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Box 4

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Contains 118 Results:

Manuscript Document, 1850 February 23

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 100
Identifier: id146731
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Manuscript document discussing trade winds and atmosphere currents, by [Matthew Fontaine Maury]. Possibly copied by [Ann Maury?], with the final portion written by [Matthew Fontaine Maury]. 41 pp. Ms Including Ts of Ms. 14pp.

Dates: 1850 February 23

Edward Fontaine, Nunik Chilukoah, [Miss?], to Ann Maury, New York, New York, 1845 February 13

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 101
Identifier: id146733
Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsWrites in reply to the letter she wrote to his father, who is too ill to reply himself; would have written sooner except that he expected to get information from relatives during a visit to Mobile, [Tenn.]; is sorry that he cannot giver her any information that would be helpful for her book; has fragments of the Rev[erend] Peter Fontaine's will; the original copy of the document is on file in V[irgini]a; details of the will; Dr. Hawks has the jurnal of a son of...
Dates: 1845 February 13

John W. Maury, Washington, D.C, to his "dear Cousin" Ann Maury, New York, New York, 1852 September 26

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 102
Identifier: id147370
Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsApologizes for not having replied to her letters sooner; will be glad to help her and will financially support the first 500 copies [of her book, The Memoirs of a Huguenot Family, published 1853]; thinks it is a good idea to include the journal with Gov[ernor] Spottswood, the sermon [?], and the translation of the Edict of Nantes; agrees with Dr. Hawkes that the book should be published in one volume; Franck Taylor says that Putnam is a fair man and would be a...
Dates: 1852 September 26

John W. Maury, Washington, D.C, to his "dear Cousin," Ann Maury, New York, New York, 1852 October 16

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 103
Identifier: id147386
Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsWould rather include the letters in the book even if it does make it cost more to produce; likes the title page; thinks the title page of the first edition amde the book look too much like a work of fiction; will be ready to pay the printers at any time; has not yet seen the book Redwood, but may get a chance to do so today; the Lieut[enant?] should have left for New Work by now; his [the Lieutenant] family is still in Fredericksburg, Virginia and so are Sally...
Dates: 1852 October 16

Genealogical materials relating to the Fonatine and Maury families, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 107
Identifier: id147408
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8 items. PD and Psts of PDS

Dates: undated

Copies of newspaper clippings related to members of the Maury family, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 108
Identifier: id148748
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NwaCl. Including  Cy of Ms by [Matthew Fontaine Maury], undated. About the disappearance and presumed death of his "blessed Davy Jones" [his son John. F. Maury], referered to in one of the newspaper clippings. 1p.

Dates: undated

Print, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 109
Identifier: id148761
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3 1/4" x 4 1/2"  card depicting Com[mander] Maury, C[onfederate] S[tates of] A[merica], printed by Charles Mangus, New Y[ork], New York . 1item PD

Dates: undated

Printed document, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 110
Identifier: id148767
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Printed document, showing image of Matthew Fontaine Maury. 2pp PD

Dates: undated

document, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 111
Identifier: id148784
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Document giving details about the life of Jonathan Boucher and affirming that Charles Walker Maury's daughter [Anne Fontaine Maury?] has inherited letters from Jonathan Boucher to Consul James Maury. 1p. TD Including TD, undated, Duplicating the biographical information in the first item. 1p. Bears N, undated. Regarding Jonathan Boucher's book, A View of the Causes and Consequenes of the American Revolution

Dates: undated

Photocopies, undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 112
Identifier: id148809
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Photocopies of title pages of books dealing with the Fontaine and Maury families. Cys of PMs. 5 items.

Dates: undated

Miscellaneous documents

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 113
Identifier: id148817
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Miscellaneous documents relating to James Maury, Ann Maury, and Matthew F. Maury. 4 items

Dates: 1783-1800's

Document, circa 1794

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 114
Identifier: id148832
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Document giving transcription of the gravestone [?] of Catharine [Armistead] Maury, wife of James Maury, declaring that she wished to dwell among her own people [in America]. 1p. D

Dates: circa 1794

Copy of newspaper clippings, 1829 November 24

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 115
Identifier: id148854
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Copy of newspaper clipping about the value of religion. NwsCl Bears CY of ANS by James Maury, 30 December 1829. Expressing admiration for the sentiment the clipping expresses. 1p. Including Ts of NwsCl and ANS, 1p.

Dates: 1829 November 24

Document in rememberance of Margaret Rutson Maury, circa 1830

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 116
Identifier: id148865
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Document in remembrance of Margaret [Rutson] Maury, [second]w ife of James Maury, stating that she was a good wife wife and a good woman. Item is fastened to another sheet of paper; writing on verso of item reads United States Hotel Sunday Event[?], written by James Maury, unsigned. 2pp

Dates: circa 1830

Document describing Jean-Sifrein Maury and his accomplishments.

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 117
Identifier: id148870
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Document describing Jean-Sifrein Maury and his accomplishments. Dabney H[erndon] Maury. 1p. TD

Dates: 1783-1800's