Papers of the Ellis and Munford families of Richmond, Va., and of the Young family of Fredericksburg, Va. [manuscript] 1789-1940.

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Papers of the Ellis and Munford families of Richmond, Va., and of the Young family of Fredericksburg, Va. [manuscript] 1789-1940.

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Mercantile correspondence of James Young; transcripts of letters from John Allan to William Ellis, concerning Allan's step-son, Edgar Allan Poe. Correspondence of William Munford with English and American publishers seeking publication of William's translation of the Iliad, 1822-1846. Letters of Powhatan and Charles Ellis from England, 1850-1851. Material on the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., commanded by Brig. Gen. Thomas Munford. Transcripts of letters from George Wythe Munford to his son Thomas Munford, 1867-1882. Materials on George Wythe Munford's campaign for governorship of Virginia, 1863.

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Mountford, Thomas

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Epithet: DD, Rector of Tewin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x000293 ...

Allan, J. A. (John Anthony)

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An artistic associate of Clark Ashton Smith. From the description of Miscellaneous paraphrases and original verse, [192-?]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122623476 ...

Mumford family.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 2nd

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Ellis, William T. (William Thomas), 1845-1925

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Ellis was apparently a resident of Fayette county, Ky. at the time of his death, having emigrated from Virginia. The executors of his estate were his sons, William and John Ellis. The Ellises were represented for at least part of this period by Henry Clay. From the description of William Ellis papers, 1795-1821. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13377207 ...

Young, James.

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James and Marjorie Young were journalists, newspaper and journal editors. From the description of James and Marjorie Young papers. 1936-1963. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19909487 Jeweler, gold and silversmith at Troy, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1799-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86164546 ...

Munford, George Wythe, 1803-1882

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George Wythe Munford was born 8 January 1803 in Richmond, Virginia to William Munford (1775-1825) and Sally Radford Munford. Educated at the College of William & Mary, Munford was employed by his father who served as clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates. Munford succeeded to the post of clerk upon his father's death in 1825 and held that position in 1852, when he became Secretary of the Commonwealth, serving in that position for 12 years. He also served as clerk of the Virginia Constitut...

Munford, William, 1775-1825

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Virginia legislator & poet. From the description of Letter to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1796 May 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814344 Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family. Brown Family Henry Brown 1 (1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818). He...

Young family.

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Ellis family.

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