Box Small Collections Box 19
Contains 74 Results:
Letter, 1783 Aug. 23
Letter by Charles Carter, Ludlow Farm, to Edmund Pendleton 23 August 1783. Concerns the sale of lands belonging to Carter's grandfather Robert "King" Carter, to pay off Charles Carter's debts to the estate of John Robinson being administered by Pendleton.
Letter, 1794 March 11
Archibald McCall, Tappahannock, Virginia, letter to David Hunter where he states he has been attending the Virginia High Court of Chancery in Richmond in connection with his daughter's "very weighty suit;" and praises cheapness of land in America, good navigation and fishing, price of cattle, horse and crops, and good opportunitie for Episcopal clergy. Includes typescript. March 11, 1794.
Bond, 1678 Jan. 29
Bond of Benjamin Robinson with John Curtis, Jr. and Charles Holden of Northampton County, [Va.]. January 29, 1678.
Letter, 1924 Nov. 17
Bertrand Russell to [John S. Wood], November 17, 1924. Gives Russell's philosophical views on the establishment of socialism in already democratic countries as opposed to non-democratic nations such as Russia.
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Appointment, 1808 December 27, of Robert H. Warburton as Captain of the 68th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Division of the Virginia militia. Signed by Lt. Gov. Alexander McRae.
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C. Miller, Mt. Crawford [Va.], letter to Col. E. Jones Armstrong about an order for deputy sheriffs and clerks to report to the commandant at Richmond, Virginia. February 5, 1863. Includes two envelopes addressed to Col. Armstrong.
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Letter from Jerome Myers, Studio 912, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York to Alexander Kruse, Brooklyn, New York where he states that he "regrets going into that "den of carrols" which was a revalation [sic] of the lowest kind of art traffic." September 7, [1939].
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List of disbursements for the ship "Susan" signed by Moses Myers, Norfolk, [Virginia]. July 25, 1801.
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Letter from Hugh Nelson, Chamber of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to an unidentified recipient recommending his nephew Thomas N. Carter for admission to the United States Naval Service. March 3, [ca. 1811-1823].
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Letter by Wilson C[ary] Nicholas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an unknown person, possibly in Baltimore, Maryland, requesting a loan to help his brother's family. Also hopes that money problems in Baltimore are better and rejoices in the possibility of "termination of our differences with France." April 4, 1800.
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Thomas Nelson, Jr. , York County [Virginia] Merchant, affidavit for the sale of a negro slave, Frank [11 years old], to John Carter, Williamsburg [Virginia]. Witnessed by George Riddell and [illegible]. June 15, 1774.
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Gregory Page to "Mama." Discusses his health, school routine, fear of smallpox in Richmond, Va., and mentions Judge [St. George] Tucker.
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Parham writes Mann Page of Prince George County, Va. to give him his recommendations for members to serve on a committee of a Masonic organization and to express the wish that Page remain as grand master of Masons of Virginia for another year. 24 November 1894.
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Letter written by Mrs. M.W. Palmer to her son, W. Palmer, who is an organ builder in St. Louis, Mo. and concerns family news. Includes note from W. Palmer's brother.
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S.H. Parker, Va. L[and] Off[ice], Richmond, [Va.], to Hon[ora]ble G[ideon] D. Camden. Topics include a land warrant and a visit to Norfolk where he saw Governor Wise and notes the lack of support for Stephen A. Douglas. States that Douglas men are "know-nothings,: and quotes (Wise), "there are a few brawling politicians who make a noise, but it is in vain to kick against the pricks."
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Letter by Charles Carter, Ludlow Farm, to Edmund Pendleton 23 August 1783. Concerns the sale of lands belonging to Carter's grandfather Robert "King" Carter, to pay off Charles Carter's debts to the estate of John Robinson being administered by Pendleton.
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Indenture of the apprenticeship by the Overseers for the Poor of the Parish of Bridgewater in Somerset of William Harris to Robert Poasey, a mason. 8 July. 1691. DS. 1 p.
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Bond of Benjamin Robinson with John Curtis, Jr. and Charles Holden of Northampton County, [Va.]. January 29, 1678.
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Bertrand Russell to [John S. Wood], November 17, 1924. Gives Russell's philosophical views on the establishment of socialism in already democratic countries as opposed to non-democratic nations such as Russia.
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Letter from Francis H. Smith at the University of Virginia [Charlottesville, Virginia] to R.G. H. Kean. Declines the invitation to come and lecture in Lynchburg [Va.] and states that the Board [of Visitors] is making magnificent provisions for my department and "that the Era of makeshift [is] to be at an end."
Donor's Record
Original letters and documents pertaining to the history of early Virginia, particularly Williamsburg, and negative prints of pages containing accounts of Williamsburg found in 18th century gazeteers.
Order of Queen Anne and her Cabinet, 1711 Jan. 26
For the safe passage of the armed vessel, "Martha Pinke", bound on a trading voyage to Virginia, signed by Edward Southwell and Thos. Brocking.
Lord Glencairn, of Kilmarnock, [Scotland], to Governour [Horatio Sharpe of Maryland], 1754 Feb. 12
Requesting help in promotion for Major William Tait, High Sheriff on Northumberland County, Va.
Landon Carter and Chas. Carter at "Sabine Hall" to "Most Respectable Baron," [Lord Fairfax], 1769 May 16
Concerning lands in Clayborne's Swamp, to which they laid claim.