Box 1
Contains 71 Results:
12 April 1803. James Madison to Robert R. Livingston.
Discusses Powell’s claim on the French government for losses incurred because they stopped the mail. Includes typed transcription.
30 May 1833. James H. Causten to Cuthbert Powell.
Causten is the general agent of the claimants against France.
16 December 1775. “Memo of guns.”
n.d. List of names, beginning with Joseph West.
2 January 1801. Leven Powell to Burr Powell, 1801 January 2
Money owed by tenants to Leven Powell; compares Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson; in his decision for whom to vote, he will be governed by constituents' wishes.
January 1829. Notes on the “Claim on France” by Burr Powell.
21 August 1777. Peter Grant to Leven Powell.
Describes the inoculation cabin and the difficulty of getting soldiers. Includes typed transcription.
20 May 1862. Charles L. Powell, Jr. to his father.
[This letter may be a copy made in 1870s or 1880s.] “I left Jackson’s army at Shenandoah Mountain..." Would not be able to join Rockbridge Artillery now. Sending letter by Dr. Hunter McGuire.
n.d. Information on the Simms and Powell lineages; typed sheet with wording of the appointment of Leven Powell to rank of Lt. Colonel, 1/1777.
7 March 1793. Collow Frères, Carmichael & Co., Havre, France, to Leven Powell concerning tobacco.
Describes business agreements for purchasing tobacco. Includes typed transcription.
9 November 1858. Lloyd Powell, Henry, Ill., to “mother.”
Discusses multiple topics, such as the rainy weather, a comet that is passing nearby, and the state elections. Mentions that his business is not doing well. Asks her about their school. Presbyterian minister Mr. Winn castigated the Episcopalians. Charles is chewing tobacco.
17 February 1801. Thomas Fouch to Leven Powell.
Discusses Aaron Burr versus Thomas Jefferson. Includes typed transcription.
14 October 1862. Selina Powell, Kenmuir, to her mother.
Mr. Gordon persuaded Mr. Powell to come take charge of Chapman’s education. Dr. McGuire talked to him about an hour before he fell. Both sons taken in their second battle.
3 June 1778. Dr. Griffith to Leven Powell at Valley Forge.
There are good conditions at Valley Forge; appointment of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben as Inspector General; Tories leaving Philadelphia; Rhode Island to be evacuated; treaty with France. Includes typed transcription.
12 February 1800. To Burr Powell, regarding the Jonathan Robbins case.
Includes typed transcription.
30 November 1783. Stevens Thomson Mason to Leven Powell.
Lawsuit and copy of laws. Includes typed transcription.
July 1833. Printed form concerning the claims against France, filled in for James H. Causten by Cuthbert Powell.
n.d. 2 envelopes; the first addressed to James M. Booker at Moore’s Ordinary Post Office, Prince Edward County, Va. The second addressed to Selina Powell, Charlotte County, Va.
28 May 1796. Leven Powell, Middleburg, Virginia, to Henderson, Ferguson and Gibson.
Reached home to collect sentiment of people on treaty. Includes typed transcription.
23 December 1800. Leven Powell, Washington, D.C., to Burr Powell, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Va.
Finest beef bought in this market; French Treaty; rumor concerning Lafayette; Election of 1800.