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General Correspondence  (21 letters) dated March 3, 1818  to  May 11, 1839.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id79938

Scope and Contents

Prominent correspondents: Eustace Robinson, brother; Octavia Robinson, sister; Nicholas Mills, President, Chesterfield Rail Road Co.; George W. Mordecai, President, Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, the North Carolina Railroad; Anna Jane Robinson, sister; Nicholas Biddle, banker and financier; Merritt M. Robinson, relation; G. A. Myers, Richmond attorney; James Ford Rhodes, President, Richmond and Petersburg Rail Road Co. ALS dated October 18, 1816 from Frances Powell to John Robinson ALS dated March 30, 1818 from Moncure Robinson to John Robinson ALS dated July 6, 1825 from Moncure Robinson to Octavia Robinson ALS dated December 23, 1825 from George Marks ALS dated October 29, 1830 from Eustace Robinson ALS dated July 28, 1831 from Nicholas Mills ALS dated January 7, 1833(?) from Moncure Robinson to (illegible), very fragile condition ALS dated March 6, 1833 from John H. Cocke ALS dated June 13, 1835 from L. Baldwin ALS dated July 19, 1836 from George W. Mordecai ALS dated September 2, 1836 from Anna Jane Robinson ALS dated September 5, 1836 from C. F. M. Garnett ALS dated April 14, 1837 from John G. Gamble ALS dated December 11, 1837 from Henry W. Biddle ALS dated April 10,1838 from Nicholas Biddle ALS dated April 22, 1838 from Merritt M. Robinson ALS dated April 27,1838 from Nicholas Biddle ALS (typewritten transcript attached) dated May 12, 1838 from G. A. Myers ALS dated May 31, 1838 from Louis McLane ALS dated December 4, 1838 from Nicholas Biddle ALS dated May 11, 1839 from James Ford Rhodes

Dates

  • Creation: 1816-1919

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Extent

From the Collection: 6.50 Linear Feet

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