Papers of C. Purcell McCue [manuscript] 1647-1935.

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Papers of C. Purcell McCue [manuscript] 1647-1935.

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Large Bible, printed in Oxford, 1680, containing two pages of family records of David Fox and his children, Richard Kenner and his descendants, and John Crawley, with his children by Judith Ball and Spelman Garner, the earliest date being 1647 and the latest 1769. Typescript and photostatic copies of the Bible record and a report by R.W. Church, 1933, assistant reference librarian, University of Virginia, on the Bible and the persons mentioned there including their relationship to the Washingtons. Genealogical notes on the Wares of Virginia, 1745-ca. 1789, the descendants of Captain Thomas Opie, Sr., the Washington family, and a booklet, by Laura Davis Worley, on "The records of the Savage and Kenner families" [1900]. Newspaper clippings on descendants of William Ball of Culpeper County, Virginia, 1718-1785, and on Mrs. Juliet Opie Hopkins, "Florence Nightingale of the South" in Civil War. Two articles, from Southern Churchman, 16 Mar. 1907 and The Virginia Churchman, Feb. 1927, on the history of St. Mary's White Chapel Church, Lancaster County, Virginia, particularly of the early period (founded ca. 1650), with special mention of the Balls, since many are buried there. Article from Southern Churchman, 1 Dec. 1906, on Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia, including information on early church history of the county and mention of John Carter and descendants and of Robert King Carter's part in building 1732 church. Facsimile of first issue of Maryland journal, 20 August 1773. Correspondence on the Bible of Mrs. E.F. McCue, 1910 and 1916, and of C. Purcell McCue, 1933-1935, with University of Virginia Library, and Library of Congress, etc. Map of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and connections.

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Fox, David A.

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Church, R.W. (Richard William), 1815-1890

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Dean of St. Paul. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to W.A. Knight, 1890 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623063 Richard William Church was an Anglican clergyman and the Dean of St. Paul's, London. He was also involved in the Oxford Movement. From the description of R.W. Church letters, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122414361 ...

Crawley, John.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, originally named Louisa Railroad in Louisa County, Virginia, was founded in 1836 and reached the foot of the Appalachian Mountains at what is now Clifton Forge by 1850. For more information, please see the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collections' Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad web page. From the description of George Washington's railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Lines correspondence, 1935. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 213416394 ...

Kenner, Richard.

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Ware family.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

McCue, C. Purcell,

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Washington family.

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Worley, Laura Davis.

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Hopkins, Juliet Opie.

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