Robert Barnard family papers, 1658-1917.

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Robert Barnard family papers, 1658-1917.

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Personal and business papers of three generations of the extended Barnard family of England and Washington, D.C. Although some material relates to the Barnard family in England, the bulk of the collection consists of 19th-century papers of Robert and Sophia Barnard of "Normanstone" in Washington, D.C., and to their children and grandchildren. Topics in the personal papers include family news, genealogy, male and female education, religion, women's daily lives, contraband slaves, Civil War military life, freedmen, and the United States Colored Troops. Topics in the business papers include the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, wills and estates, taxes, and land transactions. Also includes photographs of Normanstone and the areas around Rock Creek and Cabin John Creek in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Family members represented include Amelia P. Barnard, Katharine R. Barnard, Robert W. Barnard, Samuel Barnard, Samuel M. Barnard, Mary Barnard Cissel, George W. Cropley, Theodosia L. Barnard Talcott Hambleton, James Hamilton Higgins, Sophia Dorothy Barnard Higgins, Charles Talcott, Harry R. Talcott, and Robert Barnard Talcott.

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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