James Baylor Blackford letter and clipping [manuscript] 1837, 1963.

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James Baylor Blackford letter and clipping [manuscript] 1837, 1963.

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The collection contains a carbon of a letter from Blackford to Lady Astor, 1963 July 23, and a photocopy of a page from an unidentified paper regarding the sailing to Liberia of the Rev. Mr. Minor, a missionary, and 55 emgrants sent by the Maryland Chapter of the American Colonization Society.

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American Colonization Society

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Blackford, James Baylor, 1907-

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Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964

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Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, of Richmond, Va., and "Mirador," Albemarle co., Va. Married Robert Gould Shaw, 1897; divorced, 1903; one son, Robert Gould. Married Waldorf Astor (1879-1952) of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, Eng., 1906; five children: William Waldorf (b. 1907), Nancy Phyllis Louise (b. 1909), Frances David Langhorne (b. 1912), Michael (b. 1916), and John Jacob (b. 1918). Elected first woman to Parliament, 1919, serving twenty-five years. From the description of Pa...