...

Critcher, John.

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Walker, Gilbert C.

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Roane, W. H.

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Lee, J.

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Paul, John Jeya

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Trist, Nicholas Philip, 1800-1874

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U. S. diplomat; grandson-in-law of Thomas Jeferson. From the description of N. P. Trist letter to Henry Carey [manuscript] 1869 Apr. 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647946227 Nicholas Philip Trist attended West Point; was a Louisiana planter, 1821-1824; U.S. State Department clerk, 1828-1834; consul to Havana, Cuba, 1834-1840; State Department chief clerk, 1845-1847; and chief negotiator of the treaty ending the Mexican War, 1847. He was also a lawyer and pa...

Jones, James Taylor, 1832-1895

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Gibson, J. King (James King), 1845-1939

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Botts, John Minor, 1802-1869

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Botts was born in Dumfries, Virginia to prominent lawyer Benjamin Gaines Botts (1776 - 1811) and his wife Jane Tyler Botts (1782 - 1811). Both of his parents died in the Richmond Theatre fire on 26 December 1811, so John and his siblings were raised by relatives in Fredericksburg. Botts attended the common schools in Richmond, Virginia, then studied law. He married Mary Whiting Blair (1801-1841), and they had several children. Two sons (John and Alexander) died very young; their firstborn son...

Platt, James H., Jr.

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Wise, John S. (John Sergeant), 1846-1913

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John S. Wise and Richard A. Wise were sons of Henry Alexander Wise. John S. Wise was born in Brazil in 1846. He attended Virginia Military Institute and fought with the cadets at the Battle of New Market. He graduated from the law department at the University of Virginia, was U. S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, and served in Congress 1883-1885. He was a Readjuster and later, a Republican. He moved to New York City to practice law. John S. Wise died in 1913. ...

Malone, Daniel P.

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Nelson, Hugh.

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Hoge, John Blair, 1790-1826

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Stephenson, John B., 1937-

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Edwards, William, Esq., B.C.S.

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The company, with mills at Siverly, Pa., manufactured blankets and flannels. From the description of [Letter] 1906 Aug. 20, Edwards Woolen Co., Oil City, Pa. : [to] Peter Graff & Co., Worthington, Pa. / [from] Wm. Edwards, Jr. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 51023169 ...

Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839

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Composer of Long, long ago! From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London] Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, to Mrs. Skinner, Sunday [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903906 English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boulogne-sur-Mer, to T. Mackinlay, 1839 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870271 Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, English poet and playwright. In addition to his plays and poems, Bayly wrote many popul...

Porter, Charles L.

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Miller, Samuel R.

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Samuel and Mary Miller were married and resided in Sunbury, Georgia. John and Elizabeth Graves were married and also resided in Sunbury, Georgia. The Graves and Miller couples sold 500 acres of land to Peter Lavien and John Rean on 10 May 1777 in St. Phillip's Parish, Georgia (now mostly Bryan and Bulloch counties). Peter Lavien was a half-brother of Alexander Hamilton and had land holdings in Georgia, South Carolina, and St. Croix. He was also the first Jewish settler recorded as having lived i...

Patton, John M. (John Mercer), 1797-1858

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Shields, H. L.

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Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915

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American author, illustrator, and novelist. From the guide to the Francis Hopkinson Smith Collection, 1883-1915, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Author, painter and engineer. From the description of The arm-chair at the inn and other papers [manuscript] 1896-1910. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647976900 From the description of Tom Grogan [manuscript] 1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: ...

Jorgenson, Joseph.

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Trinkle, E. Lee (Elbert Lee), 1876-1939

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George Walter Mapp was born on 25 May 1873 to parents, Dr. John E. Mapp and Margaret Benson (LeCato) Mapp. In 1891, he received a degree of licentiate from the College of William and Mary. This qualified him to teach at the college while studying for a bachelor of arts degree. Upon graduation, he taught at Hagsett Military Academy in Danville, Kentucky. While at Hagsett, he attended classes at Centre College, Kentucky, graduating with a law degree in 1897. Following grad...

Libbey, H. W. (Hosea W.)

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Morton, Jackson, 1794-1874

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Brooke, Robert, 1761?-1800

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Va. governor. From the description of Papers, 1795-1796. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38745061 ...

Riddleberger, Harrison Holt, 1844-1890

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Harrison Holt Riddleberger was born in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia in October 1844. He served in the Confederate cavalry. Riddleberger was a newspaper editor, studied law and practiced in Woodstock, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1871-1875; Commonwealth's attorney of Shenandoah County; a Democratic Party elector; and was elected as a Readjuster to the United States Senate where he served from 1883-1889. Riddleberger died 24 January 1890. From ...

Hughes, Robert, 1912-2007

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Robert W. Hughes was an aviator, trained in 1918 at the School of Military Aeronautics at University of California, Berkeley. Lt. Col. Hughes served in Australia in World War II as chief of the Subsistence Branch and head of the Market Center. From the description of Robert W. Hughes papers, 1918-1981. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 71795652 Robert Hughes was composer and music-arranger for the A.B.C. from 1946. From the de...

Cameron, William E. (William Evelyn), 1842-1927

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers of William Evelyn Cameron [manuscript], ca. 1890-1927. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647877940 Governor of Virginia (1882-1886), from Petersburg, Virginia. From the description of Letters, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498112 ...

Ludlow, James R. (James Reily), 1825-1886

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Tucker, Henry St.George, 1771-1851

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Peirpoint, F. H.

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Whitehead, Thomas M., 1941-

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Lee, I. F.

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Tazewell, Littleton Waller

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Leake, Shelton Farrar, 1812-1884

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Representative from Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Virginia, to President Buchanan, 1858 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597209 ...

Mason, George

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Member of the Continental Congress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gunston Hall, to Patrick Henry, 1783 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468371 Alexandria, Va. resident. From the description of Papers, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36492148 ...

Mercer, Charles Fenton, 1778-1858

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U.S. representative from Virginia; president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. From the description of Papers of Charles Fenton Mercer [manuscript], 1810-1856. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647891379 State legislator and U.S. representative from Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1816-1854. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954784 Charles Fenton Mercer (1778-1858), was the son of James Mercer, j...

Daniel, John W., 1949-

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Coles, Walter, 1839-1892

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Pittsylvania Co., Va. resident. From the description of Papers, 1850-1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36854586 ...

Peyton, John L.

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