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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCampbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926\u003c/title\u003e by Ruth H. Early.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. 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The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. Legal and Business, and, III.\n Correspondence and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Leftwich Papers consist of ca. 2500 items (4 Hollinger\n boxes, ca. 1.3 linear shelf feet), 1780-1890, and reflect the\n military, business and personal activities of Joel Leftwich\n (1759-1846). The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCampbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926\u003c/title\u003e by Ruth H. Early.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. 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Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. Legal and Business, and, III.\n Correspondence and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Leftwich Papers consist of ca. 2500 items (4 Hollinger\n boxes, ca. 1.3 linear shelf feet), 1780-1890, and reflect the\n military, business and personal activities of Joel Leftwich\n (1759-1846). The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCampbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926\u003c/title\u003e by Ruth H. Early.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. 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The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. Legal and Business, and, III.\n Correspondence and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Leftwich Papers consist of ca. 2500 items (4 Hollinger\n boxes, ca. 1.3 linear shelf feet), 1780-1890, and reflect the\n military, business and personal activities of Joel Leftwich\n (1759-1846). The collection contains correspondence, financial\n and legal papers, printed material, and miscellaneous related\n papers. Correspondence and business papers comprise the bulk\n of the collection but there is a significant amount of\n material relating to the operations of the Twelfth Virginia Militia Brigade from 1790\n to 1842. A genealogy of the Leftwich family may be found in Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia 1782-1926 by Ruth H. Early.","Leftwich was the son of \n Augustine Leftwich (?-1795) and was born\n in Bedford County, Virginia. His brothers included \n James Leftwich, \n Jesse Leftwich, \n Augustine Leftwich Jr., and \n Jabez Leftwich . His own son, \n Jack Leftwich, and five grandchildren are\n mentioned in the family correspondence: \n Joel B. Leftwich, \n Sarah A. Leftwich, \n Mary L. Leftwich (Fuqua), \n Ann Leftwich (Goode) and \n Ethelinda Leftwich . Most of the\n correspondence concerns local and family events. There is an\n interesting group of letters between Joel B. Leftwich and his\n friends concerning college life at Randolph-Macon College during the 1840's\n and their perceptions of the women they were courting.","Correspondence concerning Virginia politics during the early\n nineteenth century in Richmond (principally letters from Jabez\n to Joel Leftwich) begins in the year 1806. One letter of\n interest concerns the itinerary for the visit by the Marquis\n de Lafayette in 1824. Leftwich, as were many of his Bedford neighbors, was a supporter of the old Whig Party; his correspondents include House of Delegates\n member \n William Campbell, Senator \n Isaac Otey, \n P. M. Goggin, \n Walter Taylor, and General \n Joseph Martin who discusses President \n Thomas Jefferson 's opinion concerning the\n maintaining of a standing army (April 17, 1803). Leftwich\n himself served as a member of the Virginia General Assembly\n and a few of his letters pertain to his legislative career as\n represented by an April 4, 1841 letter to President \n John Tyler recommending the appointment of\n William Norvell as U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro.","Also present are several writings and speeches by Leftwich\n on a variety of subjects including the Revolutionary War, and\n the need for religious conversion of Indians. Joel B. Leftwich\n was a member of a debating society and his speeches on\n temperance, good memory, and other topics are present in these\n papers. Leftwich himself subscribed to Niles Weekly Register\n and several issues from 1815 to 1839 are present in this\n collection. Of special interest are manuscript notes on the\n Virginia Convention called for the purpose of ratifying the\n Federal Constitution in June 1788; these notes consist of\n remarks made by such participants as Patrick Henry and James\n Madison.","The financial and legal aspects of Leftwich's life had two\n major components: as a gentleman farmer and horse breeder and\n as a justice of the peace for Bedford County. Bills and receipts from\n 1789 to 1843 are in the collection along with tax statements\n for several members of his family regarding horses and slaves.\n Horses were of great concern to the family and there are\n numerous mentions in the correspondence on their trade,\n breeding, and racing. There are several items pertaining to a\n stud horse named \"Pilgrim\" which had been purchased in 1795\n from \n Daniel Nance of Lincoln County, North Carolina for the sum\n of five hundred dollars. Other papers include a bill of sale\n as to the horse's pedigree and a broadside attesting to his\n value and price.","Tax statements for the year 1802 depict Joel Leftwich as\n the owner of seven slaves for which he paid a tax of $13.90\n (the tax for \"Pilgrim\" was ten dollars). Other documents\n pertain to the hiring of his slaves, and legal dispensations\n of them for the payment of debts, 1796-1826. Among these is a\n complaint against a slave named \n Bill who was owned by Jesse Leftwich. The\n slave had shot a dog belonging to his owner's brother\n Augustine and Joel Leftwich, as justice of the peace, issued a\n warrant for his arrest. Legal documents including wills,\n indentures, subpoenas, arrest warrants and other related\n materials are in this group of papers. One group of letters\n described the apprehension of a man believed to have been be\n insane and of his transfer to a lunatic asylum. The remaining\n items are primarily concerned with Leftwich's routine duties\n as a justice of the peace.","Leftwich's military service is represented by militia\n returns, muster rolls, general and brigade orders, drill\n parade memorandum, and courts-martial papers. His brother,\n Jabez, who later became a member of Congress, served with him\n as a brigade inspector. Notable correspondents include \n William Henry Harrison, \n William Barbour, \n Claiborne W. Gooch, and \n Richard Crooks . Leftwich began his\n military career during the Revolutionary War when he enlisted\n as an ensign and fought at the battles of Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Court House where he was wounded.\n During the War of 1812 the Virginia militia was called to the\n defense of Richmond following the burning of Washington, D.C.\n on August 24, 1814. Upon the death of General Joseph Martin,\n Leftwich was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a\n brigadier general of the Twelfth Brigade of militia which\n consisted of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 43rd, 53rd, 64th, 91st, and\n 110th regiments. He commanded a force of militia under William\n Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the Northwest during\n the war. A group of letters between the two men provides\n information on a little-known event. Harrison apparently\n ordered Leftwich to continue the building of an eight-acre\n stockade on the Maumee River at Fort Meigs, Ohio. He disobeyed orders by\n departing for home before Harrison's arrival and the fort's\n completion. As a result, American forces were defeated near\n the area but Leftwich's military career was undamaged.","In the correspondence for the 1820's and 1830's are\n numerous invitations to Leftwich requesting his presence at\n military dinners, barbecues, and honorary functions. In later\n years Leftwich, a major general of militia, sought to have his\n federal military pension increased and \n William Leftwich Goggin, a Whig who\n represented a district in Bedford County in Congress,\n presented a petition on his behalf to that body. General\n Leftwich died on April 20, 1846, in Bedford County.","The collection is arranged chronologically in three series:\n I. Military Papers, II. 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Carr, the reputation of \"Mr.\n Jefferson\" (1819 August 2) and the intention of General John Hartwell Cocke to \"petition to cut a double moat, or construct some kind of barrier to prevent the students from visiting Charlottesville.\" (1828 June 1)","Land records, 1744-1810 \u0026 1858, include surveyors' field notes and sketches as well as records of transactions\n involving large acreage of lands in Augusta County and adjoining counties.","Financial records, 1745-1865, include estate settlements,\n receipts, promissory notes, bills and ledgers.","Military records, 1756-1766 \u0026 1792, are concerned with\n Fort Miller and Fort George on the Virginia frontier in\n British North America. These mention \"obligations of the\n country\" to various individuals and accounts of provisions for\n Cherokee Indians. 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Users must use a copy or microfilm of materials unless prior permission to use originals has been obtained from senior Special Collections staff.","N 545, MSS 9090-a is restricted. No access without written permission of the owner.","Photocopy of this letter is boxed with 6240-a.\nOriginal file draft of this letter filed as MSS 2573.","Letters are arranged chronologically. Archtectural drawings, other oversized, and miscellaneous materials are arranged by Nichols (N) number where applicable, and by MSS number otherwise.","Arranged according to Nichols (N) number system. Each of Jefferson's architectural drawings is listed individually with the corresponding \"Nichols number\" taken from Thomas Jefferson's architectural drawings / compiled and with commentary and a check list by Frederick Doveton Nichols. -- 4th ed. - (Charlottesville : Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1988, c1995.).","Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspondence in 1773. He wrote the widely circulated Summary View of the Rights of British America in 1774. Jefferson was a member of the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, and was chairman of committee that prepared Declaration of Independence. Jefferson himself wrote and presented the first draft of Declaration to Congress on July 2, 1776. He then signed Declaration with other founding fathers. Jefferson was Governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, and again a member of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1785. He proposed decimal coinage, a series of provisions later embodied in Ordinance of 1787. He served as U.S. minister to France from 1785 to 1789, and as U.S. Secretary of State from 1790 to 1793. He served as Vice president of the U.S. from 1797 to 1801, and drafted the Kentucky Resolves in 1798, against the Alien and Sedition Acts. ","Jefferson was President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, elected by the House of Representatives after a tie in electoral vote (with Aaron Burr, q.v.). His presidential administration is remembered for the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 and dispatch of Lewis and Clark to explore it; the war against Algerian pirates from 1801 to 1805; diplomatic trouble with Great Britain over \"impressments\" of American seamen (Embargo Act of 1807); and prohibition of the importation of slaves. ","After retirement from presidency, Jefferson lived on his plantation at Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. He was instrumental in founding the University of Virginia in 1819. He was a noted naturalist, scholar, and architect, and author of Notes on the State of Virginia in 1785. Jefferson died 4 July 1826 and is buried at Monticello.","Epithet: actor, son of Joseph Jefferson","SNAC Cooperative. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x00007c. https://snaccooperative.org/view/83449756","Provenance unknown","Provenance unknown","This is an artificial collection with multiple accession/manuscript numbers, as well as a variety of implemented arrangement systems.","To locate specific Architectural drawings in the Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia, search the page for the item or folder date, Nichols (N) number, or MSS/Acc. number.","Like the rest of the material in this collection, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are arranged intellectually by dates of creation in the larger Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia . However, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are physically arranged according to their Nichols (N) number. This resource record was created to reflect that arrangement in order to provide easier access to the Archictural Drawings and other oversized items.","Like the rest of the material in this collection, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are arranged intellectually by dates of creation in the larger Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia. However, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are physically arranged according to their Nichols (N) number. This resource record was created to reflect that arrangement in order to provide easier access to the Archictural Drawings and other oversized items.","Other institutions with significant collections of Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson family manuscripts:","LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (DLC):","Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1606 to 1827","MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MHI):","Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.","MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM (MOSHI):","Thomas Jefferson Collection, 1773-1826","HUNTINGTON LIBRARY (CSMH):","Thomas Jefferson collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.","HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (PHI):","Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1766-1825","AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY (PPAMP):","Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825, Mss.B.J35","COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (VIW):","Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1761-1931","NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (NN):","Thomas Jefferson papers, 1766-1826, MssCol 1557","VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY (VIHI):","Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1780-1826, Mss2 J3595","Original owned by Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation.","This collection consists of letters written by and addressed to Thomas Jefferson, as well as architectural plans and studies that were created or endorsed by Jefferson, created by other individuals associated with him, deeds, plats, and maps, some of which pertain to the subjects of the architectural studies, and other miscellaneous materials.","All of the Architectural Drawings and Other Oversized \u0026 Miscellaneous Materials listed in the Jefferson Papers Calendar are fully represented in this finding aid, spanning the dates 1751-1898. However, the materials described here only represent a portion of the complete Jefferson Papers. Please see the Jefferson Papers Calendar, this collection's main finding aid, for a full chronological listing of all of the materials (1732-1898): https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml","Lists enslaved persons at Poplar Forest by name, including ages of those under 8 years old. Also lists livestock.","Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson submitting his first donation for founding the \"Central College,\" which would become the University of Virginia . Docketed in Jefferson's hand on verso, \"Madison Ja., Montpellier [missing text on margin] recd M [missing text on margin]\"","This is one eight-page manuscript is entitled \"Proposed list of instruments for the classes of [N]at[ural] philosophy \u0026 Mathematics,\" written by Thomas Jefferson around April 26, 1824. The instruments recommended by Jefferson were to outfit the departments of science in the Academical Village classrooms and laboratories at the University of Virginia, which held its first term in 1826. The listed is organized through headings by equipment requirements for each scientific department at the University: \"Genl purposes,\" \"Mechanics,\" \"Hydrostatics,\" \"Optics,\" \"Electricity Etc.,\" \"Astronomy,\" and \"Miscellaneous.\" Jefferson's list includes a \"very accurate set of weights\" outlined with a table, a \"model of Braham's fire engine,\" \"a good Kaleidoscope,\" a \"simple Planetarium, 3f diam. with Sun, moon \u0026 earth only,\" a \"Lithographic press,\" an \"Electric battery,\" a \"Turning lathe with Tools for working in wood \u0026 brass,\" a \"Magic lanthern,\" \"12 f of brass chain for electrical machine,\" a camera lucida, a variety of pumps, a charcoal furnace, and many other scientific dependencies. For his request of \"a very large supply\" of glass tubes, Jefferson included three simple drawings of his preferred tube types. This list of proposed instruments was penned by Jefferson shortly before Francis Walker Gilmer, an emissary of Jefferson, was dispatched to Europe to gather mechanical and scientific instruments, as well as recruit professors from London, Cambridge, and Edinburgh colleges for the forming University of Virginia. Gilmer returned to Virginia at the end of 1824 with five professorships filled. Three small paper fragments from the manuscript are also present.","This series primarily consists of architectural studies on structures found at the University of Virginia, at Thomas Jefferson's private properties like Monticello and Poplar Forest, and studies on structures in Richmond, VA. The studies in the collection contain elevations, plans, and sections, most of which include Jefferson's specifications. These architectural drawings were created mainly by Thomas Jefferson. Some were created or augmented by John Organ, Dr. William Thorton, James Dinsmore, John Neilson, John Hartwell Cocke (possibly), Robert Mills, and Cornelia J. Randolph.","Deposited by Wilson Cary Nicholas Randolph with the Proctor of the University of Virginia","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink on paper.","T.J. early free-hand sketch of elevation and plan for Monticello showing porches. 1 item. laid paper.","Study for final elevation of the first version. 1 item. ink on paper.","Drawing of archiatrave in the Monticello Dining Room. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.","Undated plat by T. J. of Poplar Forest tract shows boundaries, roads, existing and proposed buildings; floor plan of house on verso, rooms designated in Anglo-Saxon. 2 pp. (note: see N 269 for missing section). 1 item. ink on paper.","Same as N 350","Same as N 351","Thomas Jefferson's first floor plans showing rotunda house with wings. Nichols mis-identified the second plan (N 282) as the second floor plan of the governor's house. It is the first floor. 2 items. ink on paper.","Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr. William Thornton describing ideas for the academical village. Contains rough sketch of Jefferson's early idea for the ground plans, showing seven pavilions around an open space with grass and trees. This sketch appears in Jefferson's first letter to Dr. William Thornton regarding the design of the Pavilions in his proposed academical village. 1 item. iron gall ink on plain wove stationary.","Same as N 352","Second study of Ground plan of West range with dormitories and hotels A and B. The suggestion for making this revised study of the West Range with the Hotels and Dormitories facing away from the Lawn instead of towards the backs of the Pavilions came from Joseph C. Cabell at the Board of Visitors meeting of 29 March 1819. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","This original study for the West Range shows Jefferson's initial intention to place the West Range directly behind the Pavilions and Dormitories of the Lawn. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","These two sheets were once joined. Together they are the studies for Pavilion VII's lower portico. South and west elevations. 2 items. pricking, scoring, and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Earlier study for plan of lawn with rotunda (N 366). 1 item. ink on paper.","This is an early study for Pavilion VII, the first building erected. It shows an elevation of the pavilion with adjacent dormitories and Chinese railings, and plans of the first and second floors. On back is an early study of the Lawn showing nine identical paviliions; the specifications begin: \"The walls of the Pavilion are 116 feet running measure.\" Includes construction notes on verso. 1 item. ink on paper.","Elevation (front facade) of pavillions with two-story dormitories. Watermarked J. Whatman. Drawn by Dr. William Thornton. In May 1817 Jefferson wrote to Dr. William Thornton describing his plan for the Central College with separate pavilions and a range of dormitories. Thornton responded on June 11 with a two story composition of student rooms and pavilions. 1 item. ink and watercolor on thin wove paper.","Elevation and three plans of Pavilion VII's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building. The plan of the Pavilion measures 34 feet wide by 26 feet deep, precisely the dimensions that Jefferson used on his study for a typical Pavilion for Central Colllege. Cornerstone laid October 6, 1817. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.","Plan and comparative study for garden walls. While decorative, the walls are not particularly strong. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevation of Pavilion III's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building, one with alternate flap. Specifications on verso. On this revised study for Pavilion III, Jefferson has included a basement floor plan and has shifted the elevation to the side of the first floor plan instead of above it. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.","Pocket memorandum book containing initial specifications, ink drawings, and other data used and compiled by T. J. while directing the construction of the University of Virginia (Central College until 1819). Description of proposed buildings, style of architecture, measurements, materials to be used, and the amount of brick or stone required. Includes notes for the rotunda planetarium. 23 item. iron gall ink on wove paper.","Drawing of an elevation and three floor plans for Pavillion II with specifications on verso. On the first floor is the large schoolroom, and on the second floor are the professor's three rooms. On June 5, 1819, Jefferson wrote that he was about to begin the drawings for the pavilion on the east. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.","Drawing of an elevation and three plans for Pavillion IV with specifications on verso. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.","Elevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Porticos on the first and second floor plans are erased. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink and india ink on paper.","Elevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Jefferson's notes continue to call this a \"lodge.\" 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevations and three plans. Shows location of Franklin stoves. Specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.","Same as N 326, but without the Franklin stoves or specifications. Formerly incorrectly attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. Thomas S. Ridgeway statement on verso identifies as T. J.'s work. This is the only carpenter's copy of a University of Virginia building known to have survived the building process. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Southern elevation of Rotunda. The exterior is based upon the Pantheon in Rome at one-half scale. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Lateral section of Rotunda. On same sheet with N 328. 1 item. ink on paper.","Flat exterior buttress walls on the north and south ends of the building, and a hexastyle portico on the south end. Specifications on back. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Plan of dome room with specifications on back, beginning: \"Rotunda, reduced to the proportions of the Pantheon and accomodated to the purposes of a Library for the University with rooms for drawing, music, examinations and other accessory purposes.\" Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Jefferson's notes and drawing for framing the dome. On verso: small framing diagram for library dome. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink on plain wove paper.","Incomplete drawing showing window openings and a fireplace in a circular format. 1 item. ink on paper.","Bird's-eye view of lawn and ranges w/out Rotunda, in parallel perspective. This drawing has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson and his granddaughter, Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, but there is no conclusive proof that either one of them is its author. 1 item. pencil and watercolor on heavy cold-pressed paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and east elevation of Hotel B (labeled as Hotel A). 1 item. pricking, india ink, and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and north elevation of Hotel A (labeled as Hotel B). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of dining Hotel D (labeled as Hotel C). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel C (labeled as Hotel D). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel F (labeled as Hotel E). 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel E (labeled as Hotel F). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and pencil on graph paper.","West elevation and first floor plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Pavilion IV East facade and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Second floor plans. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","East facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. Neilson has represented the parapet as a series of dies and panels which Jefferson did not indicate on N-356. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","West front facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","First floor plan of Jefferson's octagonal retreat in Bedford County. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. The design was probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson, and based on William Kent's edition of Inigo Jones, Vol. II, Plate 17. This is one of Jefferson's most successful designs. 1 item. india ink on graph paper.","South façade garden elevation of Poplar Forest probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Plan of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the principal story of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.","Elevation of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the North front of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.","Doric and Corinthian Pavilion Facade Studies by William Thornton. 1 item. pencil and wash on paper.","Elevation. West facade of Pavilion X. Possibly by John Neilson. The drawing style is consistent with the confirmed Neilson drawings. 1 item. india ink, watercollor, and white ink on paper.","South elevation of Rotunda with South elevations of pavilions IX \u0026 X. Probably drawn by John Neilson. Previously attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. 1 item. ink with tinted washes on paper.","East elevation and three floor plans of \"No. 1 Pav. West\". Specifications on back. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","East elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. V. W. Palladio's Ionic Order, with Modilions.\" Specifications on back. Construction finished in 1821. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","East elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. IX We. Ionic of the temple of Fortuna Virilis\". This elevation contains the only example of a Jefferson drawing of a slate roof. It is also the only example of Jefferosn's use of a semicircular niche and pedimented windows on a Pavilion. \"Latrobe\" in Jefferson's writing, upper right. Specifications on back. The entrance motif is a favorite of Ledoux', whose work Jefferson had admired in Paris. Building completed 1821, as Jefferson wrote on September 30 of that year. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevation and three plans of \"C. Hotel. Ionic Dentil.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Unfinished studies for plan and elevation of \"Hotel B. West.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Elevation and two plans, with detail of arched window set in cornice. Specifications on back headed: \"Hotel A. East. One story with a flat roof and Chinese parapet.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Elevation and two plans of Jefferson's \"Hotel C. West. Proctor's\". The first floor plan on this sheet is copied from N-301. One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","Jefferson's elevation and plan of \"Hotel D. East\". One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and three plans of front facade and a dining hall. Two stories. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. ink on paper.","Study of first floor plans. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.","Study of first and second floor plans, east elevation and section. Jefferson designed this building at the request of Dr. Robley Dunglison, the Univesity's first medical professor, and Jefferson's personal physician. Completed in 1826. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink, and pencil on paper.","Study for Lawn with pavilions and rotunda. N-306 was cut from this piece to permit substitutions. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on paper.","Elevation and section of dormitories. Section through lawn colonnade and a dormitory room. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on graph paper.","South elevation by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Third study or variant for West range. Gardens, hotels, dormitories, and serpentine walls. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Section of rails. 1 item. ink on paper.","Plan of a clock for the rotunda. 1 item. ink on paper.","Study and elevation of a Tuscan column that includes the capital, shaft, and base of the order. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Dormitory study with elevation and plans of three floors with eight rooms to each floor. Probably studies for University of Virginia, but not by Jefferson. Possibly by General John Hartwell Cocke; see his letter of May 3, 1819, to Jefferson. 1 item. pencil, india Ink and gray wash on paper.","Elevation of two-story dormitory with wings. Elevation of one-story dormitory. Two first-floor plans and one second-floor plan. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. ink and wash on paper.","Elevation and two floor plans for two-story dormitory. This sheet contains a study for a two story Dormitory block. The ground floor contains twelve rooms for the students, and the upper floor contains two large spaces separated by a central passage containing stairs. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and wash on paper.","Study for dormitory. Ground plan and elevation. Elevation shows arches on first floor and wood columns above. This study depicts alternate plans for a two story single pile vs. a one story double pile range of Dormitories. There is also a large dining hall at the left end of the range, as evidenced by what appear to be two long tables in the upper plan. Above the plans is a larger scale elevation of one of the two story blocks of Dormitories showing an arcade on the ground floor and a series of posts above. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and iron gaul ink on paper.","Two unrelated pages. One is a page from a book of map symbols and the other is an old drawing in poor shape, which may not be a drawing by Jefferson. Possibly Architrave. 2 items.","Floor plan. The Observatory plan study has alcove beds. The geometric plan consists of four octagonal rooms surround a cross-shaped central passage, with two recessed loggias, a trapezoidal vestibule, and a projecting loggia. 1 item. pencil on graph paper.","Floor plan with specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.","Two photostats of a manuscript ground plan of the University, possibly that from which Maverick made his 1822 engraving, olus three enlarged copies. The drawing shows the first floor of the Rotunda with three oval rooms, and wings containing eight rooms each. The overlay shows the plan of the Dome Room. 5 items. Facsimiles.","Four copies of 1923 facsimile of Peter Maverick's 1822 plan of the University of Virginia. Design sources for pavilions written in ink by Ellen Randolph Coolidge. 4 items.","Drawn by John Neilson. Peter Maverick's 1825 plan showing plan of rotunda dome room. This version of the Maverick engraving shows the first floor of the Rotunda with the plan of the Dome Room as an overlay. Each of the two Gymnasia wings contains eight rooms, each of which is shown to have its own fireplace and door. 5 items.","Plan of south wing of capitol. Not executed by Jefferson. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.","Rough draft and specifications for rotunda-style floor plan. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. Notes on verso. 1 item. pencil and ink on paper.","Rough draft for rotunda-style floor plans. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. pencil on paper.","Plan of a rotunda style house by Robert Mills. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. ink on paper.","Section of a rotunda house. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item.","Front and side elevation with floor plan and balcony plan of a church by John Neilson. Created for Thomas Jefferson to submit to Rev. Hatch for the design of Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.","Plan (sketch) of a house with portico and dependencies. Addressed on verso to T. J., Albemarle. 1 item.","Plan of building with four porticos in the form of a Greek cross, with a framing plan (Probably a development of N-490). possibly a retreat. 1 item. photostatic copy of original.","Plan and section of a garden seat. Writing not by Jefferson, perhaps John Neilson. A study of rendering. 1 item. ink on paper.","Possibly a study by Robert Mills to teach Cornelia J. Randolph rendering. 1 item. rendered in wash.","Rough plan of porticoed building with four octagonal rooms arranged about a square. On verso of letter, 1777 August 15 from Charles S. Lewis, Jr. May be related to N-496. 1 item.","Authenticated in unidentified hand. 1 item.","By Cornelia J. Randolph. 2 items.","Notes on the land lines of Poplar Forest. Survey of roads from Campbell Court House to Poplar Forest. 3 items. ink on paper.","Deeds, surveys, plats, field notes, memoranda, some relating to a land dispute that involved one of the abutting property owners searching all early patents and surveys in the neighborhood, some dating from 1762. In 1811 also, Jefferson was engaged in road building and other extensive improvement on his Poplar Forest tract. Some of the documents are mathematical calculations and field notes, others are elaborately certified surveys. 66 items.","Two plats of same date for 11,777 and 1,790 acres of land on branches of Black Water, a tributary of the Fluvanna (James) River in Albemarle (later Bedford) County, VA, and on Tomahawk and Rock Castle creeks, respectively. The first plat, by Thomas Jefferson, was attested by Daniel Smith, Albemarle County Surveyor, and the second was amended by Jefferson with notes on sequence of titles. 3 items. The missing section from N 255 is located in this folder.","Survey of University of Virginia lawn by James Dinsmore. James Dinsmore made this drawing of the Lawn in order to show the position of Pavilion VII relative to the \"first rise\" on the north. 1 item.","Survey of University site showing Rotunda, East street, and West street. In folder with other fragments: financial figures; dimensions for \"Perry's Houses\"; cost per acres; forms; the Rotunda in relation to the road; and a plat of land with area. 7 items. ink on paper.","Plat showing acquisition of parcels. Purchases from John Perry, Daniel and Mary A. F. Piper, and Jesse W. Garth. Lands held by Alexander Garrett, Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough, and Nathan Barksdale as University Proctors. 1 item. ink on paper.","James Dinsmore's Measurements of Dormitories and Pavilions. Includes Jefferson's further notes. 1 item. ink on paper.","\"Description of a joint or splice\", with cutout model. 3 items.","Thomas Jefferson's recipe for plaster. 1 item.","Thomas Jefferson's design and sketch for a desk. 1 item.","Map of a canal and saw mill by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","Description of the hewing of stone. Calculations of verso. 1 item.","Homemade. 1 item.","1 item.","Plat of Monticello by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","For phaeton. Five \"figs\" and notes on three sheets. Notes on verso of p.1. 2 items. Ink on paper.","George Carrington map of the county of Cumberland in the hand of Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","Road to the Thoroughfare. 1 item.","Cf. Betts, Garden Book, Plate XV. Shows boundary with river. 1 item.","Albemarle county: plat of lands of Charles Lewis Bankhead","Instructions regarding work on the University's Rotunda, clock and bell, macadamizing roads, water supply, botanical garden, purchasing of chemicals and gas lights for Dr. Emmet's use, and copy of enactments for each student. Penciled annotations by Brockenbrough of cost of various items. Includes a sketch for measuring \"the tympanum of the portico of the Rotunda\" for a clock and bell. 1 item.","Mr. Harrison's mill and Woodson's Ferry. 1 item.","Two plats of land containing 153 acres and 92 1/1 acres of land bounded by Three Chopped Road and Wheeler' Road were surveyed by William Woods as the site of Central College (University of Virginia).","In Thomas Jefferson's hand","Copyright not Evaluated: \nhttps://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en","More about Rights and Permissions at UVA:\nhttps://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials","Digital reproductions are available:","links to individual pages found under each scanned item in the calendar here: \nhttps://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml;query=;","Architectural Drawings here: \nhttps://static.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/nichols/index.html ","Reproduction of N-362 restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia.","Reproduction restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia.","Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","University of Virginia","Randolph family","Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Madison, James, 1751-1836","James Madison","Thomas Jefferson","Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Jefferson Papers","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/3/resources/1438"],"normalized_title_ssm":["The University of Virginia Jefferson Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["The University of Virginia Jefferson Papers"],"collection_ssim":["The University of Virginia Jefferson Papers"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Randolph family"],"creator_ssim":["Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Randolph family"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Randolph family"],"creators_ssim":["Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Randolph family"],"access_terms_ssm":["Copyright not Evaluated: \nhttps://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en","More about Rights and Permissions at UVA:\nhttps://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials","Digital reproductions are available:","links to individual pages found under each scanned item in the calendar here: \nhttps://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml;query=;","Architectural Drawings here: \nhttps://static.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/nichols/index.html "],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired by gift and purchase, 1825-present."],"access_subjects_ssim":["University of Virginia","Real property -- Virginia","Architecture--Virginia"],"access_subjects_ssm":["University of Virginia","Real property -- Virginia","Architecture--Virginia"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["14.2 Cubic Feet 1 legal document box, 1 half-width legal document box, 6 oversize flat boxes, 2 filing cabinets (4 drawers each)."],"extent_tesim":["14.2 Cubic Feet 1 legal document box, 1 half-width legal document box, 6 oversize flat boxes, 2 filing cabinets (4 drawers each)."],"date_range_isim":[1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open for research. 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No access without written permission of the owner."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of this letter is boxed with 6240-a.\nOriginal file draft of this letter filed as MSS 2573.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Copies"],"altformavail_tesim":["Photocopy of this letter is boxed with 6240-a.\nOriginal file draft of this letter filed as MSS 2573."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLetters are arranged chronologically. Archtectural drawings, other oversized, and miscellaneous materials are arranged by Nichols (N) number where applicable, and by MSS number otherwise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranged according to Nichols (N) number system. Each of Jefferson's architectural drawings is listed individually with the corresponding \"Nichols number\" taken from Thomas Jefferson's architectural drawings / compiled and with commentary and a check list by Frederick Doveton Nichols. -- 4th ed. - (Charlottesville : Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1988, c1995.).\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Letters are arranged chronologically. Archtectural drawings, other oversized, and miscellaneous materials are arranged by Nichols (N) number where applicable, and by MSS number otherwise.","Arranged according to Nichols (N) number system. Each of Jefferson's architectural drawings is listed individually with the corresponding \"Nichols number\" taken from Thomas Jefferson's architectural drawings / compiled and with commentary and a check list by Frederick Doveton Nichols. -- 4th ed. - (Charlottesville : Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1988, c1995.)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspondence in 1773. He wrote the widely circulated Summary View of the Rights of British America in 1774. Jefferson was a member of the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, and was chairman of committee that prepared Declaration of Independence. Jefferson himself wrote and presented the first draft of Declaration to Congress on July 2, 1776. He then signed Declaration with other founding fathers. Jefferson was Governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, and again a member of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1785. He proposed decimal coinage, a series of provisions later embodied in Ordinance of 1787. He served as U.S. minister to France from 1785 to 1789, and as U.S. Secretary of State from 1790 to 1793. He served as Vice president of the U.S. from 1797 to 1801, and drafted the Kentucky Resolves in 1798, against the Alien and Sedition Acts. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJefferson was President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, elected by the House of Representatives after a tie in electoral vote (with Aaron Burr, q.v.). His presidential administration is remembered for the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 and dispatch of Lewis and Clark to explore it; the war against Algerian pirates from 1801 to 1805; diplomatic trouble with Great Britain over \"impressments\" of American seamen (Embargo Act of 1807); and prohibition of the importation of slaves. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter retirement from presidency, Jefferson lived on his plantation at Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. He was instrumental in founding the University of Virginia in 1819. He was a noted naturalist, scholar, and architect, and author of Notes on the State of Virginia in 1785. Jefferson died 4 July 1826 and is buried at Monticello.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEpithet: actor, son of Joseph Jefferson\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSNAC Cooperative. 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Jefferson was Governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, and again a member of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1785. He proposed decimal coinage, a series of provisions later embodied in Ordinance of 1787. He served as U.S. minister to France from 1785 to 1789, and as U.S. Secretary of State from 1790 to 1793. He served as Vice president of the U.S. from 1797 to 1801, and drafted the Kentucky Resolves in 1798, against the Alien and Sedition Acts. ","Jefferson was President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, elected by the House of Representatives after a tie in electoral vote (with Aaron Burr, q.v.). His presidential administration is remembered for the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 and dispatch of Lewis and Clark to explore it; the war against Algerian pirates from 1801 to 1805; diplomatic trouble with Great Britain over \"impressments\" of American seamen (Embargo Act of 1807); and prohibition of the importation of slaves. ","After retirement from presidency, Jefferson lived on his plantation at Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. He was instrumental in founding the University of Virginia in 1819. He was a noted naturalist, scholar, and architect, and author of Notes on the State of Virginia in 1785. Jefferson died 4 July 1826 and is buried at Monticello.","Epithet: actor, son of Joseph Jefferson","SNAC Cooperative. 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This resource record was created to reflect that arrangement in order to provide easier access to the Archictural Drawings and other oversized items.","Like the rest of the material in this collection, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are arranged intellectually by dates of creation in the larger Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia. However, the Architectural Drawings and other oversized materials are physically arranged according to their Nichols (N) number. 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However, the materials described here only represent a portion of the complete Jefferson Papers. Please see the Jefferson Papers Calendar, this collection's main finding aid, for a full chronological listing of all of the materials (1732-1898): https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists enslaved persons at Poplar Forest by name, including ages of those under 8 years old. Also lists livestock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from \u003cpersname\u003eJames Madison\u003c/persname\u003e to \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Jefferson\u003c/persname\u003e submitting his first donation for founding the \"Central College,\" which would become the \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e. Docketed in Jefferson's hand on verso, \"Madison Ja., \u003cgeogname\u003eMontpellier\u003c/geogname\u003e [missing text on margin] recd M [missing text on margin]\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is one eight-page manuscript is entitled \"Proposed list of instruments for the classes of [N]at[ural] philosophy \u0026amp; Mathematics,\" written by Thomas Jefferson around April 26, 1824. The instruments recommended by Jefferson were to outfit the departments of science in the Academical Village classrooms and laboratories at the University of Virginia, which held its first term in 1826. The listed is organized through headings by equipment requirements for each scientific department at the University: \"Genl purposes,\" \"Mechanics,\" \"Hydrostatics,\" \"Optics,\" \"Electricity Etc.,\" \"Astronomy,\" and \"Miscellaneous.\" Jefferson's list includes a \"very accurate set of weights\" outlined with a table, a \"model of Braham's fire engine,\" \"a good Kaleidoscope,\" a \"simple Planetarium, 3f diam. with Sun, moon \u0026amp; earth only,\" a \"Lithographic press,\" an \"Electric battery,\" a \"Turning lathe with Tools for working in wood \u0026amp; brass,\" a \"Magic lanthern,\" \"12 f of brass chain for electrical machine,\" a camera lucida, a variety of pumps, a charcoal furnace, and many other scientific dependencies. For his request of \"a very large supply\" of glass tubes, Jefferson included three simple drawings of his preferred tube types. This list of proposed instruments was penned by Jefferson shortly before Francis Walker Gilmer, an emissary of Jefferson, was dispatched to Europe to gather mechanical and scientific instruments, as well as recruit professors from London, Cambridge, and Edinburgh colleges for the forming University of Virginia. Gilmer returned to Virginia at the end of 1824 with five professorships filled. Three small paper fragments from the manuscript are also present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series primarily consists of architectural studies on structures found at the University of Virginia, at Thomas Jefferson's private properties like Monticello and Poplar Forest, and studies on structures in Richmond, VA. The studies in the collection contain elevations, plans, and sections, most of which include Jefferson's specifications. These architectural drawings were created mainly by Thomas Jefferson. Some were created or augmented by John Organ, Dr. William Thorton, James Dinsmore, John Neilson, John Hartwell Cocke (possibly), Robert Mills, and Cornelia J. Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeposited by Wilson Cary Nicholas Randolph with the Proctor of the University of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.J. early free-hand sketch of elevation and plan for Monticello showing porches. 1 item. laid paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy for final elevation of the first version. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawing of archiatrave in the Monticello Dining Room. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated plat by T. J. of Poplar Forest tract shows boundaries, roads, existing and proposed buildings; floor plan of house on verso, rooms designated in Anglo-Saxon. 2 pp. (note: see N 269 for missing section). 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSame as N 350\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSame as N 351\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson's first floor plans showing rotunda house with wings. Nichols mis-identified the second plan (N 282) as the second floor plan of the governor's house. It is the first floor. 2 items. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr. William Thornton describing ideas for the academical village. Contains rough sketch of Jefferson's early idea for the ground plans, showing seven pavilions around an open space with grass and trees. This sketch appears in Jefferson's first letter to Dr. William Thornton regarding the design of the Pavilions in his proposed academical village. 1 item. iron gall ink on plain wove stationary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSame as N 352\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond study of Ground plan of West range with dormitories and hotels A and B. The suggestion for making this revised study of the West Range with the Hotels and Dormitories facing away from the Lawn instead of towards the backs of the Pavilions came from Joseph C. Cabell at the Board of Visitors meeting of 29 March 1819. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis original study for the West Range shows Jefferson's initial intention to place the West Range directly behind the Pavilions and Dormitories of the Lawn. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese two sheets were once joined. Together they are the studies for Pavilion VII's lower portico. South and west elevations. 2 items. pricking, scoring, and iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEarlier study for plan of lawn with rotunda (N 366). 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is an early study for Pavilion VII, the first building erected. It shows an elevation of the pavilion with adjacent dormitories and Chinese railings, and plans of the first and second floors. On back is an early study of the Lawn showing nine identical paviliions; the specifications begin: \"The walls of the Pavilion are 116 feet running measure.\" Includes construction notes on verso. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation (front facade) of pavillions with two-story dormitories. Watermarked J. Whatman. Drawn by Dr. William Thornton. In May 1817 Jefferson wrote to Dr. William Thornton describing his plan for the Central College with separate pavilions and a range of dormitories. Thornton responded on June 11 with a two story composition of student rooms and pavilions. 1 item. ink and watercolor on thin wove paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and three plans of Pavilion VII's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building. The plan of the Pavilion measures 34 feet wide by 26 feet deep, precisely the dimensions that Jefferson used on his study for a typical Pavilion for Central Colllege. Cornerstone laid October 6, 1817. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan and comparative study for garden walls. While decorative, the walls are not particularly strong. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation of Pavilion III's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building, one with alternate flap. Specifications on verso. On this revised study for Pavilion III, Jefferson has included a basement floor plan and has shifted the elevation to the side of the first floor plan instead of above it. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePocket memorandum book containing initial specifications, ink drawings, and other data used and compiled by T. J. while directing the construction of the University of Virginia (Central College until 1819). Description of proposed buildings, style of architecture, measurements, materials to be used, and the amount of brick or stone required. Includes notes for the rotunda planetarium. 23 item. iron gall ink on wove paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawing of an elevation and three floor plans for Pavillion II with specifications on verso. On the first floor is the large schoolroom, and on the second floor are the professor's three rooms. On June 5, 1819, Jefferson wrote that he was about to begin the drawings for the pavilion on the east. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawing of an elevation and three plans for Pavillion IV with specifications on verso. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Porticos on the first and second floor plans are erased. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink and india ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Jefferson's notes continue to call this a \"lodge.\" 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevations and three plans. Shows location of Franklin stoves. Specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSame as N 326, but without the Franklin stoves or specifications. Formerly incorrectly attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. Thomas S. Ridgeway statement on verso identifies as T. J.'s work. This is the only carpenter's copy of a University of Virginia building known to have survived the building process. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern elevation of Rotunda. The exterior is based upon the Pantheon in Rome at one-half scale. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLateral section of Rotunda. On same sheet with N 328. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlat exterior buttress walls on the north and south ends of the building, and a hexastyle portico on the south end. Specifications on back. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of dome room with specifications on back, beginning: \"Rotunda, reduced to the proportions of the Pantheon and accomodated to the purposes of a Library for the University with rooms for drawing, music, examinations and other accessory purposes.\" Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJefferson's notes and drawing for framing the dome. On verso: small framing diagram for library dome. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink on plain wove paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete drawing showing window openings and a fireplace in a circular format. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBird's-eye view of lawn and ranges w/out Rotunda, in parallel perspective. This drawing has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson and his granddaughter, Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, but there is no conclusive proof that either one of them is its author. 1 item. pencil and watercolor on heavy cold-pressed paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and east elevation of Hotel B (labeled as Hotel A). 1 item. pricking, india ink, and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and north elevation of Hotel A (labeled as Hotel B). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of dining Hotel D (labeled as Hotel C). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel C (labeled as Hotel D). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel F (labeled as Hotel E). 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel E (labeled as Hotel F). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWest elevation and first floor plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePavilion IV East facade and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond floor plans. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. Neilson has represented the parapet as a series of dies and panels which Jefferson did not indicate on N-356. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWest front facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst floor plan of Jefferson's octagonal retreat in Bedford County. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. The design was probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson, and based on William Kent's edition of Inigo Jones, Vol. II, Plate 17. This is one of Jefferson's most successful designs. 1 item. india ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouth façade garden elevation of Poplar Forest probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the principal story of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the North front of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDoric and Corinthian Pavilion Facade Studies by William Thornton. 1 item. pencil and wash on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation. West facade of Pavilion X. Possibly by John Neilson. The drawing style is consistent with the confirmed Neilson drawings. 1 item. india ink, watercollor, and white ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouth elevation of Rotunda with South elevations of pavilions IX \u0026amp; X. Probably drawn by John Neilson. Previously attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. 1 item. ink with tinted washes on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast elevation and three floor plans of \"No. 1 Pav. West\". Specifications on back. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. V. W. Palladio's Ionic Order, with Modilions.\" Specifications on back. Construction finished in 1821. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. IX We. Ionic of the temple of Fortuna Virilis\". This elevation contains the only example of a Jefferson drawing of a slate roof. It is also the only example of Jefferosn's use of a semicircular niche and pedimented windows on a Pavilion. \"Latrobe\" in Jefferson's writing, upper right. Specifications on back. The entrance motif is a favorite of Ledoux', whose work Jefferson had admired in Paris. Building completed 1821, as Jefferson wrote on September 30 of that year. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and three plans of \"C. Hotel. Ionic Dentil.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnfinished studies for plan and elevation of \"Hotel B. West.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and two plans, with detail of arched window set in cornice. Specifications on back headed: \"Hotel A. East. One story with a flat roof and Chinese parapet.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and two plans of Jefferson's \"Hotel C. West. Proctor's\". The first floor plan on this sheet is copied from N-301. One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJefferson's elevation and plan of \"Hotel D. East\". One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and three plans of front facade and a dining hall. Two stories. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy of first floor plans. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy of first and second floor plans, east elevation and section. Jefferson designed this building at the request of Dr. Robley Dunglison, the Univesity's first medical professor, and Jefferson's personal physician. Completed in 1826. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink, and pencil on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy for Lawn with pavilions and rotunda. N-306 was cut from this piece to permit substitutions. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and section of dormitories. Section through lawn colonnade and a dormitory room. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouth elevation by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThird study or variant for West range. Gardens, hotels, dormitories, and serpentine walls. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSection of rails. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of a clock for the rotunda. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy and elevation of a Tuscan column that includes the capital, shaft, and base of the order. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDormitory study with elevation and plans of three floors with eight rooms to each floor. Probably studies for University of Virginia, but not by Jefferson. Possibly by General John Hartwell Cocke; see his letter of May 3, 1819, to Jefferson. 1 item. pencil, india Ink and gray wash on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation of two-story dormitory with wings. Elevation of one-story dormitory. Two first-floor plans and one second-floor plan. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. ink and wash on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElevation and two floor plans for two-story dormitory. This sheet contains a study for a two story Dormitory block. The ground floor contains twelve rooms for the students, and the upper floor contains two large spaces separated by a central passage containing stairs. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and wash on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudy for dormitory. Ground plan and elevation. Elevation shows arches on first floor and wood columns above. This study depicts alternate plans for a two story single pile vs. a one story double pile range of Dormitories. There is also a large dining hall at the left end of the range, as evidenced by what appear to be two long tables in the upper plan. Above the plans is a larger scale elevation of one of the two story blocks of Dormitories showing an arcade on the ground floor and a series of posts above. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and iron gaul ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo unrelated pages. One is a page from a book of map symbols and the other is an old drawing in poor shape, which may not be a drawing by Jefferson. Possibly Architrave. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFloor plan. The Observatory plan study has alcove beds. The geometric plan consists of four octagonal rooms surround a cross-shaped central passage, with two recessed loggias, a trapezoidal vestibule, and a projecting loggia. 1 item. pencil on graph paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFloor plan with specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo photostats of a manuscript ground plan of the University, possibly that from which Maverick made his 1822 engraving, olus three enlarged copies. The drawing shows the first floor of the Rotunda with three oval rooms, and wings containing eight rooms each. The overlay shows the plan of the Dome Room. 5 items. Facsimiles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour copies of 1923 facsimile of Peter Maverick's 1822 plan of the University of Virginia. Design sources for pavilions written in ink by Ellen Randolph Coolidge. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawn by John Neilson. Peter Maverick's 1825 plan showing plan of rotunda dome room. This version of the Maverick engraving shows the first floor of the Rotunda with the plan of the Dome Room as an overlay. Each of the two Gymnasia wings contains eight rooms, each of which is shown to have its own fireplace and door. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of south wing of capitol. Not executed by Jefferson. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRough draft and specifications for rotunda-style floor plan. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. Notes on verso. 1 item. pencil and ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRough draft for rotunda-style floor plans. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. pencil on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of a rotunda style house by Robert Mills. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSection of a rotunda house. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFront and side elevation with floor plan and balcony plan of a church by John Neilson. Created for Thomas Jefferson to submit to Rev. Hatch for the design of Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan (sketch) of a house with portico and dependencies. Addressed on verso to T. J., Albemarle. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan of building with four porticos in the form of a Greek cross, with a framing plan (Probably a development of N-490). possibly a retreat. 1 item. photostatic copy of original.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlan and section of a garden seat. Writing not by Jefferson, perhaps John Neilson. A study of rendering. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly a study by Robert Mills to teach Cornelia J. Randolph rendering. 1 item. rendered in wash.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRough plan of porticoed building with four octagonal rooms arranged about a square. On verso of letter, 1777 August 15 from Charles S. Lewis, Jr. May be related to N-496. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAuthenticated in unidentified hand. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy Cornelia J. Randolph. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on the land lines of Poplar Forest. Survey of roads from Campbell Court House to Poplar Forest. 3 items. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeeds, surveys, plats, field notes, memoranda, some relating to a land dispute that involved one of the abutting property owners searching all early patents and surveys in the neighborhood, some dating from 1762. In 1811 also, Jefferson was engaged in road building and other extensive improvement on his Poplar Forest tract. Some of the documents are mathematical calculations and field notes, others are elaborately certified surveys. 66 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo plats of same date for 11,777 and 1,790 acres of land on branches of Black Water, a tributary of the Fluvanna (James) River in Albemarle (later Bedford) County, VA, and on Tomahawk and Rock Castle creeks, respectively. The first plat, by Thomas Jefferson, was attested by Daniel Smith, Albemarle County Surveyor, and the second was amended by Jefferson with notes on sequence of titles. 3 items. The missing section from N 255 is located in this folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey of University of Virginia lawn by James Dinsmore. James Dinsmore made this drawing of the Lawn in order to show the position of Pavilion VII relative to the \"first rise\" on the north. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey of University site showing Rotunda, East street, and West street. In folder with other fragments: financial figures; dimensions for \"Perry's Houses\"; cost per acres; forms; the Rotunda in relation to the road; and a plat of land with area. 7 items. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat showing acquisition of parcels. Purchases from John Perry, Daniel and Mary A. F. Piper, and Jesse W. Garth. Lands held by Alexander Garrett, Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough, and Nathan Barksdale as University Proctors. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Dinsmore's Measurements of Dormitories and Pavilions. Includes Jefferson's further notes. 1 item. ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Description of a joint or splice\", with cutout model. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson's recipe for plaster. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson's design and sketch for a desk. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap of a canal and saw mill by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescription of the hewing of stone. Calculations of verso. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHomemade. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of Monticello by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor phaeton. Five \"figs\" and notes on three sheets. Notes on verso of p.1. 2 items. Ink on paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Carrington map of the county of Cumberland in the hand of Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoad to the Thoroughfare. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCf. Betts, Garden Book, Plate XV. Shows boundary with river. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlbemarle county: plat of lands of Charles Lewis Bankhead\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions regarding work on the University's Rotunda, clock and bell, macadamizing roads, water supply, botanical garden, purchasing of chemicals and gas lights for Dr. Emmet's use, and copy of enactments for each student. Penciled annotations by Brockenbrough of cost of various items. Includes a sketch for measuring \"the tympanum of the portico of the Rotunda\" for a clock and bell. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Harrison's mill and Woodson's Ferry. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo plats of land containing 153 acres and 92 1/1 acres of land bounded by Three Chopped Road and Wheeler' Road were surveyed by William Woods as the site of Central College (University of Virginia).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn Thomas Jefferson's hand\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Content Description","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of letters written by and addressed to Thomas Jefferson, as well as architectural plans and studies that were created or endorsed by Jefferson, created by other individuals associated with him, deeds, plats, and maps, some of which pertain to the subjects of the architectural studies, and other miscellaneous materials.","All of the Architectural Drawings and Other Oversized \u0026 Miscellaneous Materials listed in the Jefferson Papers Calendar are fully represented in this finding aid, spanning the dates 1751-1898. However, the materials described here only represent a portion of the complete Jefferson Papers. Please see the Jefferson Papers Calendar, this collection's main finding aid, for a full chronological listing of all of the materials (1732-1898): https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml","Lists enslaved persons at Poplar Forest by name, including ages of those under 8 years old. Also lists livestock.","Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson submitting his first donation for founding the \"Central College,\" which would become the University of Virginia . Docketed in Jefferson's hand on verso, \"Madison Ja., Montpellier [missing text on margin] recd M [missing text on margin]\"","This is one eight-page manuscript is entitled \"Proposed list of instruments for the classes of [N]at[ural] philosophy \u0026 Mathematics,\" written by Thomas Jefferson around April 26, 1824. The instruments recommended by Jefferson were to outfit the departments of science in the Academical Village classrooms and laboratories at the University of Virginia, which held its first term in 1826. The listed is organized through headings by equipment requirements for each scientific department at the University: \"Genl purposes,\" \"Mechanics,\" \"Hydrostatics,\" \"Optics,\" \"Electricity Etc.,\" \"Astronomy,\" and \"Miscellaneous.\" Jefferson's list includes a \"very accurate set of weights\" outlined with a table, a \"model of Braham's fire engine,\" \"a good Kaleidoscope,\" a \"simple Planetarium, 3f diam. with Sun, moon \u0026 earth only,\" a \"Lithographic press,\" an \"Electric battery,\" a \"Turning lathe with Tools for working in wood \u0026 brass,\" a \"Magic lanthern,\" \"12 f of brass chain for electrical machine,\" a camera lucida, a variety of pumps, a charcoal furnace, and many other scientific dependencies. For his request of \"a very large supply\" of glass tubes, Jefferson included three simple drawings of his preferred tube types. This list of proposed instruments was penned by Jefferson shortly before Francis Walker Gilmer, an emissary of Jefferson, was dispatched to Europe to gather mechanical and scientific instruments, as well as recruit professors from London, Cambridge, and Edinburgh colleges for the forming University of Virginia. Gilmer returned to Virginia at the end of 1824 with five professorships filled. Three small paper fragments from the manuscript are also present.","This series primarily consists of architectural studies on structures found at the University of Virginia, at Thomas Jefferson's private properties like Monticello and Poplar Forest, and studies on structures in Richmond, VA. The studies in the collection contain elevations, plans, and sections, most of which include Jefferson's specifications. These architectural drawings were created mainly by Thomas Jefferson. Some were created or augmented by John Organ, Dr. William Thorton, James Dinsmore, John Neilson, John Hartwell Cocke (possibly), Robert Mills, and Cornelia J. Randolph.","Deposited by Wilson Cary Nicholas Randolph with the Proctor of the University of Virginia","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink and pencil on coordinate paper.","The remodeling of Monticello is mentioned in the notes. These drawings, however, are not for Monticello, but for a house in town, probably Philadelphia. These drawings were evidently modified and submitted to James Barbour for Barboursville in 1817. 1 item. ink on paper.","T.J. early free-hand sketch of elevation and plan for Monticello showing porches. 1 item. laid paper.","Study for final elevation of the first version. 1 item. ink on paper.","Drawing of archiatrave in the Monticello Dining Room. 1 item. ink and pencil on paper.","Undated plat by T. J. of Poplar Forest tract shows boundaries, roads, existing and proposed buildings; floor plan of house on verso, rooms designated in Anglo-Saxon. 2 pp. (note: see N 269 for missing section). 1 item. ink on paper.","Same as N 350","Same as N 351","Thomas Jefferson's first floor plans showing rotunda house with wings. Nichols mis-identified the second plan (N 282) as the second floor plan of the governor's house. It is the first floor. 2 items. ink on paper.","Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr. William Thornton describing ideas for the academical village. Contains rough sketch of Jefferson's early idea for the ground plans, showing seven pavilions around an open space with grass and trees. This sketch appears in Jefferson's first letter to Dr. William Thornton regarding the design of the Pavilions in his proposed academical village. 1 item. iron gall ink on plain wove stationary.","Same as N 352","Second study of Ground plan of West range with dormitories and hotels A and B. The suggestion for making this revised study of the West Range with the Hotels and Dormitories facing away from the Lawn instead of towards the backs of the Pavilions came from Joseph C. Cabell at the Board of Visitors meeting of 29 March 1819. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","This original study for the West Range shows Jefferson's initial intention to place the West Range directly behind the Pavilions and Dormitories of the Lawn. One of three variants. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","These two sheets were once joined. Together they are the studies for Pavilion VII's lower portico. South and west elevations. 2 items. pricking, scoring, and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Earlier study for plan of lawn with rotunda (N 366). 1 item. ink on paper.","This is an early study for Pavilion VII, the first building erected. It shows an elevation of the pavilion with adjacent dormitories and Chinese railings, and plans of the first and second floors. On back is an early study of the Lawn showing nine identical paviliions; the specifications begin: \"The walls of the Pavilion are 116 feet running measure.\" Includes construction notes on verso. 1 item. ink on paper.","Elevation (front facade) of pavillions with two-story dormitories. Watermarked J. Whatman. Drawn by Dr. William Thornton. In May 1817 Jefferson wrote to Dr. William Thornton describing his plan for the Central College with separate pavilions and a range of dormitories. Thornton responded on June 11 with a two story composition of student rooms and pavilions. 1 item. ink and watercolor on thin wove paper.","Elevation and three plans of Pavilion VII's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building. The plan of the Pavilion measures 34 feet wide by 26 feet deep, precisely the dimensions that Jefferson used on his study for a typical Pavilion for Central Colllege. Cornerstone laid October 6, 1817. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.","Plan and comparative study for garden walls. While decorative, the walls are not particularly strong. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevation of Pavilion III's front facade and floor plans and specifications for the building, one with alternate flap. Specifications on verso. On this revised study for Pavilion III, Jefferson has included a basement floor plan and has shifted the elevation to the side of the first floor plan instead of above it. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on graph paper.","Pocket memorandum book containing initial specifications, ink drawings, and other data used and compiled by T. J. while directing the construction of the University of Virginia (Central College until 1819). Description of proposed buildings, style of architecture, measurements, materials to be used, and the amount of brick or stone required. Includes notes for the rotunda planetarium. 23 item. iron gall ink on wove paper.","Drawing of an elevation and three floor plans for Pavillion II with specifications on verso. On the first floor is the large schoolroom, and on the second floor are the professor's three rooms. On June 5, 1819, Jefferson wrote that he was about to begin the drawings for the pavilion on the east. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.","Drawing of an elevation and three plans for Pavillion IV with specifications on verso. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink, and india ink on paper.","Elevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Porticos on the first and second floor plans are erased. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink and india ink on paper.","Elevation and three plans. Specifications on back. Jefferson's notes continue to call this a \"lodge.\" 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevations and three plans. Shows location of Franklin stoves. Specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.","Same as N 326, but without the Franklin stoves or specifications. Formerly incorrectly attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. Thomas S. Ridgeway statement on verso identifies as T. J.'s work. This is the only carpenter's copy of a University of Virginia building known to have survived the building process. 1 item. pricking and iron gall ink on graph paper.","Southern elevation of Rotunda. The exterior is based upon the Pantheon in Rome at one-half scale. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Lateral section of Rotunda. On same sheet with N 328. 1 item. ink on paper.","Flat exterior buttress walls on the north and south ends of the building, and a hexastyle portico on the south end. Specifications on back. Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Plan of dome room with specifications on back, beginning: \"Rotunda, reduced to the proportions of the Pantheon and accomodated to the purposes of a Library for the University with rooms for drawing, music, examinations and other accessory purposes.\" Construction began in 1823. 1 item. ink on paper.","Jefferson's notes and drawing for framing the dome. On verso: small framing diagram for library dome. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink on plain wove paper.","Incomplete drawing showing window openings and a fireplace in a circular format. 1 item. ink on paper.","Bird's-eye view of lawn and ranges w/out Rotunda, in parallel perspective. This drawing has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson and his granddaughter, Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, but there is no conclusive proof that either one of them is its author. 1 item. pencil and watercolor on heavy cold-pressed paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and east elevation of Hotel B (labeled as Hotel A). 1 item. pricking, india ink, and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a first floor plan and north elevation of Hotel A (labeled as Hotel B). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of dining Hotel D (labeled as Hotel C). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel C (labeled as Hotel D). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel F (labeled as Hotel E). 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded, and tinted by John Neilson. According to Professor Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia, this is a drawing of Hotel E (labeled as Hotel F). 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and pencil on graph paper.","West elevation and first floor plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Pavilion IV East facade and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Second floor plans. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","East facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. Neilson has represented the parapet as a series of dies and panels which Jefferson did not indicate on N-356. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","West front facade elevation and plan. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","First floor plan of Jefferson's octagonal retreat in Bedford County. Inked, shaded and tinted by John Neilson. The design was probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson, and based on William Kent's edition of Inigo Jones, Vol. II, Plate 17. This is one of Jefferson's most successful designs. 1 item. india ink on graph paper.","South façade garden elevation of Poplar Forest probably drawn by Cornelia J. Randolph or John Neilson. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper.","Plan of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the principal story of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.","Elevation of Bremo, Fluvanna county, Virginia by John Neilson. This is the North front of General Cocke's house. 1 item. india ink and watercolor on graph paper. N 351a (plan) and N 351b (elevation), which were previously on item, have the same main title and the same digital image.","Doric and Corinthian Pavilion Facade Studies by William Thornton. 1 item. pencil and wash on paper.","Elevation. West facade of Pavilion X. Possibly by John Neilson. The drawing style is consistent with the confirmed Neilson drawings. 1 item. india ink, watercollor, and white ink on paper.","South elevation of Rotunda with South elevations of pavilions IX \u0026 X. Probably drawn by John Neilson. Previously attributed to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph. 1 item. ink with tinted washes on paper.","East elevation and three floor plans of \"No. 1 Pav. West\". Specifications on back. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","East elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. V. W. Palladio's Ionic Order, with Modilions.\" Specifications on back. Construction finished in 1821. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","East elevation and three plans of \"Pavilion No. IX We. Ionic of the temple of Fortuna Virilis\". This elevation contains the only example of a Jefferson drawing of a slate roof. It is also the only example of Jefferosn's use of a semicircular niche and pedimented windows on a Pavilion. \"Latrobe\" in Jefferson's writing, upper right. Specifications on back. The entrance motif is a favorite of Ledoux', whose work Jefferson had admired in Paris. Building completed 1821, as Jefferson wrote on September 30 of that year. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron gall ink on graph paper.","Elevation and three plans of \"C. Hotel. Ionic Dentil.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Unfinished studies for plan and elevation of \"Hotel B. West.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Elevation and two plans, with detail of arched window set in cornice. Specifications on back headed: \"Hotel A. East. One story with a flat roof and Chinese parapet.\" Construction completed in 1822. 1 item.","Elevation and two plans of Jefferson's \"Hotel C. West. Proctor's\". The first floor plan on this sheet is copied from N-301. One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. iron gall ink and pencil on graph paper.","Jefferson's elevation and plan of \"Hotel D. East\". One story. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.","Elevation and three plans of front facade and a dining hall. Two stories. Specifications on back. Construction completed in 1822. 1 item. ink on paper.","Study of first floor plans. 1 item. pricking, iron gall ink, and pencil on graph paper.","Study of first and second floor plans, east elevation and section. Jefferson designed this building at the request of Dr. Robley Dunglison, the Univesity's first medical professor, and Jefferson's personal physician. Completed in 1826. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink, and pencil on paper.","Study for Lawn with pavilions and rotunda. N-306 was cut from this piece to permit substitutions. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on paper.","Elevation and section of dormitories. Section through lawn colonnade and a dormitory room. 1 item. pricking, scoring, iron-gall ink on graph paper.","South elevation by John Neilson. 1 item. india ink, watercolor, pencil on graph paper.","Third study or variant for West range. Gardens, hotels, dormitories, and serpentine walls. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Section of rails. 1 item. ink on paper.","Plan of a clock for the rotunda. 1 item. ink on paper.","Study and elevation of a Tuscan column that includes the capital, shaft, and base of the order. 1 item. iron gall ink on graph paper.","Dormitory study with elevation and plans of three floors with eight rooms to each floor. Probably studies for University of Virginia, but not by Jefferson. Possibly by General John Hartwell Cocke; see his letter of May 3, 1819, to Jefferson. 1 item. pencil, india Ink and gray wash on paper.","Elevation of two-story dormitory with wings. Elevation of one-story dormitory. Two first-floor plans and one second-floor plan. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. ink and wash on paper.","Elevation and two floor plans for two-story dormitory. This sheet contains a study for a two story Dormitory block. The ground floor contains twelve rooms for the students, and the upper floor contains two large spaces separated by a central passage containing stairs. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and wash on paper.","Study for dormitory. Ground plan and elevation. Elevation shows arches on first floor and wood columns above. This study depicts alternate plans for a two story single pile vs. a one story double pile range of Dormitories. There is also a large dining hall at the left end of the range, as evidenced by what appear to be two long tables in the upper plan. Above the plans is a larger scale elevation of one of the two story blocks of Dormitories showing an arcade on the ground floor and a series of posts above. Possibly another study for N 374. 1 item. pencil, india ink, and iron gaul ink on paper.","Two unrelated pages. One is a page from a book of map symbols and the other is an old drawing in poor shape, which may not be a drawing by Jefferson. Possibly Architrave. 2 items.","Floor plan. The Observatory plan study has alcove beds. The geometric plan consists of four octagonal rooms surround a cross-shaped central passage, with two recessed loggias, a trapezoidal vestibule, and a projecting loggia. 1 item. pencil on graph paper.","Floor plan with specifications on back. 1 item. ink on paper.","Two photostats of a manuscript ground plan of the University, possibly that from which Maverick made his 1822 engraving, olus three enlarged copies. The drawing shows the first floor of the Rotunda with three oval rooms, and wings containing eight rooms each. The overlay shows the plan of the Dome Room. 5 items. Facsimiles.","Four copies of 1923 facsimile of Peter Maverick's 1822 plan of the University of Virginia. Design sources for pavilions written in ink by Ellen Randolph Coolidge. 4 items.","Drawn by John Neilson. Peter Maverick's 1825 plan showing plan of rotunda dome room. This version of the Maverick engraving shows the first floor of the Rotunda with the plan of the Dome Room as an overlay. Each of the two Gymnasia wings contains eight rooms, each of which is shown to have its own fireplace and door. 5 items.","Plan of south wing of capitol. Not executed by Jefferson. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.","Rough draft and specifications for rotunda-style floor plan. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. Notes on verso. 1 item. pencil and ink on paper.","Rough draft for rotunda-style floor plans. Probably for the president's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. pencil on paper.","Plan of a rotunda style house by Robert Mills. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item. ink on paper.","Section of a rotunda house. Probably the President's house in Washington, D.C. 1 item.","Front and side elevation with floor plan and balcony plan of a church by John Neilson. Created for Thomas Jefferson to submit to Rev. Hatch for the design of Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville. 1 item. ink and watercolor on paper.","Plan (sketch) of a house with portico and dependencies. Addressed on verso to T. J., Albemarle. 1 item.","Plan of building with four porticos in the form of a Greek cross, with a framing plan (Probably a development of N-490). possibly a retreat. 1 item. photostatic copy of original.","Plan and section of a garden seat. Writing not by Jefferson, perhaps John Neilson. A study of rendering. 1 item. ink on paper.","Possibly a study by Robert Mills to teach Cornelia J. Randolph rendering. 1 item. rendered in wash.","Rough plan of porticoed building with four octagonal rooms arranged about a square. On verso of letter, 1777 August 15 from Charles S. Lewis, Jr. May be related to N-496. 1 item.","Authenticated in unidentified hand. 1 item.","By Cornelia J. Randolph. 2 items.","Notes on the land lines of Poplar Forest. Survey of roads from Campbell Court House to Poplar Forest. 3 items. ink on paper.","Deeds, surveys, plats, field notes, memoranda, some relating to a land dispute that involved one of the abutting property owners searching all early patents and surveys in the neighborhood, some dating from 1762. In 1811 also, Jefferson was engaged in road building and other extensive improvement on his Poplar Forest tract. Some of the documents are mathematical calculations and field notes, others are elaborately certified surveys. 66 items.","Two plats of same date for 11,777 and 1,790 acres of land on branches of Black Water, a tributary of the Fluvanna (James) River in Albemarle (later Bedford) County, VA, and on Tomahawk and Rock Castle creeks, respectively. The first plat, by Thomas Jefferson, was attested by Daniel Smith, Albemarle County Surveyor, and the second was amended by Jefferson with notes on sequence of titles. 3 items. The missing section from N 255 is located in this folder.","Survey of University of Virginia lawn by James Dinsmore. James Dinsmore made this drawing of the Lawn in order to show the position of Pavilion VII relative to the \"first rise\" on the north. 1 item.","Survey of University site showing Rotunda, East street, and West street. In folder with other fragments: financial figures; dimensions for \"Perry's Houses\"; cost per acres; forms; the Rotunda in relation to the road; and a plat of land with area. 7 items. ink on paper.","Plat showing acquisition of parcels. Purchases from John Perry, Daniel and Mary A. F. Piper, and Jesse W. Garth. Lands held by Alexander Garrett, Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough, and Nathan Barksdale as University Proctors. 1 item. ink on paper.","James Dinsmore's Measurements of Dormitories and Pavilions. Includes Jefferson's further notes. 1 item. ink on paper.","\"Description of a joint or splice\", with cutout model. 3 items.","Thomas Jefferson's recipe for plaster. 1 item.","Thomas Jefferson's design and sketch for a desk. 1 item.","Map of a canal and saw mill by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","Description of the hewing of stone. Calculations of verso. 1 item.","Homemade. 1 item.","1 item.","Plat of Monticello by Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","For phaeton. Five \"figs\" and notes on three sheets. Notes on verso of p.1. 2 items. Ink on paper.","George Carrington map of the county of Cumberland in the hand of Thomas Jefferson. 1 item.","Road to the Thoroughfare. 1 item.","Cf. Betts, Garden Book, Plate XV. Shows boundary with river. 1 item.","Albemarle county: plat of lands of Charles Lewis Bankhead","Instructions regarding work on the University's Rotunda, clock and bell, macadamizing roads, water supply, botanical garden, purchasing of chemicals and gas lights for Dr. Emmet's use, and copy of enactments for each student. Penciled annotations by Brockenbrough of cost of various items. Includes a sketch for measuring \"the tympanum of the portico of the Rotunda\" for a clock and bell. 1 item.","Mr. Harrison's mill and Woodson's Ferry. 1 item.","Two plats of land containing 153 acres and 92 1/1 acres of land bounded by Three Chopped Road and Wheeler' Road were surveyed by William Woods as the site of Central College (University of Virginia).","In Thomas Jefferson's hand"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright not Evaluated: \nhttps://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMore about Rights and Permissions at UVA:\nhttps://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDigital reproductions are available:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003elinks to individual pages found under each scanned item in the calendar here: \nhttps://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml;query=;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArchitectural Drawings here: \nhttps://static.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/nichols/index.html \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction of N-362 restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use","Conditions Governing Use","Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Copyright not Evaluated: \nhttps://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en","More about Rights and Permissions at UVA:\nhttps://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials","Digital reproductions are available:","links to individual pages found under each scanned item in the calendar here: \nhttps://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00007.xml;query=;","Architectural Drawings here: \nhttps://static.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/nichols/index.html ","Reproduction of N-362 restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia.","Reproduction restricted withouth the written permission of the Library of Virginia."],"names_ssim":["Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","University of Virginia","Randolph family","Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Madison, James, 1751-1836","James Madison","Thomas Jefferson","Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839"],"corpname_ssim":["Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","University of Virginia"],"famname_ssim":["Randolph family"],"persname_ssim":["Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Madison, James, 1751-1836","James Madison","Thomas Jefferson","Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":175,"online_item_count_is":98,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T23:33:01.301Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_repositories_3_resources_1438_c03"}},{"id":"viu_viu01028_c01_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Miscellaneous Correspondence","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01028_c01_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01028_c01_c01","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01028_c01_c01"],"id":"viu_viu01028_c01_c01","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01028","_root_":"viu_viu01028","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01028_c01","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01028_c01","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01028","viu_viu01028_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01028","viu_viu01028_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Baker Family Papers \n 1781-1921","I. 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Baker , \n Clevears Baker , \n Samuel Baker , \n Margaret L. Baker , \n Lucinda (Baker) Ellett , \n Mary (Baker) Brittain , \n Catherine (Baker) Moody (1798-), and \n Elizabeth (Baker) Carter . Members of the\n related \n Miller , \n Quarles , and \n Swift families include \n Ann (Miller) Quarles , \n Peggy (Mills) Winslow , \n Peggy Swift (Winslow) Abbitt , and \n Thomas Swift .","Topics of interest in the correspondence include blacks,\n the Civil War, temperance, and wife abuse. A glimpse of the\n changing status of blacks is seen in \n Margaret Quarles ' letter of February 9,\n 1840, mentioning the death of \n Sarah Quarles ' black woman, \n Fanny , and in \n Wesley Swift 's letter of December 15,\n 1853, referring to illness among the blacks as opposed to a\n later letter, June 1, 1871, in which the correspondent alludes\n to black office seekers. There are a few letters written\n during the Civil War period among the correspondence of the \n Baker and related families. These letters,\n 1863-1864, are written mainly by civilians expressing\n sentiments about the war or giving news about the war to\n others. In a July 28, 1864 letter, \"Claire\" writes to \"Maggie\"\n about the Confederate encampments near \n Martin Baker 's \n Henrico County land, Yankees visiting the \n Louisa Courthouse , the 13th Regiment,\n C.S.A. passing by them, and her brother being taken prisoner\n at \n Spotsylvania ; and, \n William M. Baker, Jr. writes from \"Camp\n Near Newmarket Hill\" a letter on August 17, 1864 about having\n \"the blues\" and trying to get used to camp life. Temperance is\n discussed in an unsigned manuscript addressed \"Gentlemen,\"\n probably written around 1854. In two letters, December 29,\n 1822 and July 4, 1825, \n Lucinda (Baker) Ellett writes to her\n brother, \n Martin Baker, Jr. , concerning her\n terrible ordeal as an abused wife and seeking assistance from\n her family.","Among the business and legal papers of \n Martin Baker, Jr. are an account book,\n 1818-1833, with the \n Farmers Bank of Virginia ; a copy of his\n will, June 15, 1835; and an autograph document, March 17,\n 1825, concerning the sale of two slaves named \n Phil and \n Mary . There are also papers concerning\n the estates of \n Martin Baker, Sr. (1821-1837) and Jr.\n (1838-1851).","The material is divided into two series: I. Correspondence\n and II. Business and Legal Papers, and Related Material.\n Folders within each series are chronological as are items\n within folders.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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A glimpse of the\n changing status of blacks is seen in \n \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Quarles\u003c/persname\u003e' letter of February 9,\n 1840, mentioning the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Quarles\u003c/persname\u003e' black woman, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFanny\u003c/persname\u003e, and in \n \u003cpersname\u003eWesley Swift\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of December 15,\n 1853, referring to illness among the blacks as opposed to a\n later letter, June 1, 1871, in which the correspondent alludes\n to black office seekers. There are a few letters written\n during the Civil War period among the correspondence of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBaker\u003c/famname\u003eand related families. These letters,\n 1863-1864, are written mainly by civilians expressing\n sentiments about the war or giving news about the war to\n others. 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In two letters, December 29,\n 1822 and July 4, 1825, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucinda (Baker) Ellett\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to her\n brother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMartin Baker, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning her\n terrible ordeal as an abused wife and seeking assistance from\n her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the business and legal papers of \n \u003cpersname\u003eMartin Baker, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eare an account book,\n 1818-1833, with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eFarmers Bank of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; a copy of his\n will, June 15, 1835; and an autograph document, March 17,\n 1825, concerning the sale of two slaves named \n \u003cpersname\u003ePhil\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary\u003c/persname\u003e. There are also papers concerning\n the estates of \n \u003cpersname\u003eMartin Baker, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1821-1837) and Jr.\n (1838-1851).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe material is divided into two series: I. 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Members of the\n related \n Miller , \n Quarles , and \n Swift families include \n Ann (Miller) Quarles , \n Peggy (Mills) Winslow , \n Peggy Swift (Winslow) Abbitt , and \n Thomas Swift .","Topics of interest in the correspondence include blacks,\n the Civil War, temperance, and wife abuse. A glimpse of the\n changing status of blacks is seen in \n Margaret Quarles ' letter of February 9,\n 1840, mentioning the death of \n Sarah Quarles ' black woman, \n Fanny , and in \n Wesley Swift 's letter of December 15,\n 1853, referring to illness among the blacks as opposed to a\n later letter, June 1, 1871, in which the correspondent alludes\n to black office seekers. There are a few letters written\n during the Civil War period among the correspondence of the \n Baker and related families. These letters,\n 1863-1864, are written mainly by civilians expressing\n sentiments about the war or giving news about the war to\n others. In a July 28, 1864 letter, \"Claire\" writes to \"Maggie\"\n about the Confederate encampments near \n Martin Baker 's \n Henrico County land, Yankees visiting the \n Louisa Courthouse , the 13th Regiment,\n C.S.A. passing by them, and her brother being taken prisoner\n at \n Spotsylvania ; and, \n William M. Baker, Jr. writes from \"Camp\n Near Newmarket Hill\" a letter on August 17, 1864 about having\n \"the blues\" and trying to get used to camp life. Temperance is\n discussed in an unsigned manuscript addressed \"Gentlemen,\"\n probably written around 1854. In two letters, December 29,\n 1822 and July 4, 1825, \n Lucinda (Baker) Ellett writes to her\n brother, \n Martin Baker, Jr. , concerning her\n terrible ordeal as an abused wife and seeking assistance from\n her family.","Among the business and legal papers of \n Martin Baker, Jr. are an account book,\n 1818-1833, with the \n Farmers Bank of Virginia ; a copy of his\n will, June 15, 1835; and an autograph document, March 17,\n 1825, concerning the sale of two slaves named \n Phil and \n Mary . There are also papers concerning\n the estates of \n Martin Baker, Sr. (1821-1837) and Jr.\n (1838-1851).","The material is divided into two series: I. Correspondence\n and II. 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Users must request boxes 48 hours in advance of desired use. Neither drop-in nor next-day requests can be fulfilled. For additional information, contact Special Collections. \n","The word \"organization\" is used here with considerable\n diffidence, for any researcher studying the container list\n that follows will realize quickly that there is no\n organization in the usual sense of the word.","As noted under \"Provenance,\" the Low Moor Iron Company\n papers were subjected to a number of moves; when processing\n began in the fall of 1976, no discernible scheme of\n organization could be determined.","The first step was to review the series of coded numbers\n placed on the bundles of papers before they were moved to\n the dormitory attic, but these did not provide any sort of\n useful organization. Next, the spine titles of the original\n letter boxes were reviewed (they had been copied onto the\n gray cardboard sheets before the move to the dormitory\n attic), but they, too, proved useless.","These steps having provided no scheme, and after a\n considerable hiatus due to a turnover in student processors\n on the collection, the new student processors were\n instructed to begin a box-by-box inventory of the contents\n of the collection. During this inventory, old folders were\n replaced with acid-free ones, and the original folder\n headings were copied onto the new ones. Some removal of\n paper clips was accomplished, and the materials were\n reviewed and notes taken for the guide.","Some consolidation of materials was accomplished, and in\n other cases, materials were moved. This work has created\n some problems in the numbering of the boxes. Thus, the\n researchers will find boxes marked \"6A\" and \"23C\"; he will\n also discover that certain box numbers have been entirely\n omitted. As the box numbers exist only to aid in the\n location of material, it was not felt that the unusual\n numbers and the omissions would cause problems in working\n with the papers.","A certain amount of movement of boxes within the\n collection, and of materials among boxes, probably would\n ease use of it. But what processing was accomplished on\n this project took far longer than had been anticipated, and\n there was no time in the late spring of 1978, when the\n processors had to complete their work with the project, to\n undertake a mass movement of material. Thus, they stand in\n the order in which we found them at the beginning of the\n project.","The Low Moor Iron Company, the first producer of pig\n iron in Virginia according to the company's claims, was a\n self-contained manufacturing unit producing from its own\n mines the coal, limestone, and iron ore needed for its iron\n production. Located in Low Moor near Clifton Forge in\n Alleghany County in western Virginia, an area rich in\n mineral deposits, the company was in operation from\n 1872-1930, producing only pig iron; it never attempted to\n produce finished iron products.","Coal came to the Low Moor furnaces from the Kay Moor\n Mines at Kay Moor, West Virginia, about thirty miles from\n Low Moor; limestone was produced from the Low Moor\n limestone quarries; and iron ore came from the Fenwick,\n Dolly Ann, Jordan, Rich Patch, Low Moor, and Longdale\n Mines, most of them within twenty miles of Low Moor at\n Covington or Clifton Forge.","The towns of Low Moor and Kay Moor were company towns in\n every respect. Workers lived in company-owned houses,\n bought food in company stores, worshiped at the company\n church, saw movies in the company theater, were treated in\n the company hospital, and were buried in the company\n cemetery. Workers received part of their pay in scrip that\n they exchanged for goods and services. According to a\n statement from the Kay Moor Mines dated November 1904, Kay\n Moor then employed 338 people, paid them an average wage of\n $36.26 per month, and issued half of their pay in scrip.\n Kay Moor had four stores; Low Moor had seven or eight. All\n of these stores carried large inventories which are\n detailed in the collection. These inventories are valuable\n to anyone interested in determining the wants and needs of\n a coal miner and his family.","In the late 1910's and 1920's Kay Moor had a company\n theater called the Azure Theater which seated about 300\n people. There were also plans for a company-owned social\n center, to have pool tables, a soda fountain, and\n provisions for dancing and skating. The company was in\n tough economic straits by the 1920's, however, and there is\n no evidence that the social center was built. The town of\n Low Moor was so completely under the company's influence\n that one of Low Moor Iron Company's assistant managers\n served as the town sheriff. He often foreclosed on people\n who did not pay their debts, and drove troublesome people\n \"out of town on a rail\" as he put it.","The Low Moor Iron Company's fortunes fluctuated during\n the various business cycles between the years 1880-1930.\n Low Moor was one of the larger pig iron producers in\n Virginia, but Virginia pig iron production was not\n important nationally. Low Moor officials sometimes sold\n their product themselves, but more often they used agents,\n the prevalent method at the time. Low Moor Iron Company\n used a variety of agents through the 1900's. James F. Bryan\n acted as the exclusive agent for the sale of Kay Moor Coal\n from September 21, 1903 to September, 1905. From about 1890\n until about 1910 Dalton Nash and Company were the exclusive\n eastern agents of Low Moor Iron. After that time the\n exclusive agency went to Philips Isham and Company located\n in New York. From about 1890 the western agency was handled\n chiefly by Thomas Mack and Company. After 1902 Thomas Mack\n and Company underwent a name change, becoming Walter\n Wallingford and Company, with offices located in\n Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.","Perhaps the Low Moor Iron Company's biggest problem over\n the years was obtaining railroad cars for the\n transportation of its finished product. Low Moor Iron\n Company had its own cars for transporting its raw materials\n among its various facilities. For the long haul necessary\n for its finished goods, however, it depended upon the\n services of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and the\n relationship was not always a happy one. The Low Moor\n Company complained many times to the C \u0026 O Railroad\n about the discrepancies between long-and shorthaul freight\n rates. Low Moor also had trouble getting cars from the C\n \u0026 O. In a letter to one of Low Moor Company's agents\n from an irate customer dated 1898, the customer wrote: \"We\n wrote you on Saturday and endeavored to question upon your\n mind the necessity of taking care of us with Low Moor iron.\n We are on our uppers--there is not a pound of Low Moor iron\n in the yard. Of the one hundred tons ordered some time ago,\n not one pound of it has been received.\" This was, according\n to the Low Moor Iron Company, because they could not get\n the railroad cars. In a letter from Thomas Mack and Company\n dated November 26, 1901, to General Manager E. C. Means:\n \"We are hopeful that the car supply will get better because\n of the number of orders you have of ours for prompt\n shipment. Our customers are complaining that they are not\n getting the iron fast enough. . . . We hope that the\n railroad will be able to supply you with empty cars.\" In\n another letter dated 1916 to John B. Guernsey, then acting\n General Manager of the Low Moor Iron Company, \"We were not\n supplied with coke cars for today's loading, and\n consequently we have been practically down of Kay Moor\n ovens all day.\"","The problem of procuring labor also plagued the Low Moor\n Company. The company sometimes tried to hire immigrant\n laborers and send the men directly to Low Moor from New\n York City. There were problems with this, as is explained\n in the following letter dated April 7, 1906: \n To Mr. George Wickes \n Supt. of Mines \n Kay Moor, Virginia \n Dear George, \n Tony arrived with twenty one men last night. One\n got away in Jersey two in Washington D.C., four in\n Charlottesville. Some of the men are very good looking,\n but taken as a whole they are the worst lot I have ever\n seen: Irish, German-Jews, and Italians. . . . Our New\n York transportations to this place have never been a\n success. Signed, \n Ed D. Wickes Supt. of Mines Low Moor usually employed labor agencies, one\n of which was Atwood's Employment Agency. Often the Low Moor\n Company would request certain nationalities, believing them\n to be better workers than others. Sometimes the company\n would request a gang of twenty made up of \"ten Greeks and\n ten Italians.\" Many of the immigrants fled Low Moor and Kay\n Moor when they learned that they would have to work\n underground. There is a fair amount of material on\n immigrant labor and its procurement in the collection, and\n it is noted in the description of the box contents.","Low Moor Iron Company not only had trouble procuring\n labor, but it also had trouble with labor already employed\n in the mines and at the factory. Labor dissension and\n strikes troubled the Kay Moor Mines through the 1900's. The\n great coal strike of 1902 hurt the Low Moor Company's coal\n mining operation, but by 1903 things were \"nearly back to\n normal\" according to the mine superintendent. There was\n still trouble at Kay Moor Mines, however. In a letter dated\n April 26, 1906, to the treasurer of Low Moor Company, the\n manager of the mines wrote about the trouble in \"trying to\n get the agitators out.\" The mines were seventy-five men\n short of the total labor force needed because many of the\n coal miners returned to their farms during the spring.\n There were rumblings of another strike at Kay Moor, the\n result of which was to be a fourteen percent increase in\n wages for the Kay Moor Mine workers via an agreement with\n the United Mine Workers Union in December.","The Low Moor Iron Company grew along with the rest of\n Virginia industry in the 1890's and 1900's. Starting with\n only one furnace in the 1870's, it opened a second furnace\n at Covington, Virginia, in 1891. In 1911 it opened a third\n furnace, this time at Low Moor. Covington, with its heavy\n industry, soon became known as the \"Pittsburgh of\n Virginia.\" Virginia's pig iron production rose from 9,000\n short tons in 1870 to 544,034 long tons in 1903. Judging\n from the Low Moor Company's correspondence, the most\n prosperous period for the company fell between the years\n 1895-1907. In the years between 1907-1917 problems befell\n the Virginia pig iron industry. In a letter from William W.\n Hearns, the president of the Virginia based Princess Pig\n Iron Company, to U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin, Hearns\n writes of the problems of the Virginia pig iron industry:\n \"There is not a blast furnace in Virginia that is making\n any money from the manufacture of pig iron. The cause of\n this is there is an exceedingly low price on pig iron in\n the country at the present time, and the increased cost of\n manufacturing is due to the increase in wages in all\n lines.\" With the outbreak of World War I prices rose\n dramatically, but in a market report to Low Moor dated\n November 11, 1916, it was stated that: \"In spite of the\n high prices, it is not a picnic to be in the iron industry.\n There is a desperate shortage of cars and equipment in the\n coal and iron districts, and in consequence there are\n troubles of all kinds to get materials shipped. The\n situation has grown serious.\"","When America became involved in the First World War, it\n meant a boost for the Low Moor Iron Company. The government\n helped it procure labor, and even helped it repair its\n furnaces. The problem of supplies and cars for their\n shipments, however, plagued the company more than ever. It\n had a good deal of trouble getting all the raw materials it\n needed due chiefly to the \"tight ship\" run by Harry F.\n Byrd, Sr., U.S. Fuel Administrator for Virginia. After the\n war very serious problems began to trouble the Low Moor\n Iron Company. The demand for iron fell precipitously and a\n short but severe depression ensued from 1919-1922. The\n depression seemed to hit the iron industry especially hard.\n Prices took a huge drop due to the lack of demand, and many\n pre-war contracts had to be revalued. To compound the\n company's problems, the Kay Moor Mines went on strike in\n 1919. This strike was quickly settled, as the market for\n coal was so good that the Low Moor Company ceased taking\n orders temporarily in 1921 as it could not fill the orders\n it had on hand.","The Low Moor Company furnaces lay idle for some twenty\n months. Finally, in November 1922 one of Low Moor's\n furnaces was finally fired up. While prosperity gradually\n returned to the rest of the country, the Low Moor Iron\n Company never recovered. Production of pig iron in the\n Virginia iron industry declined from 544,034 tons in 1903\n to 148,053 tons in 1923, considered a good year for the\n industry as a whole. In February 1926 Low Moor officials\n talked of merging with two other iron companies in order to\n revive the iron business for the three companies. The\n merger, however, never occurred. By late 1926 the company\n was in the process of liquidation. An advertisement in the\n Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail dated April 30, 1927,\n told of a huge warehouse sale at the Low Moor Iron Company.\n The advertisement noted \"thousands of screws, pipe\n fittings, valves, etc.\" The last piece of correspondence\n from the Low Moor Iron Company in the collection is dated\n 1929. It deals with the sale of a machine.","Why did the iron industry in Virginia decline as it did?\n Some say that lack of speed, efficiency, and a decent\n transportation system for Alleghany County caused it. In a\n letter from C. E. Bertie, secretary of the Virginia Pig\n Iron Association, to the \n Manufacturers Record dated 1925, Bertie claimed that it was the\n tremendous rise in the cost of transportation. Virginia, he\n claimed, had almost no home market. Over 80% of its normal\n production was shipped out to other states. The failure of\n the Interstate Commerce Commission to treat Virginia\n furnaces as southern furnaces was the cause of much of the\n trouble. From 1914-1925 there were four blanket increases\n in freight rates in the country, of which only one applied\n equally to all localities. Southern furnaces were received\n only two increases--a 25% increase in 1918 and a 25%\n increase in 1920--but northern furnaces had had 5%, 15%,\n 25%, and 40% increases in their transportation costs.\n Virginia furnaces, although recognized as southern\n furnaces, had had freight rates increased in line with the\n northern furnaces. Prior to the war Virginia iron reached\n all points in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois on a\n competitive basis with southern furnaces. After World War I\n the advantage was limited to a small portion of\n southeastern Ohio. All of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan\n were now lost to the Virginia producers. The Virginia\n producer, according to Bertie, felt that the freight rates\n should be restored to a relationship with southern\n furnaces. If what Bertie said was true, the other southern\n states iron industries should not have been in the same\n desperate economic straits as Virginia's, and statistics\n should support this. In the 1920's production rose to new\n heights in Alabama. In Tennessee, however, iron production\n plunged to new lows during the 1920's. While the south\n accounted for 10.2% of the entire U. S. production in the\n years 1919-1924, Virginia accounted for less than 1% during\n those years. In 1915 Virginia accounted for over 6% of the\n U.S. iron production. One can see a decline in other areas\n of the south than Virginia. While the discrepancies in the\n freight rates may have helped cause the decline, clearly\n there are other reasons.","During the 1900's there was a discovery of extremely\n rich iron ore deposits in the mid-west. Much of this ore\n was on or near the surface, making the mining of it both\n easy and inexpensive. This in turn lowered production costs\n of the pig iron. This caused iron production to shift to\n that region, and resulted in a decline in the Virginia iron\n industry. There was a sharp increase in iron production in\n the mid-west through the 1920's. The iron ore in the\n mid-west may have been of better quality than Virginia, but\n the iron ore in Virginia was of sufficient quality to\n produce a good pig iron. The western ore deposits were not\n as conveniently located as Virginia deposits, but the\n inexpensiveness of production more than made up for it.","In examining the rise and fall of the Low Moor Iron\n Company, we can see a situation in which the conditions for\n the manufacture of iron were nearly ideal. There was plenty\n of land for expansion and resources for the manufacture of\n the iron. The major internal problem faced by the Low Moor\n Iron Company was that of transportation. External\n developments, however, caused the final demise of the Low\n Moor Iron Company.","Low Moor Iron Company Personnel:","Executive Staff: Managing Director, Colonel H. M.\n Goodwin: ca. 1881. General Managers: H. G. Merry: ca.\n 1884-1902; E. C. Means: ca. 1905-1915; J. P. Guernsey: ca.\n 1915 (acting General Manager); F. U. Humbert: ca.\n 1916-1929. Assistant General Manager: E. B. Wilkinson: ca.\n 1909-1915. Treasurers and Assistant Treasurers: Edward Low:\n ca. 1886-1898; Frank Lyman (in New York): ca. 1898-1919; S.\n G. Cragill (Asst. Treasurer): ca. 1900-1915; H. A. Dalton:\n ca. 1921-1929; John Lipscomb (Asst. Treasurer): ca.\n 1918-1928.","Factory and Mine Supervisors: Kay Moor Superintendents:\n C. C. Cooke: ca. 1918; Ed. D. Wickes: ca. 1906; H. L.\n Tansell: ca. 1903; A. H. Reed: ca. 1906. Kay Moor Managers:\n J. W. Monteith: manager of mines. ca. 1918; promoted in\n 1925 to general superintendent in charge of mine plants,\n coke ovens, shops, repairs, and construction; A. L.\n Monteith: assistant superintendent of mines, ca. 1918;\n George T. Wickes: manager of Covington mines, ca.\n 1906-1917; Ross Howell, ca. 1918. Stack Mines\n Superintendents: J. H. Carpenter: ca. 1906; C. D.\n Oberschain: ca. 1907; J. L. Harris: ca. 1903; John S. Ham:\n ca. 1891-1901. Rich Patch Mines Superintendents: John R.\n Thompson: foreman, ca. 1906. Low Moor assorted other\n personnel: S. L. Tulley: trainmaster, ca. 1906; B. J.\n Shenkley: foreman, Low Moor limestone quarries; L. Q. Wood:\n assistant traffic manager, ca. 1919.","The Low Moor Iron Company ceased operations in 1930;\n what happened to the records of the company in the years\n immediately following is not known, but in 1939, the Green\n Bookman, a Charlottesville bookshop, sold the records to\n the University of Virginia Library.","The records arrived at the receiving room door of the\n new Alderman Library on October 16, 1939, in a trailer\n truck whose load was estimated to weigh about fourteen\n tons. As the manuscripts staff dug around in the piles of\n over 1200 account books, and countless boxes of papers they\n realized that the company had saved almost all of its\n papers including checks, invoices, vouchers, and receipts,\n and certain of these records were destroyed as their\n information was recorded in other records. Once the bulk of\n the collection had been reduced, the remaining records were\n transferred to the stack area of the Division of Rare Books\n and Manuscripts.","By 1958, little storage space remained in Alderman\n Library, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division was\n especially crowded because of the rapid growth of its\n collections. After an examination of its storage areas, the\n division's staff decided to move the Low Moor records to\n the attic of one of the student dormitories. The collection\n had had little use chiefly because there was no finding\n aid. There seemed little likelihood of extensive researcher\n use until the collection could be processed.","In preparation for the move, the old letter boxes in\n which much of the collection had arrived in the Library\n were discarded. The records from each box were placed\n between sheets of the heavy gray cardboard used to protect\n unbound newspapers in the Library's stacks, and the spine\n labels of the old letter boxes were copied onto the\n cardboard. The resulting bundles were wrapped with brown\n Kraft paper and tied up with string. The bundles were\n numbered. Whatever original order the letter boxes may have\n had was lost by the time they arrived in the Library, and\n after the bundling, removal to a dormitory attic, and\n subsequent return to the Library in 1976, all vestiges of\n the original order were lost.","The bundles remained in the dormitory attic for almost\n twenty years. Occasional visits were made by the division\n staff to check on their condition, and on very rare\n occasions, a researcher was brave enough to ask to be shown\n the collection. Once the researcher saw the imposing amount\n of material and the conditions in the attic, interest in\n using the collection invariably died.","In late 1976 a grant from the National Endowment for the\n Humanities was obtained to allow the Library to process the\n Low Moor Iron Company papers, and the papers of Edward L.\n Stone and the Borderland Coal Company, another large\n collection of records stored in the same dormitory attic.\n All of these records and papers were moved back to the\n Library where the bundles were cleaned and opened. The\n contents of each were placed in a Hollinger storage box,\n and all notes on the paper wrappings and on the gray\n cardboard sheets were recorded.","The more than 1200 bound accounting records of the Low\n Moor Iron Company were surveyed by the grant project staff.\n The contents of each volume were noted on a mimeographed\n form, and later typed on 3 x 5\" cards to create a\n readily-accessible file for the Manuscripts Reading Room.\n This information was also typed on pages to be added to\n this guide.","The Low Moor Iron Company papers consist of\n approximately 280 four-inch Hollinger archives boxes (ca.\n 95 linear feet) of records, ca. 1885-1927, and some 1200\n bound volumes of the company's accounting records,\n 1873-1927, of this iron producing company located in Low\n Moor (four miles southwest of Clifton Forge), Alleghany\n County, Virginia.","This material consists of records typical of those\n produced by a firm of this type in the period, but as the\n company owned its own coal and iron mines and limestone\n quarries, there is considerable information about the\n production of these raw materials. Large numbers of the\n records that deal with the company's employees have\n survived: time books, payroll books, hands ledgers, and the\n like. Because these books sometimes include information\n about the employee's trade or job with the company, and as\n race is indicated in some of the records, these books\n should provide date for studies of the structure and upward\n mobility within the labor force, patterns of\n ethnic--possibly racial--occupational penetration and\n mobility, material conditions of the workers, and so on.\n The papers should permit a range of studies detailing the\n pattern and evolution of industrial organization in the\n iron industry, and the evolution of markets and marketing\n structures for the entire period. Because the company was\n dependent upon railroads to move its raw materials to the\n furnaces, and for the marketing of its products, there is\n considerable information about railroads and their\n relationship to their customers.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["662"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Papers of the Low Moor Iron Company \n 1873-1927"],"collection_title_tesim":["Papers of the Low Moor Iron Company \n 1873-1927"],"collection_ssim":["Papers of the Low Moor Iron Company \n 1873-1927"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was purchased from Green Bookman in\n 1939."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["95 linear feer + 1200\n volumes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eStored off-site. Users must request boxes 48 hours in advance of desired use. Neither drop-in nor next-day requests can be fulfilled. For additional information, contact Special Collections. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Stored off-site. Users must request boxes 48 hours in advance of desired use. Neither drop-in nor next-day requests can be fulfilled. For additional information, contact Special Collections. \n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe word \"organization\" is used here with considerable\n diffidence, for any researcher studying the container list\n that follows will realize quickly that there is no\n organization in the usual sense of the word.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs noted under \"Provenance,\" the Low Moor Iron Company\n papers were subjected to a number of moves; when processing\n began in the fall of 1976, no discernible scheme of\n organization could be determined.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first step was to review the series of coded numbers\n placed on the bundles of papers before they were moved to\n the dormitory attic, but these did not provide any sort of\n useful organization. Next, the spine titles of the original\n letter boxes were reviewed (they had been copied onto the\n gray cardboard sheets before the move to the dormitory\n attic), but they, too, proved useless.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese steps having provided no scheme, and after a\n considerable hiatus due to a turnover in student processors\n on the collection, the new student processors were\n instructed to begin a box-by-box inventory of the contents\n of the collection. During this inventory, old folders were\n replaced with acid-free ones, and the original folder\n headings were copied onto the new ones. Some removal of\n paper clips was accomplished, and the materials were\n reviewed and notes taken for the guide.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome consolidation of materials was accomplished, and in\n other cases, materials were moved. This work has created\n some problems in the numbering of the boxes. Thus, the\n researchers will find boxes marked \"6A\" and \"23C\"; he will\n also discover that certain box numbers have been entirely\n omitted. As the box numbers exist only to aid in the\n location of material, it was not felt that the unusual\n numbers and the omissions would cause problems in working\n with the papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA certain amount of movement of boxes within the\n collection, and of materials among boxes, probably would\n ease use of it. But what processing was accomplished on\n this project took far longer than had been anticipated, and\n there was no time in the late spring of 1978, when the\n processors had to complete their work with the project, to\n undertake a mass movement of material. Thus, they stand in\n the order in which we found them at the beginning of the\n project.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["The word \"organization\" is used here with considerable\n diffidence, for any researcher studying the container list\n that follows will realize quickly that there is no\n organization in the usual sense of the word.","As noted under \"Provenance,\" the Low Moor Iron Company\n papers were subjected to a number of moves; when processing\n began in the fall of 1976, no discernible scheme of\n organization could be determined.","The first step was to review the series of coded numbers\n placed on the bundles of papers before they were moved to\n the dormitory attic, but these did not provide any sort of\n useful organization. Next, the spine titles of the original\n letter boxes were reviewed (they had been copied onto the\n gray cardboard sheets before the move to the dormitory\n attic), but they, too, proved useless.","These steps having provided no scheme, and after a\n considerable hiatus due to a turnover in student processors\n on the collection, the new student processors were\n instructed to begin a box-by-box inventory of the contents\n of the collection. During this inventory, old folders were\n replaced with acid-free ones, and the original folder\n headings were copied onto the new ones. Some removal of\n paper clips was accomplished, and the materials were\n reviewed and notes taken for the guide.","Some consolidation of materials was accomplished, and in\n other cases, materials were moved. This work has created\n some problems in the numbering of the boxes. Thus, the\n researchers will find boxes marked \"6A\" and \"23C\"; he will\n also discover that certain box numbers have been entirely\n omitted. As the box numbers exist only to aid in the\n location of material, it was not felt that the unusual\n numbers and the omissions would cause problems in working\n with the papers.","A certain amount of movement of boxes within the\n collection, and of materials among boxes, probably would\n ease use of it. But what processing was accomplished on\n this project took far longer than had been anticipated, and\n there was no time in the late spring of 1978, when the\n processors had to complete their work with the project, to\n undertake a mass movement of material. Thus, they stand in\n the order in which we found them at the beginning of the\n project."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Iron Company, the first producer of pig\n iron in Virginia according to the company's claims, was a\n self-contained manufacturing unit producing from its own\n mines the coal, limestone, and iron ore needed for its iron\n production. Located in Low Moor near Clifton Forge in\n Alleghany County in western Virginia, an area rich in\n mineral deposits, the company was in operation from\n 1872-1930, producing only pig iron; it never attempted to\n produce finished iron products.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCoal came to the Low Moor furnaces from the Kay Moor\n Mines at Kay Moor, West Virginia, about thirty miles from\n Low Moor; limestone was produced from the Low Moor\n limestone quarries; and iron ore came from the Fenwick,\n Dolly Ann, Jordan, Rich Patch, Low Moor, and Longdale\n Mines, most of them within twenty miles of Low Moor at\n Covington or Clifton Forge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe towns of Low Moor and Kay Moor were company towns in\n every respect. Workers lived in company-owned houses,\n bought food in company stores, worshiped at the company\n church, saw movies in the company theater, were treated in\n the company hospital, and were buried in the company\n cemetery. Workers received part of their pay in scrip that\n they exchanged for goods and services. According to a\n statement from the Kay Moor Mines dated November 1904, Kay\n Moor then employed 338 people, paid them an average wage of\n $36.26 per month, and issued half of their pay in scrip.\n Kay Moor had four stores; Low Moor had seven or eight. All\n of these stores carried large inventories which are\n detailed in the collection. These inventories are valuable\n to anyone interested in determining the wants and needs of\n a coal miner and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1910's and 1920's Kay Moor had a company\n theater called the Azure Theater which seated about 300\n people. There were also plans for a company-owned social\n center, to have pool tables, a soda fountain, and\n provisions for dancing and skating. The company was in\n tough economic straits by the 1920's, however, and there is\n no evidence that the social center was built. The town of\n Low Moor was so completely under the company's influence\n that one of Low Moor Iron Company's assistant managers\n served as the town sheriff. He often foreclosed on people\n who did not pay their debts, and drove troublesome people\n \"out of town on a rail\" as he put it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Iron Company's fortunes fluctuated during\n the various business cycles between the years 1880-1930.\n Low Moor was one of the larger pig iron producers in\n Virginia, but Virginia pig iron production was not\n important nationally. Low Moor officials sometimes sold\n their product themselves, but more often they used agents,\n the prevalent method at the time. Low Moor Iron Company\n used a variety of agents through the 1900's. James F. Bryan\n acted as the exclusive agent for the sale of Kay Moor Coal\n from September 21, 1903 to September, 1905. From about 1890\n until about 1910 Dalton Nash and Company were the exclusive\n eastern agents of Low Moor Iron. After that time the\n exclusive agency went to Philips Isham and Company located\n in New York. From about 1890 the western agency was handled\n chiefly by Thomas Mack and Company. After 1902 Thomas Mack\n and Company underwent a name change, becoming Walter\n Wallingford and Company, with offices located in\n Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the Low Moor Iron Company's biggest problem over\n the years was obtaining railroad cars for the\n transportation of its finished product. Low Moor Iron\n Company had its own cars for transporting its raw materials\n among its various facilities. For the long haul necessary\n for its finished goods, however, it depended upon the\n services of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and the\n relationship was not always a happy one. The Low Moor\n Company complained many times to the C \u0026amp; O Railroad\n about the discrepancies between long-and shorthaul freight\n rates. Low Moor also had trouble getting cars from the C\n \u0026amp; O. In a letter to one of Low Moor Company's agents\n from an irate customer dated 1898, the customer wrote: \"We\n wrote you on Saturday and endeavored to question upon your\n mind the necessity of taking care of us with Low Moor iron.\n We are on our uppers--there is not a pound of Low Moor iron\n in the yard. Of the one hundred tons ordered some time ago,\n not one pound of it has been received.\" This was, according\n to the Low Moor Iron Company, because they could not get\n the railroad cars. In a letter from Thomas Mack and Company\n dated November 26, 1901, to General Manager E. C. Means:\n \"We are hopeful that the car supply will get better because\n of the number of orders you have of ours for prompt\n shipment. Our customers are complaining that they are not\n getting the iron fast enough. . . . We hope that the\n railroad will be able to supply you with empty cars.\" In\n another letter dated 1916 to John B. Guernsey, then acting\n General Manager of the Low Moor Iron Company, \"We were not\n supplied with coke cars for today's loading, and\n consequently we have been practically down of Kay Moor\n ovens all day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe problem of procuring labor also plagued the Low Moor\n Company. The company sometimes tried to hire immigrant\n laborers and send the men directly to Low Moor from New\n York City. There were problems with this, as is explained\n in the following letter dated April 7, 1906: \n \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Mr. George Wickes \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSupt. of Mines \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eKay Moor, Virginia \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear George, \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eTony arrived with twenty one men last night. One\n got away in Jersey two in Washington D.C., four in\n Charlottesville. Some of the men are very good looking,\n but taken as a whole they are the worst lot I have ever\n seen: Irish, German-Jews, and Italians. . . . Our New\n York transportations to this place have never been a\n success.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned, \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eEd D. Wickes Supt. of Mines\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003eLow Moor usually employed labor agencies, one\n of which was Atwood's Employment Agency. Often the Low Moor\n Company would request certain nationalities, believing them\n to be better workers than others. Sometimes the company\n would request a gang of twenty made up of \"ten Greeks and\n ten Italians.\" Many of the immigrants fled Low Moor and Kay\n Moor when they learned that they would have to work\n underground. There is a fair amount of material on\n immigrant labor and its procurement in the collection, and\n it is noted in the description of the box contents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLow Moor Iron Company not only had trouble procuring\n labor, but it also had trouble with labor already employed\n in the mines and at the factory. Labor dissension and\n strikes troubled the Kay Moor Mines through the 1900's. The\n great coal strike of 1902 hurt the Low Moor Company's coal\n mining operation, but by 1903 things were \"nearly back to\n normal\" according to the mine superintendent. There was\n still trouble at Kay Moor Mines, however. In a letter dated\n April 26, 1906, to the treasurer of Low Moor Company, the\n manager of the mines wrote about the trouble in \"trying to\n get the agitators out.\" The mines were seventy-five men\n short of the total labor force needed because many of the\n coal miners returned to their farms during the spring.\n There were rumblings of another strike at Kay Moor, the\n result of which was to be a fourteen percent increase in\n wages for the Kay Moor Mine workers via an agreement with\n the United Mine Workers Union in December.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Iron Company grew along with the rest of\n Virginia industry in the 1890's and 1900's. Starting with\n only one furnace in the 1870's, it opened a second furnace\n at Covington, Virginia, in 1891. In 1911 it opened a third\n furnace, this time at Low Moor. Covington, with its heavy\n industry, soon became known as the \"Pittsburgh of\n Virginia.\" Virginia's pig iron production rose from 9,000\n short tons in 1870 to 544,034 long tons in 1903. Judging\n from the Low Moor Company's correspondence, the most\n prosperous period for the company fell between the years\n 1895-1907. In the years between 1907-1917 problems befell\n the Virginia pig iron industry. In a letter from William W.\n Hearns, the president of the Virginia based Princess Pig\n Iron Company, to U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin, Hearns\n writes of the problems of the Virginia pig iron industry:\n \"There is not a blast furnace in Virginia that is making\n any money from the manufacture of pig iron. The cause of\n this is there is an exceedingly low price on pig iron in\n the country at the present time, and the increased cost of\n manufacturing is due to the increase in wages in all\n lines.\" With the outbreak of World War I prices rose\n dramatically, but in a market report to Low Moor dated\n November 11, 1916, it was stated that: \"In spite of the\n high prices, it is not a picnic to be in the iron industry.\n There is a desperate shortage of cars and equipment in the\n coal and iron districts, and in consequence there are\n troubles of all kinds to get materials shipped. The\n situation has grown serious.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhen America became involved in the First World War, it\n meant a boost for the Low Moor Iron Company. The government\n helped it procure labor, and even helped it repair its\n furnaces. The problem of supplies and cars for their\n shipments, however, plagued the company more than ever. It\n had a good deal of trouble getting all the raw materials it\n needed due chiefly to the \"tight ship\" run by Harry F.\n Byrd, Sr., U.S. Fuel Administrator for Virginia. After the\n war very serious problems began to trouble the Low Moor\n Iron Company. The demand for iron fell precipitously and a\n short but severe depression ensued from 1919-1922. The\n depression seemed to hit the iron industry especially hard.\n Prices took a huge drop due to the lack of demand, and many\n pre-war contracts had to be revalued. To compound the\n company's problems, the Kay Moor Mines went on strike in\n 1919. This strike was quickly settled, as the market for\n coal was so good that the Low Moor Company ceased taking\n orders temporarily in 1921 as it could not fill the orders\n it had on hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Company furnaces lay idle for some twenty\n months. Finally, in November 1922 one of Low Moor's\n furnaces was finally fired up. While prosperity gradually\n returned to the rest of the country, the Low Moor Iron\n Company never recovered. Production of pig iron in the\n Virginia iron industry declined from 544,034 tons in 1903\n to 148,053 tons in 1923, considered a good year for the\n industry as a whole. In February 1926 Low Moor officials\n talked of merging with two other iron companies in order to\n revive the iron business for the three companies. The\n merger, however, never occurred. By late 1926 the company\n was in the process of liquidation. An advertisement in the\n Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail dated April 30, 1927,\n told of a huge warehouse sale at the Low Moor Iron Company.\n The advertisement noted \"thousands of screws, pipe\n fittings, valves, etc.\" The last piece of correspondence\n from the Low Moor Iron Company in the collection is dated\n 1929. It deals with the sale of a machine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhy did the iron industry in Virginia decline as it did?\n Some say that lack of speed, efficiency, and a decent\n transportation system for Alleghany County caused it. In a\n letter from C. E. Bertie, secretary of the Virginia Pig\n Iron Association, to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManufacturers Record\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003edated 1925, Bertie claimed that it was the\n tremendous rise in the cost of transportation. Virginia, he\n claimed, had almost no home market. Over 80% of its normal\n production was shipped out to other states. The failure of\n the Interstate Commerce Commission to treat Virginia\n furnaces as southern furnaces was the cause of much of the\n trouble. From 1914-1925 there were four blanket increases\n in freight rates in the country, of which only one applied\n equally to all localities. Southern furnaces were received\n only two increases--a 25% increase in 1918 and a 25%\n increase in 1920--but northern furnaces had had 5%, 15%,\n 25%, and 40% increases in their transportation costs.\n Virginia furnaces, although recognized as southern\n furnaces, had had freight rates increased in line with the\n northern furnaces. Prior to the war Virginia iron reached\n all points in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois on a\n competitive basis with southern furnaces. After World War I\n the advantage was limited to a small portion of\n southeastern Ohio. All of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan\n were now lost to the Virginia producers. The Virginia\n producer, according to Bertie, felt that the freight rates\n should be restored to a relationship with southern\n furnaces. If what Bertie said was true, the other southern\n states iron industries should not have been in the same\n desperate economic straits as Virginia's, and statistics\n should support this. In the 1920's production rose to new\n heights in Alabama. In Tennessee, however, iron production\n plunged to new lows during the 1920's. While the south\n accounted for 10.2% of the entire U. S. production in the\n years 1919-1924, Virginia accounted for less than 1% during\n those years. In 1915 Virginia accounted for over 6% of the\n U.S. iron production. One can see a decline in other areas\n of the south than Virginia. While the discrepancies in the\n freight rates may have helped cause the decline, clearly\n there are other reasons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1900's there was a discovery of extremely\n rich iron ore deposits in the mid-west. Much of this ore\n was on or near the surface, making the mining of it both\n easy and inexpensive. This in turn lowered production costs\n of the pig iron. This caused iron production to shift to\n that region, and resulted in a decline in the Virginia iron\n industry. There was a sharp increase in iron production in\n the mid-west through the 1920's. The iron ore in the\n mid-west may have been of better quality than Virginia, but\n the iron ore in Virginia was of sufficient quality to\n produce a good pig iron. The western ore deposits were not\n as conveniently located as Virginia deposits, but the\n inexpensiveness of production more than made up for it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn examining the rise and fall of the Low Moor Iron\n Company, we can see a situation in which the conditions for\n the manufacture of iron were nearly ideal. There was plenty\n of land for expansion and resources for the manufacture of\n the iron. The major internal problem faced by the Low Moor\n Iron Company was that of transportation. External\n developments, however, caused the final demise of the Low\n Moor Iron Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLow Moor Iron Company Personnel:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExecutive Staff: Managing Director, Colonel H. M.\n Goodwin: ca. 1881. General Managers: H. G. Merry: ca.\n 1884-1902; E. C. Means: ca. 1905-1915; J. P. Guernsey: ca.\n 1915 (acting General Manager); F. U. Humbert: ca.\n 1916-1929. Assistant General Manager: E. B. Wilkinson: ca.\n 1909-1915. Treasurers and Assistant Treasurers: Edward Low:\n ca. 1886-1898; Frank Lyman (in New York): ca. 1898-1919; S.\n G. Cragill (Asst. Treasurer): ca. 1900-1915; H. A. Dalton:\n ca. 1921-1929; John Lipscomb (Asst. Treasurer): ca.\n 1918-1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFactory and Mine Supervisors: Kay Moor Superintendents:\n C. C. Cooke: ca. 1918; Ed. D. Wickes: ca. 1906; H. L.\n Tansell: ca. 1903; A. H. Reed: ca. 1906. Kay Moor Managers:\n J. W. Monteith: manager of mines. ca. 1918; promoted in\n 1925 to general superintendent in charge of mine plants,\n coke ovens, shops, repairs, and construction; A. L.\n Monteith: assistant superintendent of mines, ca. 1918;\n George T. Wickes: manager of Covington mines, ca.\n 1906-1917; Ross Howell, ca. 1918. Stack Mines\n Superintendents: J. H. Carpenter: ca. 1906; C. D.\n Oberschain: ca. 1907; J. L. Harris: ca. 1903; John S. Ham:\n ca. 1891-1901. Rich Patch Mines Superintendents: John R.\n Thompson: foreman, ca. 1906. Low Moor assorted other\n personnel: S. L. Tulley: trainmaster, ca. 1906; B. J.\n Shenkley: foreman, Low Moor limestone quarries; L. Q. Wood:\n assistant traffic manager, ca. 1919.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Low Moor Iron Company, the first producer of pig\n iron in Virginia according to the company's claims, was a\n self-contained manufacturing unit producing from its own\n mines the coal, limestone, and iron ore needed for its iron\n production. Located in Low Moor near Clifton Forge in\n Alleghany County in western Virginia, an area rich in\n mineral deposits, the company was in operation from\n 1872-1930, producing only pig iron; it never attempted to\n produce finished iron products.","Coal came to the Low Moor furnaces from the Kay Moor\n Mines at Kay Moor, West Virginia, about thirty miles from\n Low Moor; limestone was produced from the Low Moor\n limestone quarries; and iron ore came from the Fenwick,\n Dolly Ann, Jordan, Rich Patch, Low Moor, and Longdale\n Mines, most of them within twenty miles of Low Moor at\n Covington or Clifton Forge.","The towns of Low Moor and Kay Moor were company towns in\n every respect. Workers lived in company-owned houses,\n bought food in company stores, worshiped at the company\n church, saw movies in the company theater, were treated in\n the company hospital, and were buried in the company\n cemetery. Workers received part of their pay in scrip that\n they exchanged for goods and services. According to a\n statement from the Kay Moor Mines dated November 1904, Kay\n Moor then employed 338 people, paid them an average wage of\n $36.26 per month, and issued half of their pay in scrip.\n Kay Moor had four stores; Low Moor had seven or eight. All\n of these stores carried large inventories which are\n detailed in the collection. These inventories are valuable\n to anyone interested in determining the wants and needs of\n a coal miner and his family.","In the late 1910's and 1920's Kay Moor had a company\n theater called the Azure Theater which seated about 300\n people. There were also plans for a company-owned social\n center, to have pool tables, a soda fountain, and\n provisions for dancing and skating. The company was in\n tough economic straits by the 1920's, however, and there is\n no evidence that the social center was built. The town of\n Low Moor was so completely under the company's influence\n that one of Low Moor Iron Company's assistant managers\n served as the town sheriff. He often foreclosed on people\n who did not pay their debts, and drove troublesome people\n \"out of town on a rail\" as he put it.","The Low Moor Iron Company's fortunes fluctuated during\n the various business cycles between the years 1880-1930.\n Low Moor was one of the larger pig iron producers in\n Virginia, but Virginia pig iron production was not\n important nationally. Low Moor officials sometimes sold\n their product themselves, but more often they used agents,\n the prevalent method at the time. Low Moor Iron Company\n used a variety of agents through the 1900's. James F. Bryan\n acted as the exclusive agent for the sale of Kay Moor Coal\n from September 21, 1903 to September, 1905. From about 1890\n until about 1910 Dalton Nash and Company were the exclusive\n eastern agents of Low Moor Iron. After that time the\n exclusive agency went to Philips Isham and Company located\n in New York. From about 1890 the western agency was handled\n chiefly by Thomas Mack and Company. After 1902 Thomas Mack\n and Company underwent a name change, becoming Walter\n Wallingford and Company, with offices located in\n Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.","Perhaps the Low Moor Iron Company's biggest problem over\n the years was obtaining railroad cars for the\n transportation of its finished product. Low Moor Iron\n Company had its own cars for transporting its raw materials\n among its various facilities. For the long haul necessary\n for its finished goods, however, it depended upon the\n services of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and the\n relationship was not always a happy one. The Low Moor\n Company complained many times to the C \u0026 O Railroad\n about the discrepancies between long-and shorthaul freight\n rates. Low Moor also had trouble getting cars from the C\n \u0026 O. In a letter to one of Low Moor Company's agents\n from an irate customer dated 1898, the customer wrote: \"We\n wrote you on Saturday and endeavored to question upon your\n mind the necessity of taking care of us with Low Moor iron.\n We are on our uppers--there is not a pound of Low Moor iron\n in the yard. Of the one hundred tons ordered some time ago,\n not one pound of it has been received.\" This was, according\n to the Low Moor Iron Company, because they could not get\n the railroad cars. In a letter from Thomas Mack and Company\n dated November 26, 1901, to General Manager E. C. Means:\n \"We are hopeful that the car supply will get better because\n of the number of orders you have of ours for prompt\n shipment. Our customers are complaining that they are not\n getting the iron fast enough. . . . We hope that the\n railroad will be able to supply you with empty cars.\" In\n another letter dated 1916 to John B. Guernsey, then acting\n General Manager of the Low Moor Iron Company, \"We were not\n supplied with coke cars for today's loading, and\n consequently we have been practically down of Kay Moor\n ovens all day.\"","The problem of procuring labor also plagued the Low Moor\n Company. The company sometimes tried to hire immigrant\n laborers and send the men directly to Low Moor from New\n York City. There were problems with this, as is explained\n in the following letter dated April 7, 1906: \n To Mr. George Wickes \n Supt. of Mines \n Kay Moor, Virginia \n Dear George, \n Tony arrived with twenty one men last night. One\n got away in Jersey two in Washington D.C., four in\n Charlottesville. Some of the men are very good looking,\n but taken as a whole they are the worst lot I have ever\n seen: Irish, German-Jews, and Italians. . . . Our New\n York transportations to this place have never been a\n success. Signed, \n Ed D. Wickes Supt. of Mines Low Moor usually employed labor agencies, one\n of which was Atwood's Employment Agency. Often the Low Moor\n Company would request certain nationalities, believing them\n to be better workers than others. Sometimes the company\n would request a gang of twenty made up of \"ten Greeks and\n ten Italians.\" Many of the immigrants fled Low Moor and Kay\n Moor when they learned that they would have to work\n underground. There is a fair amount of material on\n immigrant labor and its procurement in the collection, and\n it is noted in the description of the box contents.","Low Moor Iron Company not only had trouble procuring\n labor, but it also had trouble with labor already employed\n in the mines and at the factory. Labor dissension and\n strikes troubled the Kay Moor Mines through the 1900's. The\n great coal strike of 1902 hurt the Low Moor Company's coal\n mining operation, but by 1903 things were \"nearly back to\n normal\" according to the mine superintendent. There was\n still trouble at Kay Moor Mines, however. In a letter dated\n April 26, 1906, to the treasurer of Low Moor Company, the\n manager of the mines wrote about the trouble in \"trying to\n get the agitators out.\" The mines were seventy-five men\n short of the total labor force needed because many of the\n coal miners returned to their farms during the spring.\n There were rumblings of another strike at Kay Moor, the\n result of which was to be a fourteen percent increase in\n wages for the Kay Moor Mine workers via an agreement with\n the United Mine Workers Union in December.","The Low Moor Iron Company grew along with the rest of\n Virginia industry in the 1890's and 1900's. Starting with\n only one furnace in the 1870's, it opened a second furnace\n at Covington, Virginia, in 1891. In 1911 it opened a third\n furnace, this time at Low Moor. Covington, with its heavy\n industry, soon became known as the \"Pittsburgh of\n Virginia.\" Virginia's pig iron production rose from 9,000\n short tons in 1870 to 544,034 long tons in 1903. Judging\n from the Low Moor Company's correspondence, the most\n prosperous period for the company fell between the years\n 1895-1907. In the years between 1907-1917 problems befell\n the Virginia pig iron industry. In a letter from William W.\n Hearns, the president of the Virginia based Princess Pig\n Iron Company, to U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin, Hearns\n writes of the problems of the Virginia pig iron industry:\n \"There is not a blast furnace in Virginia that is making\n any money from the manufacture of pig iron. The cause of\n this is there is an exceedingly low price on pig iron in\n the country at the present time, and the increased cost of\n manufacturing is due to the increase in wages in all\n lines.\" With the outbreak of World War I prices rose\n dramatically, but in a market report to Low Moor dated\n November 11, 1916, it was stated that: \"In spite of the\n high prices, it is not a picnic to be in the iron industry.\n There is a desperate shortage of cars and equipment in the\n coal and iron districts, and in consequence there are\n troubles of all kinds to get materials shipped. The\n situation has grown serious.\"","When America became involved in the First World War, it\n meant a boost for the Low Moor Iron Company. The government\n helped it procure labor, and even helped it repair its\n furnaces. The problem of supplies and cars for their\n shipments, however, plagued the company more than ever. It\n had a good deal of trouble getting all the raw materials it\n needed due chiefly to the \"tight ship\" run by Harry F.\n Byrd, Sr., U.S. Fuel Administrator for Virginia. After the\n war very serious problems began to trouble the Low Moor\n Iron Company. The demand for iron fell precipitously and a\n short but severe depression ensued from 1919-1922. The\n depression seemed to hit the iron industry especially hard.\n Prices took a huge drop due to the lack of demand, and many\n pre-war contracts had to be revalued. To compound the\n company's problems, the Kay Moor Mines went on strike in\n 1919. This strike was quickly settled, as the market for\n coal was so good that the Low Moor Company ceased taking\n orders temporarily in 1921 as it could not fill the orders\n it had on hand.","The Low Moor Company furnaces lay idle for some twenty\n months. Finally, in November 1922 one of Low Moor's\n furnaces was finally fired up. While prosperity gradually\n returned to the rest of the country, the Low Moor Iron\n Company never recovered. Production of pig iron in the\n Virginia iron industry declined from 544,034 tons in 1903\n to 148,053 tons in 1923, considered a good year for the\n industry as a whole. In February 1926 Low Moor officials\n talked of merging with two other iron companies in order to\n revive the iron business for the three companies. The\n merger, however, never occurred. By late 1926 the company\n was in the process of liquidation. An advertisement in the\n Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail dated April 30, 1927,\n told of a huge warehouse sale at the Low Moor Iron Company.\n The advertisement noted \"thousands of screws, pipe\n fittings, valves, etc.\" The last piece of correspondence\n from the Low Moor Iron Company in the collection is dated\n 1929. It deals with the sale of a machine.","Why did the iron industry in Virginia decline as it did?\n Some say that lack of speed, efficiency, and a decent\n transportation system for Alleghany County caused it. In a\n letter from C. E. Bertie, secretary of the Virginia Pig\n Iron Association, to the \n Manufacturers Record dated 1925, Bertie claimed that it was the\n tremendous rise in the cost of transportation. Virginia, he\n claimed, had almost no home market. Over 80% of its normal\n production was shipped out to other states. The failure of\n the Interstate Commerce Commission to treat Virginia\n furnaces as southern furnaces was the cause of much of the\n trouble. From 1914-1925 there were four blanket increases\n in freight rates in the country, of which only one applied\n equally to all localities. Southern furnaces were received\n only two increases--a 25% increase in 1918 and a 25%\n increase in 1920--but northern furnaces had had 5%, 15%,\n 25%, and 40% increases in their transportation costs.\n Virginia furnaces, although recognized as southern\n furnaces, had had freight rates increased in line with the\n northern furnaces. Prior to the war Virginia iron reached\n all points in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois on a\n competitive basis with southern furnaces. After World War I\n the advantage was limited to a small portion of\n southeastern Ohio. All of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan\n were now lost to the Virginia producers. The Virginia\n producer, according to Bertie, felt that the freight rates\n should be restored to a relationship with southern\n furnaces. If what Bertie said was true, the other southern\n states iron industries should not have been in the same\n desperate economic straits as Virginia's, and statistics\n should support this. In the 1920's production rose to new\n heights in Alabama. In Tennessee, however, iron production\n plunged to new lows during the 1920's. While the south\n accounted for 10.2% of the entire U. S. production in the\n years 1919-1924, Virginia accounted for less than 1% during\n those years. In 1915 Virginia accounted for over 6% of the\n U.S. iron production. One can see a decline in other areas\n of the south than Virginia. While the discrepancies in the\n freight rates may have helped cause the decline, clearly\n there are other reasons.","During the 1900's there was a discovery of extremely\n rich iron ore deposits in the mid-west. Much of this ore\n was on or near the surface, making the mining of it both\n easy and inexpensive. This in turn lowered production costs\n of the pig iron. This caused iron production to shift to\n that region, and resulted in a decline in the Virginia iron\n industry. There was a sharp increase in iron production in\n the mid-west through the 1920's. The iron ore in the\n mid-west may have been of better quality than Virginia, but\n the iron ore in Virginia was of sufficient quality to\n produce a good pig iron. The western ore deposits were not\n as conveniently located as Virginia deposits, but the\n inexpensiveness of production more than made up for it.","In examining the rise and fall of the Low Moor Iron\n Company, we can see a situation in which the conditions for\n the manufacture of iron were nearly ideal. There was plenty\n of land for expansion and resources for the manufacture of\n the iron. The major internal problem faced by the Low Moor\n Iron Company was that of transportation. External\n developments, however, caused the final demise of the Low\n Moor Iron Company.","Low Moor Iron Company Personnel:","Executive Staff: Managing Director, Colonel H. M.\n Goodwin: ca. 1881. General Managers: H. G. Merry: ca.\n 1884-1902; E. C. Means: ca. 1905-1915; J. P. Guernsey: ca.\n 1915 (acting General Manager); F. U. Humbert: ca.\n 1916-1929. Assistant General Manager: E. B. Wilkinson: ca.\n 1909-1915. Treasurers and Assistant Treasurers: Edward Low:\n ca. 1886-1898; Frank Lyman (in New York): ca. 1898-1919; S.\n G. Cragill (Asst. Treasurer): ca. 1900-1915; H. A. Dalton:\n ca. 1921-1929; John Lipscomb (Asst. Treasurer): ca.\n 1918-1928.","Factory and Mine Supervisors: Kay Moor Superintendents:\n C. C. Cooke: ca. 1918; Ed. D. Wickes: ca. 1906; H. L.\n Tansell: ca. 1903; A. H. Reed: ca. 1906. Kay Moor Managers:\n J. W. Monteith: manager of mines. ca. 1918; promoted in\n 1925 to general superintendent in charge of mine plants,\n coke ovens, shops, repairs, and construction; A. L.\n Monteith: assistant superintendent of mines, ca. 1918;\n George T. Wickes: manager of Covington mines, ca.\n 1906-1917; Ross Howell, ca. 1918. Stack Mines\n Superintendents: J. H. Carpenter: ca. 1906; C. D.\n Oberschain: ca. 1907; J. L. Harris: ca. 1903; John S. Ham:\n ca. 1891-1901. Rich Patch Mines Superintendents: John R.\n Thompson: foreman, ca. 1906. Low Moor assorted other\n personnel: S. L. Tulley: trainmaster, ca. 1906; B. J.\n Shenkley: foreman, Low Moor limestone quarries; L. Q. Wood:\n assistant traffic manager, ca. 1919."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Iron Company ceased operations in 1930;\n what happened to the records of the company in the years\n immediately following is not known, but in 1939, the Green\n Bookman, a Charlottesville bookshop, sold the records to\n the University of Virginia Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe records arrived at the receiving room door of the\n new Alderman Library on October 16, 1939, in a trailer\n truck whose load was estimated to weigh about fourteen\n tons. As the manuscripts staff dug around in the piles of\n over 1200 account books, and countless boxes of papers they\n realized that the company had saved almost all of its\n papers including checks, invoices, vouchers, and receipts,\n and certain of these records were destroyed as their\n information was recorded in other records. Once the bulk of\n the collection had been reduced, the remaining records were\n transferred to the stack area of the Division of Rare Books\n and Manuscripts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Provenance"],"custodhist_tesim":["The Low Moor Iron Company ceased operations in 1930;\n what happened to the records of the company in the years\n immediately following is not known, but in 1939, the Green\n Bookman, a Charlottesville bookshop, sold the records to\n the University of Virginia Library.","The records arrived at the receiving room door of the\n new Alderman Library on October 16, 1939, in a trailer\n truck whose load was estimated to weigh about fourteen\n tons. As the manuscripts staff dug around in the piles of\n over 1200 account books, and countless boxes of papers they\n realized that the company had saved almost all of its\n papers including checks, invoices, vouchers, and receipts,\n and certain of these records were destroyed as their\n information was recorded in other records. Once the bulk of\n the collection had been reduced, the remaining records were\n transferred to the stack area of the Division of Rare Books\n and Manuscripts."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome 1200 bound accounting record books of the Low Moor\n Iron Company came into the custody of the Library with the\n loose papers. When the project staff investigated these\n volumes in the dormitory attic where they were stored, they\n found that the volumes had been shelved by size rather than\n by series. Thus, a letterbook may stand next to a stock\n report book for a furnace, which is, in turn, next to a\n store account book for the Kay Moor Mines' store. No series\n are shelved in order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMembers of the project staff surveyed the volumes,\n completing for each volume two copies of a mimeographed\n survey form, and assigning to each volume a number. One\n copy of the survey report form was placed in the volume,\n and the second was returned to the Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the survey report forms, 3 x 5 inch index\n cards--with a carbon copy of each--were typed. One set of\n index cards has been kept in order by the numbers assigned\n to the volumes as they stand on the shelves. This provides\n a shelf list for the use of the library staff. The other\n set of cards was sorted into categories as a finding aid.\n On the list that follows, the researcher will find a number\n of major headings such as \"Accounts,\" \"Inventories,\"\n \"Letter Books,\" and \"Shipments-Outgoing.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsofar as it has been possible to determine from the\n data on the survey report forms, the volumes have been\n assigned to categories. Most of the major categories, or\n headings, have sub-headings. Within those sub-headings, the\n volumes have been arranged chronologically. The\n investigators realize that after careful study of some of\n these volumes, they will be revealed as belonging to other\n categories than those in which they have initially been\n placed. The card index will allow such movement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAvailable in the Manuscripts/Archives Reading Room in\n the Library is the sorted card index file. There is a card\n for every volume in this file whereas, on the pages that\n follow, volumes have been summarized under the headings and\n sub-headings. In each case, the number of volumes has been\n given in the summarized list; the date ranges given are\n inclusive in most cases, and do not reveal the many gaps in\n sequences unless the number of volumes is small and the\n date range wide. Occasional remarks about the content of\n volumes have been supplied if the contents are not obvious\n from the heading or sub-heading.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to examine any of these volumes will\n have to use the card index file in order to be able to give\n to the staff the volume number assigned to the individual\n volumes that are to be inspected.\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["Some 1200 bound accounting record books of the Low Moor\n Iron Company came into the custody of the Library with the\n loose papers. When the project staff investigated these\n volumes in the dormitory attic where they were stored, they\n found that the volumes had been shelved by size rather than\n by series. Thus, a letterbook may stand next to a stock\n report book for a furnace, which is, in turn, next to a\n store account book for the Kay Moor Mines' store. No series\n are shelved in order.","Members of the project staff surveyed the volumes,\n completing for each volume two copies of a mimeographed\n survey form, and assigning to each volume a number. One\n copy of the survey report form was placed in the volume,\n and the second was returned to the Library.","From the survey report forms, 3 x 5 inch index\n cards--with a carbon copy of each--were typed. One set of\n index cards has been kept in order by the numbers assigned\n to the volumes as they stand on the shelves. This provides\n a shelf list for the use of the library staff. The other\n set of cards was sorted into categories as a finding aid.\n On the list that follows, the researcher will find a number\n of major headings such as \"Accounts,\" \"Inventories,\"\n \"Letter Books,\" and \"Shipments-Outgoing.\"","Insofar as it has been possible to determine from the\n data on the survey report forms, the volumes have been\n assigned to categories. Most of the major categories, or\n headings, have sub-headings. Within those sub-headings, the\n volumes have been arranged chronologically. The\n investigators realize that after careful study of some of\n these volumes, they will be revealed as belonging to other\n categories than those in which they have initially been\n placed. The card index will allow such movement.","Available in the Manuscripts/Archives Reading Room in\n the Library is the sorted card index file. There is a card\n for every volume in this file whereas, on the pages that\n follow, volumes have been summarized under the headings and\n sub-headings. In each case, the number of volumes has been\n given in the summarized list; the date ranges given are\n inclusive in most cases, and do not reveal the many gaps in\n sequences unless the number of volumes is small and the\n date range wide. Occasional remarks about the content of\n volumes have been supplied if the contents are not obvious\n from the heading or sub-heading.","Researchers wishing to examine any of these volumes will\n have to use the card index file in order to be able to give\n to the staff the volume number assigned to the individual\n volumes that are to be inspected."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of the Low Moor Iron Company, Accession #662,\n Special Collections, University of Virginia Library,\n Charlottesville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Papers of the Low Moor Iron Company, Accession #662,\n Special Collections, University of Virginia Library,\n Charlottesville, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBy 1958, little storage space remained in Alderman\n Library, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division was\n especially crowded because of the rapid growth of its\n collections. After an examination of its storage areas, the\n division's staff decided to move the Low Moor records to\n the attic of one of the student dormitories. The collection\n had had little use chiefly because there was no finding\n aid. There seemed little likelihood of extensive researcher\n use until the collection could be processed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn preparation for the move, the old letter boxes in\n which much of the collection had arrived in the Library\n were discarded. The records from each box were placed\n between sheets of the heavy gray cardboard used to protect\n unbound newspapers in the Library's stacks, and the spine\n labels of the old letter boxes were copied onto the\n cardboard. The resulting bundles were wrapped with brown\n Kraft paper and tied up with string. The bundles were\n numbered. Whatever original order the letter boxes may have\n had was lost by the time they arrived in the Library, and\n after the bundling, removal to a dormitory attic, and\n subsequent return to the Library in 1976, all vestiges of\n the original order were lost.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bundles remained in the dormitory attic for almost\n twenty years. Occasional visits were made by the division\n staff to check on their condition, and on very rare\n occasions, a researcher was brave enough to ask to be shown\n the collection. Once the researcher saw the imposing amount\n of material and the conditions in the attic, interest in\n using the collection invariably died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn late 1976 a grant from the National Endowment for the\n Humanities was obtained to allow the Library to process the\n Low Moor Iron Company papers, and the papers of Edward L.\n Stone and the Borderland Coal Company, another large\n collection of records stored in the same dormitory attic.\n All of these records and papers were moved back to the\n Library where the bundles were cleaned and opened. The\n contents of each were placed in a Hollinger storage box,\n and all notes on the paper wrappings and on the gray\n cardboard sheets were recorded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe more than 1200 bound accounting records of the Low\n Moor Iron Company were surveyed by the grant project staff.\n The contents of each volume were noted on a mimeographed\n form, and later typed on 3 x 5\" cards to create a\n readily-accessible file for the Manuscripts Reading Room.\n This information was also typed on pages to be added to\n this guide.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["By 1958, little storage space remained in Alderman\n Library, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division was\n especially crowded because of the rapid growth of its\n collections. After an examination of its storage areas, the\n division's staff decided to move the Low Moor records to\n the attic of one of the student dormitories. The collection\n had had little use chiefly because there was no finding\n aid. There seemed little likelihood of extensive researcher\n use until the collection could be processed.","In preparation for the move, the old letter boxes in\n which much of the collection had arrived in the Library\n were discarded. The records from each box were placed\n between sheets of the heavy gray cardboard used to protect\n unbound newspapers in the Library's stacks, and the spine\n labels of the old letter boxes were copied onto the\n cardboard. The resulting bundles were wrapped with brown\n Kraft paper and tied up with string. The bundles were\n numbered. Whatever original order the letter boxes may have\n had was lost by the time they arrived in the Library, and\n after the bundling, removal to a dormitory attic, and\n subsequent return to the Library in 1976, all vestiges of\n the original order were lost.","The bundles remained in the dormitory attic for almost\n twenty years. Occasional visits were made by the division\n staff to check on their condition, and on very rare\n occasions, a researcher was brave enough to ask to be shown\n the collection. Once the researcher saw the imposing amount\n of material and the conditions in the attic, interest in\n using the collection invariably died.","In late 1976 a grant from the National Endowment for the\n Humanities was obtained to allow the Library to process the\n Low Moor Iron Company papers, and the papers of Edward L.\n Stone and the Borderland Coal Company, another large\n collection of records stored in the same dormitory attic.\n All of these records and papers were moved back to the\n Library where the bundles were cleaned and opened. The\n contents of each were placed in a Hollinger storage box,\n and all notes on the paper wrappings and on the gray\n cardboard sheets were recorded.","The more than 1200 bound accounting records of the Low\n Moor Iron Company were surveyed by the grant project staff.\n The contents of each volume were noted on a mimeographed\n form, and later typed on 3 x 5\" cards to create a\n readily-accessible file for the Manuscripts Reading Room.\n This information was also typed on pages to be added to\n this guide."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Low Moor Iron Company papers consist of\n approximately 280 four-inch Hollinger archives boxes (ca.\n 95 linear feet) of records, ca. 1885-1927, and some 1200\n bound volumes of the company's accounting records,\n 1873-1927, of this iron producing company located in Low\n Moor (four miles southwest of Clifton Forge), Alleghany\n County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis material consists of records typical of those\n produced by a firm of this type in the period, but as the\n company owned its own coal and iron mines and limestone\n quarries, there is considerable information about the\n production of these raw materials. Large numbers of the\n records that deal with the company's employees have\n survived: time books, payroll books, hands ledgers, and the\n like. Because these books sometimes include information\n about the employee's trade or job with the company, and as\n race is indicated in some of the records, these books\n should provide date for studies of the structure and upward\n mobility within the labor force, patterns of\n ethnic--possibly racial--occupational penetration and\n mobility, material conditions of the workers, and so on.\n The papers should permit a range of studies detailing the\n pattern and evolution of industrial organization in the\n iron industry, and the evolution of markets and marketing\n structures for the entire period. Because the company was\n dependent upon railroads to move its raw materials to the\n furnaces, and for the marketing of its products, there is\n considerable information about railroads and their\n relationship to their customers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Low Moor Iron Company papers consist of\n approximately 280 four-inch Hollinger archives boxes (ca.\n 95 linear feet) of records, ca. 1885-1927, and some 1200\n bound volumes of the company's accounting records,\n 1873-1927, of this iron producing company located in Low\n Moor (four miles southwest of Clifton Forge), Alleghany\n County, Virginia.","This material consists of records typical of those\n produced by a firm of this type in the period, but as the\n company owned its own coal and iron mines and limestone\n quarries, there is considerable information about the\n production of these raw materials. Large numbers of the\n records that deal with the company's employees have\n survived: time books, payroll books, hands ledgers, and the\n like. Because these books sometimes include information\n about the employee's trade or job with the company, and as\n race is indicated in some of the records, these books\n should provide date for studies of the structure and upward\n mobility within the labor force, patterns of\n ethnic--possibly racial--occupational penetration and\n mobility, material conditions of the workers, and so on.\n The papers should permit a range of studies detailing the\n pattern and evolution of industrial organization in the\n iron industry, and the evolution of markets and marketing\n structures for the entire period. 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Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.","CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)"," Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)"," James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)"," G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)"," Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)"," John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)"," Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)"," Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)"," Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)"," Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)"," John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)"," George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)"," R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)"," Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)"," [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of The Enquirer for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)"," John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)"," John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)"," J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)"," George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)"," James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)"," Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)"," Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)"," William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)"," [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)"," Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)"," John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)"," Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026 Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)"," Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)"," [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)"," William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)","MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)","This series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026 Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .","CORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)","Abolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)"," William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)"," Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026 Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)"," Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)"," C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in The Richmond Whig \n and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)"," John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)"," Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)"," I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)"," A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)"," S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)"," Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])"," Berford \u0026 Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)"," Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n candidate (1837 Jan 20)"," James B. Bingham, editor of The Intelligencer, discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)"," David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the New York Times article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)"," Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)"," Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)"," Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)"," Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)"," John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)"," William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)"," J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)"," Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)"," Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)"," John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)"," Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)"," H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)"," Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)"," C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)"," William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)"," Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)"," J.A. Cowardin, Editor of The Daily Dispatch, letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)"," John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)"," Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)","Rector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)"," John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n (1877 Jul 18)"," J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)"," Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026 will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026 arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)"," George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)"," William Wallace Davis, editor of The District Whig discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)"," William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)"," Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)"," Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his History of Western Virginia (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026 Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)"," William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)"," Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)"," D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])"," James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)"," John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)"," G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n Sep 27)"," J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026 1843 May 19)"," Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the Louisville Journal (1857 Jun 10)"," Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)"," Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)"," Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)"," Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)"," Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n Apr 2)"," Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*"," E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)"," John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n 's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2)."," Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)"," Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)"," J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)"," William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)"," William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026 1852 Aug 11)"," George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)"," R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)"," W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)"," T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)"," Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026 Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n can (1843 Dec 13)"," W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)"," William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)"," G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled Observations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre in French and a copy in German,\n presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)"," J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)"," Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)"," J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026 extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)"," William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)"," Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new Whig Almanac which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)"," F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)"," William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)"," Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)"," George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)"," Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for The New York Herald and other newspapers (1851)"," Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)"," Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)"," J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)"," J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)"," Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n 14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5)."," J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)"," Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)"," Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026 the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8)."," A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)"," T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)"," Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)"," Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n Oct 28)","Professor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)"," Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in The St. Louis Republican by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026 9)"," William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)"," J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)","Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)"," M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026 Jun 8)"," Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)"," Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)"," Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026 Dec 9)"," R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)"," John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)"," Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of The California Courier, to Whig\n principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)"," G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)"," S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)"," John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)"," G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)"," R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)"," William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)"," John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)"," Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026 Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)"," Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)"," Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)"," William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)"," Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)"," Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)"," Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n \u0026 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)"," R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)"," William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)"," O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)"," F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)"," Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)"," J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)"," John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)"," Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)"," Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)"," John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)"," [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)"," John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)"," L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)"," James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)"," Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)"," James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)"," Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026 May 5)"," Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)"," Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026 Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)"," William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)"," Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n (1850 Nov 26 \u0026 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026 26)"," F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)"," Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)"," James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)"," Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)"," N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026 Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026 Aug 21)"," Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)"," J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026 Garber (1852 Jan 30)"," Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)"," Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)"," William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)"," Maryland Institute Officers \u0026 Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026 Machinery (1851 Oct 6)"," James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the Congressional Globe at home (1853 Oct 22)"," [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)","Colonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)"," Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)"," Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)"," Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)"," R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)"," Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)","Members of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)","Memoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)"," C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)"," Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026 Jul 4)"," [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n operations (1852 Jun 1)"," C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)"," Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026 I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026 carry out\n the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)"," William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)"," Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)"," Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026 Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)"," James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)"," Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)"," Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)"," John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)"," John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)"," Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)"," Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)"," Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)"," D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)"," John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)"," L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)"," Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of The Fincastle Patriot 1834 Apr 7);\n encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026 Mar 16)"," John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)"," [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)"," C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)"," [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026 Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026\n 7)"," J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)"," Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)"," C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)"," Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)"," William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)"," John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)"," John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)"," William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)","[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)"," Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)"," L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)"," W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)"," William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)"," Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)"," Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)"," Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)"," Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026 unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n Davis \u0026 Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)"," William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)"," William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)"," W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)"," Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n 4)"," John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)"," N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of Public Men and Events, in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the Richmond Whig supporting his and\n Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)"," R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)"," Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)"," Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026 Dumb \u0026 Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)"," W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper The Virginian edited by Terry and\n Shields (1852 Oct 9)"," Lord Stirling sends a copy of The Democratic Review containing the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n British North America (1852 Sep 11)"," Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)"," James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)"," Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026 the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026 bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)"," Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)"," J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n (1857 Jan 28)"," Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)"," Isaac H. Sturgeon encloses newsclippings concerning the Labaume case (1852 Feb 4)"," George William Summers (1804-1868) describes the death of their friend, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844), who was killed by the bursting of a gun called \"the Peacemaker\" on board the U.S.S. Princeton on the Potomac River, near\n Washington, D.C. and what the loss of Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur would mean in the negotiations over the Oregon Territory with the new minister from Great Britain; feels that the quality of this Congress is decidedly inferior to the last, and\n his approval of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's articles in The Richmond Whig (1844 Feb 28); and comments extensively on the \"farce\" of the\n Democratic-Locofoco nomination of James Polk for President (1844 May 30)"," William T. Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)"," [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)"," William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)"," Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)"," Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of the fate of several bills in the Legislature (1867 Jan 20)","Unidentified Letters include the following subjects: the failure to revive interest in an Act promoting a railroad from Staunton to Scottsville or the James River, the need to pursue the James River improvements, especially with the Louisa Railroad,\n but has little hopes of resolution until the settlement of the Bank Bill which he discusses and discusses the selection of a site for the Deaf \u0026 Dumb Asylum (1839 Mar 1); the terrible disaster on the lower Mississippi claiming the life of B.B.\n Stuart (1859 May 2); the editor of The Sandy Valley Advocate writes concerning the development of the great coal field in the Great Sandy Valley\n of Kentucky and asks what the Kentucky Whigs should do in the present political crisis (1859 Aug 27); and a Civil War letter from Bristoe Station, Virginia, where a Confederate soldier sends home fifty dollars in care of Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1861\n ?] Sep 12)"," Upshur County Citizens asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart come and speak to them on the issues of the day and express their support for William Leftwich Goggin (1807-1870) for Governor of Virginia (1859 Apr 6)"," Thomas Walter, Architect for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, furnishes a report on the cost of the work during the residue of fiscal year (1851 Nov 6)"," Washington College Literary Society requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to give a speech before the Society on July 2nd (1857 Apr 28)"," John Watt asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart will send him a copy of the appendix published in connection with his report on John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, containing extracts from the personal liberty bills passed by several of the Northern states\n (1861 Dec 3)"," Daniel Webster regrets that the information obtained in the Census Records is not particularly useful in answering Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about blind persons in the state of Virginia for the Virginia Institute for the Education of the\n Blind but suggests that an agent of the Institute might be given access to the records to compile the necessary information (1842 Aug 2); introduces Fitzhenry Warren of the General Post Office (1850 Oct 2); and regrets that the President has decided he\n cannot appoint Virginians to offices other than local offices (1851 Feb 8)"," William J. Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)"," Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. Manning (present) concerning the Mississippi Bonds question, and mentions Slater's Fund for educating the Freedmen (1882 Apr 28); regrets\n not seeing Alexander H. H. Stuart at the meeting of the Peabody Education Fund of which both he and Alexander H. H. Stuart were Trustees, describes the meeting and discusses politics (1884 Oct 8); discusses the death of Jefferson Davis and his opinion\n of the man (1889 Dec 16)"," Henry Wise (1806-1876) offended at personal references in The Valley Virginian which gave a report on Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech to the\n Citizens of Augusta County, at Staunton, \"On the New Movement\" which claimed Governor Wise had opposed the work of Alexander H. H. Stuart and had worked closely with carpet-baggers, Wise asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he had approved the report and was\n it correct (1869 Feb 3); a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's reply to Wise, in his speech he referred to, \"parties holding the most antagonistic opinions, and having the most diverse objects in view -one party desiring the adoption of the Underwood\n Constitution, while the other was unalterably opposed to it -This while Governor Wells \u0026 his committee were assailing our proposition in Washington, Governor Wise \u0026 others, were attacking it at home -Thus extremes seem to meet, \u0026 the\n singular spectacle was presented of Gov. Wells \u0026 Gov. Wise, who probably held no other opinion in common, pulling together as it were in the same team, in opposition to the scheme\" (1869 Feb 5); Wise reiterates his opposition to the \"New Movement\"\n and opposes both Governor Wells and \"Negro Suffrage\" (1869 Feb 8)"," R.N. Wood discusses members of the American Party recently elected to Congress and fears that unless they can unify the old Whigs with the \"American Organization\" Millard Fillmore will not be re-elected (1856 Apr 13)","*Unless otherwise noted the recipient of the letter is Alexander H.H. Stuart*","Positive copies of microfilms produced by The Library of Virginia","See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["228-a"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921"],"collection_title_tesim":["Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921"],"collection_ssim":["Papers of Alexander H. H. 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Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families, Accession #228-a, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottevsille, Va."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the additional papers of the Stuart and Baldwin families, chiefly Archibald Stuart (1757-1832) and Alexander H.H. Stuart (1807-1891), of Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1754-1921, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet),\n including correspondence; financial and legal papers; printed items; microfilm; an architectural drawing; Civil War military papers of Captain George M. Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.","CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)"," Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)"," James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)"," G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)"," Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)"," John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)"," Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)"," Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)"," Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)"," Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)"," John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)"," George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)"," R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)"," Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)"," [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of The Enquirer for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)"," John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)"," John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)"," J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)"," George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)"," James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)"," Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)"," Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)"," William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)"," [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)"," Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)"," John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)"," Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026 Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)"," Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)"," [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)"," William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)","MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)","This series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026 Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .","CORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)","Abolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)"," William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)"," Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026 Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)"," Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)"," C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in The Richmond Whig \n and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)"," John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)"," Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)"," I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)"," A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)"," S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)"," Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])"," Berford \u0026 Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)"," Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n candidate (1837 Jan 20)"," James B. Bingham, editor of The Intelligencer, discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)"," David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the New York Times article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)"," Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)"," Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)"," Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)"," Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)"," John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)"," William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)"," J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)"," Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)"," Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)"," John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)"," Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)"," H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)"," Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)"," C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)"," William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)"," Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)"," J.A. Cowardin, Editor of The Daily Dispatch, letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)"," John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)"," Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)","Rector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)"," John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n (1877 Jul 18)"," J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)"," Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026 will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026 arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)"," George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)"," William Wallace Davis, editor of The District Whig discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)"," William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)"," Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)"," Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his History of Western Virginia (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026 Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)"," William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)"," Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)"," D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])"," James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)"," John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)"," G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n Sep 27)"," J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026 1843 May 19)"," Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the Louisville Journal (1857 Jun 10)"," Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)"," Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)"," Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)"," Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)"," Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n Apr 2)"," Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*"," E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)"," John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n 's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2)."," Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)"," Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)"," J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)"," William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)"," William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026 1852 Aug 11)"," George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)"," R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)"," W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)"," T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)"," Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026 Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n can (1843 Dec 13)"," W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)"," William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)"," G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled Observations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre in French and a copy in German,\n presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)"," J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)"," Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)"," J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026 extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)"," William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)"," Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new Whig Almanac which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)"," F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)"," William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)"," Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)"," George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)"," Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for The New York Herald and other newspapers (1851)"," Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)"," Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)"," J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)"," J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)"," Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n 14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5)."," J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)"," Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)"," Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026 the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8)."," A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)"," T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)"," Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)"," Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n Oct 28)","Professor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)"," Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in The St. Louis Republican by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026 9)"," William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)"," J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)","Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)"," M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026 Jun 8)"," Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)"," Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)"," Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026 Dec 9)"," R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)"," John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)"," Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of The California Courier, to Whig\n principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)"," G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)"," S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)"," John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)"," G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)"," R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)"," William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)"," John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)"," Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026 Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)"," Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)"," Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)"," William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)"," Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)"," Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)"," Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n \u0026 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)"," R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)"," William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)"," O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)"," F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)"," Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)"," J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)"," John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)"," Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)"," Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)"," John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)"," [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)"," John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)"," L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)"," James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)"," Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)"," James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)"," Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026 May 5)"," Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)"," Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026 Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)"," William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)"," Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n (1850 Nov 26 \u0026 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026 26)"," F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)"," Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)"," James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)"," Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)"," N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026 Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026 Aug 21)"," Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)"," J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026 Garber (1852 Jan 30)"," Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)"," Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)"," William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)"," Maryland Institute Officers \u0026 Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026 Machinery (1851 Oct 6)"," James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the Congressional Globe at home (1853 Oct 22)"," [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)","Colonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)"," Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)"," Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)"," Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)"," R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)"," Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)","Members of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)","Memoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)"," C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)"," Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026 Jul 4)"," [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n operations (1852 Jun 1)"," C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)"," Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026 I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026 carry out\n the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)"," William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)"," Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)"," Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026 Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)"," James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)"," Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)"," Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)"," John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)"," John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)"," Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)"," Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)"," Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)"," D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)"," John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)"," L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)"," Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of The Fincastle Patriot 1834 Apr 7);\n encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026 Mar 16)"," John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)"," [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)"," C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)"," [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026 Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026\n 7)"," J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)"," Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)"," C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)"," Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)"," William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)"," John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)"," John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)"," William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)","[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)"," Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)"," L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)"," W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)"," William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)"," Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)"," Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)"," Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)"," Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026 unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n Davis \u0026 Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)"," William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)"," William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)"," W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)"," Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n 4)"," John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)"," N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of Public Men and Events, in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the Richmond Whig supporting his and\n Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)"," R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)"," Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)"," Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026 Dumb \u0026 Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)"," W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper The Virginian edited by Terry and\n Shields (1852 Oct 9)"," Lord Stirling sends a copy of The Democratic Review containing the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n British North America (1852 Sep 11)"," Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)"," James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)"," Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026 the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026 bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)"," Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)"," J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n (1857 Jan 28)"," Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)"," Isaac H. Sturgeon encloses newsclippings concerning the Labaume case (1852 Feb 4)"," George William Summers (1804-1868) describes the death of their friend, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844), who was killed by the bursting of a gun called \"the Peacemaker\" on board the U.S.S. Princeton on the Potomac River, near\n Washington, D.C. and what the loss of Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur would mean in the negotiations over the Oregon Territory with the new minister from Great Britain; feels that the quality of this Congress is decidedly inferior to the last, and\n his approval of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's articles in The Richmond Whig (1844 Feb 28); and comments extensively on the \"farce\" of the\n Democratic-Locofoco nomination of James Polk for President (1844 May 30)"," William T. Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)"," [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)"," William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)"," Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)"," Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of the fate of several bills in the Legislature (1867 Jan 20)","Unidentified Letters include the following subjects: the failure to revive interest in an Act promoting a railroad from Staunton to Scottsville or the James River, the need to pursue the James River improvements, especially with the Louisa Railroad,\n but has little hopes of resolution until the settlement of the Bank Bill which he discusses and discusses the selection of a site for the Deaf \u0026 Dumb Asylum (1839 Mar 1); the terrible disaster on the lower Mississippi claiming the life of B.B.\n Stuart (1859 May 2); the editor of The Sandy Valley Advocate writes concerning the development of the great coal field in the Great Sandy Valley\n of Kentucky and asks what the Kentucky Whigs should do in the present political crisis (1859 Aug 27); and a Civil War letter from Bristoe Station, Virginia, where a Confederate soldier sends home fifty dollars in care of Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1861\n ?] Sep 12)"," Upshur County Citizens asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart come and speak to them on the issues of the day and express their support for William Leftwich Goggin (1807-1870) for Governor of Virginia (1859 Apr 6)"," Thomas Walter, Architect for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, furnishes a report on the cost of the work during the residue of fiscal year (1851 Nov 6)"," Washington College Literary Society requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to give a speech before the Society on July 2nd (1857 Apr 28)"," John Watt asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart will send him a copy of the appendix published in connection with his report on John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, containing extracts from the personal liberty bills passed by several of the Northern states\n (1861 Dec 3)"," Daniel Webster regrets that the information obtained in the Census Records is not particularly useful in answering Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about blind persons in the state of Virginia for the Virginia Institute for the Education of the\n Blind but suggests that an agent of the Institute might be given access to the records to compile the necessary information (1842 Aug 2); introduces Fitzhenry Warren of the General Post Office (1850 Oct 2); and regrets that the President has decided he\n cannot appoint Virginians to offices other than local offices (1851 Feb 8)"," William J. Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)"," Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. Manning (present) concerning the Mississippi Bonds question, and mentions Slater's Fund for educating the Freedmen (1882 Apr 28); regrets\n not seeing Alexander H. H. Stuart at the meeting of the Peabody Education Fund of which both he and Alexander H. H. Stuart were Trustees, describes the meeting and discusses politics (1884 Oct 8); discusses the death of Jefferson Davis and his opinion\n of the man (1889 Dec 16)"," Henry Wise (1806-1876) offended at personal references in The Valley Virginian which gave a report on Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech to the\n Citizens of Augusta County, at Staunton, \"On the New Movement\" which claimed Governor Wise had opposed the work of Alexander H. H. Stuart and had worked closely with carpet-baggers, Wise asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he had approved the report and was\n it correct (1869 Feb 3); a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's reply to Wise, in his speech he referred to, \"parties holding the most antagonistic opinions, and having the most diverse objects in view -one party desiring the adoption of the Underwood\n Constitution, while the other was unalterably opposed to it -This while Governor Wells \u0026 his committee were assailing our proposition in Washington, Governor Wise \u0026 others, were attacking it at home -Thus extremes seem to meet, \u0026 the\n singular spectacle was presented of Gov. Wells \u0026 Gov. Wise, who probably held no other opinion in common, pulling together as it were in the same team, in opposition to the scheme\" (1869 Feb 5); Wise reiterates his opposition to the \"New Movement\"\n and opposes both Governor Wells and \"Negro Suffrage\" (1869 Feb 8)"," R.N. Wood discusses members of the American Party recently elected to Congress and fears that unless they can unify the old Whigs with the \"American Organization\" Millard Fillmore will not be re-elected (1856 Apr 13)","*Unless otherwise noted the recipient of the letter is Alexander H.H. Stuart*","Positive copies of microfilms produced by The Library of Virginia"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions "],"userestrict_tesim":["See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":298,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:20:53.100Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the additional papers of the Stuart and Baldwin families, chiefly Archibald Stuart (1757-1832) and Alexander H.H. Stuart (1807-1891), of Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1754-1921, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet),\n including correspondence; financial and legal papers; printed items; microfilm; an architectural drawing; Civil War military papers of Captain George M. Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026amp; 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Enquirer\u003c/title\u003e for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026amp; Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026amp; Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026amp; Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Richmond Whig\u003c/title\u003e\n and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Berford \u0026amp; Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n candidate (1837 Jan 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James B. Bingham, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Intelligencer,\u003c/title\u003e discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c/title\u003e article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.A. Cowardin, Editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Daily Dispatch,\u003c/title\u003e letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n (1877 Jul 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026amp; will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026amp; arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wallace Davis, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe District Whig\u003c/title\u003e discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of Western Virginia\u003c/title\u003e (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026amp; Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n Sep 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026amp; 1843 May 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLouisville Journal\u003c/title\u003e (1857 Jun 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n Apr 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n 's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026amp; 1852 Aug 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026amp; Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n can (1843 Dec 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eObservations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre\u003c/title\u003e in French and a copy in German,\n presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026amp; extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWhig Almanac\u003c/title\u003e which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe New York Herald\u003c/title\u003e and other newspapers (1851)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n 14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026amp; the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n Oct 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfessor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe St. Louis Republican\u003c/title\u003e by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026amp; 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026amp; Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026amp; Dec 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe California Courier,\u003c/title\u003e to Whig\n principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026amp; Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n \u0026amp; 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026amp; 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026amp; May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026amp; Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n (1850 Nov 26 \u0026amp; 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026amp; 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026amp; Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026amp; Aug 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026amp; Garber (1852 Jan 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Maryland Institute Officers \u0026amp; Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026amp; Machinery (1851 Oct 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCongressional Globe\u003c/title\u003e at home (1853 Oct 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMembers of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026amp; Jul 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n operations (1852 Jun 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026amp; 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026amp; I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026amp; carry out\n the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026amp; Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026amp; 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fincastle Patriot\u003c/title\u003e 1834 Apr 7);\n encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026amp; Mar 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026amp; Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026amp;\n 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026amp; unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n Davis \u0026amp; Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePublic Men and Events,\u003c/title\u003e in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/title\u003e supporting his and\n Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026amp; Dumb \u0026amp; Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Virginian\u003c/title\u003e edited by Terry and\n Shields (1852 Oct 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lord Stirling sends a copy of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Democratic Review \u003c/title\u003econtaining the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n British North America (1852 Sep 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026amp; the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026amp; bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n (1857 Jan 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac H. Sturgeon encloses newsclippings concerning the Labaume case (1852 Feb 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George William Summers (1804-1868) describes the death of their friend, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844), who was killed by the bursting of a gun called \"the Peacemaker\" on board the U.S.S. Princeton on the Potomac River, near\n Washington, D.C. and what the loss of Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur would mean in the negotiations over the Oregon Territory with the new minister from Great Britain; feels that the quality of this Congress is decidedly inferior to the last, and\n his approval of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's articles in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Richmond Whig\u003c/title\u003e (1844 Feb 28); and comments extensively on the \"farce\" of the\n Democratic-Locofoco nomination of James Polk for President (1844 May 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William T. Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of the fate of several bills in the Legislature (1867 Jan 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnidentified Letters include the following subjects: the failure to revive interest in an Act promoting a railroad from Staunton to Scottsville or the James River, the need to pursue the James River improvements, especially with the Louisa Railroad,\n but has little hopes of resolution until the settlement of the Bank Bill which he discusses and discusses the selection of a site for the Deaf \u0026amp; Dumb Asylum (1839 Mar 1); the terrible disaster on the lower Mississippi claiming the life of B.B.\n Stuart (1859 May 2); the editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Sandy Valley Advocate\u003c/title\u003e writes concerning the development of the great coal field in the Great Sandy Valley\n of Kentucky and asks what the Kentucky Whigs should do in the present political crisis (1859 Aug 27); and a Civil War letter from Bristoe Station, Virginia, where a Confederate soldier sends home fifty dollars in care of Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1861\n ?] Sep 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Upshur County Citizens asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart come and speak to them on the issues of the day and express their support for William Leftwich Goggin (1807-1870) for Governor of Virginia (1859 Apr 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Walter, Architect for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, furnishes a report on the cost of the work during the residue of fiscal year (1851 Nov 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Washington College Literary Society requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to give a speech before the Society on July 2nd (1857 Apr 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Watt asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart will send him a copy of the appendix published in connection with his report on John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, containing extracts from the personal liberty bills passed by several of the Northern states\n (1861 Dec 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Daniel Webster regrets that the information obtained in the Census Records is not particularly useful in answering Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about blind persons in the state of Virginia for the Virginia Institute for the Education of the\n Blind but suggests that an agent of the Institute might be given access to the records to compile the necessary information (1842 Aug 2); introduces Fitzhenry Warren of the General Post Office (1850 Oct 2); and regrets that the President has decided he\n cannot appoint Virginians to offices other than local offices (1851 Feb 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William J. Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. Manning (present) concerning the Mississippi Bonds question, and mentions Slater's Fund for educating the Freedmen (1882 Apr 28); regrets\n not seeing Alexander H. H. Stuart at the meeting of the Peabody Education Fund of which both he and Alexander H. H. Stuart were Trustees, describes the meeting and discusses politics (1884 Oct 8); discusses the death of Jefferson Davis and his opinion\n of the man (1889 Dec 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Henry Wise (1806-1876) offended at personal references in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Valley Virginian\u003c/title\u003e which gave a report on Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech to the\n Citizens of Augusta County, at Staunton, \"On the New Movement\" which claimed Governor Wise had opposed the work of Alexander H. H. Stuart and had worked closely with carpet-baggers, Wise asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he had approved the report and was\n it correct (1869 Feb 3); a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's reply to Wise, in his speech he referred to, \"parties holding the most antagonistic opinions, and having the most diverse objects in view -one party desiring the adoption of the Underwood\n Constitution, while the other was unalterably opposed to it -This while Governor Wells \u0026amp; his committee were assailing our proposition in Washington, Governor Wise \u0026amp; others, were attacking it at home -Thus extremes seem to meet, \u0026amp; the\n singular spectacle was presented of Gov. Wells \u0026amp; Gov. Wise, who probably held no other opinion in common, pulling together as it were in the same team, in opposition to the scheme\" (1869 Feb 5); Wise reiterates his opposition to the \"New Movement\"\n and opposes both Governor Wells and \"Negro Suffrage\" (1869 Feb 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.N. Wood discusses members of the American Party recently elected to Congress and fears that unless they can unify the old Whigs with the \"American Organization\" Millard Fillmore will not be re-elected (1856 Apr 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e*Unless otherwise noted the recipient of the letter is Alexander H.H. Stuart*\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePositive copies of microfilms produced by The Library of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00102_c05_c04"}},{"id":"viu_viu00298_c01_c06","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Miscellaneous Manuscripts: Prentis Family\n of Suffolk and Williamsburg, and the Allen and\n Riddick Families","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00298_c01_c06#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu00298_c01_c06","ref_ssm":["viu_viu00298_c01_c06"],"id":"viu_viu00298_c01_c06","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00298","_root_":"viu_viu00298","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00298_c01","parent_ssi":"viu_viu00298_c01","parent_ssim":["viu_viu00298","viu_viu00298_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu00298","viu_viu00298_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Webb-Prentis Family Papers, \n 1735-1942","I. 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Personal Papers of the Prentis, Webb, Darden, and \n Allen Families; II. Professional Papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis, Attorney; III.\n Financial Papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb; IV. Business Papers\n of \n Darden and Eley; V. Ledgers; and VI.\n Oversize .","The personal papers are arranged in five sub-series: 1.\n correspondence, 2. financial papers, 3. miscellaneous\n manuscripts, 4. memorabilia and photograph, and 5. printed\n material. Sub-series one and three--the correspondence and\n miscellaneous manuscripts--are divided between the 18th and\n early l9th century papers of the \n Prentis and \n Riddick families and the late l9th century\n papers of the \n Webb and \n Darden families, with some exceptional\n items foldered separately. The financial papers comprising\n sub-series two are divided according to type of document. Each\n sub-series has been arranged chronologically.","The professional papers of \n Robert R. Prentis--Series II are grouped\n according to case, as they were arranged when they arrived in\n the Library. Any notations which appeared on the original\n wrappings of the papers have been transferred to the present\n folder headings. Series III, the financial papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb, and Series IV, the\n business papers of \n Darden and Eley, have also been kept in\n their original order as far as it existed, and any original\n labelling which survived has been copied onto the new folder\n headings. These three series are in chronological order.","The ledgers and oversize material comprising Series V and\n VI are arranged chronologically. Any titles which appeared on\n the ledgers have been incorporated in quotation marks into the\n listing. Papers pulled from the ledgers and photocopies made\n from the ledgers are filed in chronological order at the end\n of the ledger series.","This collection, consisting of ca. 1300 items and 29 bound volumes, (4 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1.5 linear shelf feet),\n is an addition to the papers of the Webb and Prentis families given to the Library on 24\n November 1972 (accession number 4136), and contains papers of the relaated Dardens, Allen, and Riddick families, all of Suffolk, Nansemond County, and of Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection\n spans the years 1735 to 1942, but the bulk of the papers date\n from ca. 1850 to 1890. Most of the papers relate to members of\n the above families who lived in uffolk, with only a few papers\n pertaining to the branch of the Prentis familywhich resided in \n Williamsburg.","The personal papers in this collection consist of scattered\n correspondence, financial papers, miscellaneous manuscripts,\n memorabilia and printed material. The correspondence dates\n from 1823 to 1939, and for the most part is made up of\n invitations and calling cards received by members of the above\n families.","The financial papers date from 1735 to 1887, and consist of\n 18th century tax receipts from land owned in Virginia, probably by the \n Prentis family in Williamsburg; bills of exchange, bonds,\n and bills of lading belonging to William Prentis, John Prentis, and Robert Prentis; and miscellaneous\n financial papers of various members of the above families.","The miscellaneous manuscripts date from 1771 to 1888, with much of the material undated. These papers consist of poems,\n quotations from books, songs, memoranda of children's birth\n dates, lists of subscribers, compositions, gardening notes,\n recipes, and other assorted papers. Of particular interest in\n this section is the photocopy of a Civil War diary kept by \n Joseph Prentis Webb, ca. 1862 to 1863.","The memorabilia is for the most part undated and\n unidentified, and consists of such items as paper dolls,\n silhouettes, and locks of hair. There is also a photograph of \n \"Rose Hill,\" an early home of the \n Allen family in \n Suffolk. The printed material dates from\n 1774 to 1942, and is comprised of newspaper clippings,\n programs, and advertisements. Of particular interest for local\n history relating to this collection is a Sketch Book of \n Suffolk, Virginia, dating from ca.\n 1886.","The professional papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis comprise the next\n main series in this collection. These papers, mainly\n correspondence and some related legal material, concern four\n cases of estate settlement and other fiscal litigation handled\n by Withers and Prentis, the Suffolk law firm in which \n Robert R. Prentis was a partner. The\n series dates from 1812 to 1887. \n Robert R. Prentis (born 11 April 1818) was\n the son of Joseph Prentis, Jr., who served as clerk\n of the Circuit and County Courts for Suffolk, and surveyor and inspector of\n the port of Suffolk, and Susan Caroline Riddick. \n Robert R. Prentis served as mayor of Suffolk from 1883 to 1885, and practiced\n as an attorney in the courts of Nansemond, Isle of Wight and \n Southhampton counties, and the \n United States District Court at \n Norfolk.","A major portion of this collection consists of the\n financial papers of Joseph Prentis Webb. Webb was the son of \n Robert S. Webb and Margaret Susan (Prentis) Webb, the sister\n of \n Robert R. Prentis. He was born in \n Suffolk on 30 October 1843, and served in\n the \n 13th Virginia Cavalry with the \n Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 to\n 1865, during which time he wrote the diary referred to\n earlier. Immediately after the war he started a drug company\n in Suffolk, and later expanded the business\n to include paints, building supplies, books, stationery, and a\n variety of other goods. He served as treasurer of the board of\n vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in \n Suffolk, a vice-president of the \n Suffolk Y.M.C.A., and was treasurer of\n the \n Suffolk Street Railway Company (formerly\n the \n Suffolk Street Car Company).","Webb's papers, dating from 1838 to 1892, are financial and\n legal records from his various business and service\n activities. In addition to receipts, accounts, and\n correspondence relating to his building supply contracts and\n store, there are deeds, bonds, and other legal records of\n property ownership, tax and license receipts, pension records,\n receipts of dues paid the Knights of Huron, and records from Webb's other activities as listed above. Webb's papers extend to\n within two months of his death on 27 December 1892.","In 1885, a fire swept through Suffolk, destroying not only \n Joseph P. Webb's store but the business of Darden and Eley. This dry goods and\n hardware store was established in 1866 by Robert Seth Eley and Algernon Sidney Darden, president of the \n Commercial Bank of Suffolk, whose daughter, \n Annie Jordan Darden, in 1881 had married \n Joseph Prentis Webb. Following the fire\n the two businesses cooperated in building a new store on\n Washington Square in Suffolk to house them both. \n Robert S. Eleydied in 1886, and the\n business was carried on by \n A. S. Darden who continued to build and\n expand it in cooperation with Webb, and to divide the profits\n from the business with \n Eliza P. Eley (possibly the former \n Eliza Jaekson (Prentis) Vickery), the\n widow of \n R. S. Eley.","The records of the business of \n Darden and Eley form the last major series\n in this collection. These papers, which date from 1867 to\n 1905, consist mainly of deeds, receipts, and accounts, and\n chronicle the changes the business went through as a result of\n the events related above. They include: store receipts of \n Darden and Eley; deeds made by Darden,\n Webb, Eley, and others; tax receipts; accounts from the\n settlement of the estate of \n R. S. Eley; and receipts and invoices\n from the building of the new store.","The remainder of the collection is comprised of ledgers,\n oversize materials, and Bible records. The ledgers and\n oversize items are listed at the end of this guide. The\n ledgers date from 1733 to 1907, and include court memoranda\n books of \n Joseph Prentis and an 18th century \n Robert Prentis, various financial ledgers\n and cashbooks, commonplace books, a diary of \n Joseph P. Webb, and some pastoral\n notebooks of the Reverend \n James Murray. Papers formerly inserted in\n the ledgers and photocopies made of fragile material in the\n ledgers can also be found in this section. The oversize\n material consists of six scattered items pulled from various\n parts of the collection. The Bible records are electrostatic\n copies of pages in Bibles of the \n Allen family, the Darden- Allen- Webb-Prentis family, and the \n Prentis-Riddick-Webb family, and they are filed in the Bible\n transcripts tray in the Reading Room. The originals were\n returned to the owners.","(Please use photocopies filed at back of box\n -original very fragile)","(Newspaper clippings and photocopies at back of\n box)","(Original fragile -please use photocopies)","No copies of the Civil War diary of Joseph Prentis Webb may be made without written permission of owner of original diary.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["4136-d"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Webb-Prentis Family Papers, \n 1735-1942"],"collection_title_tesim":["Webb-Prentis Family Papers, \n 1735-1942"],"collection_ssim":["Webb-Prentis Family Papers, \n 1735-1942"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on 15 May 1978 by Mrs. Robert H. Webb, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dr. Joseph\n Prentis Webb, Central Lake, Michigan."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 1300 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Webb-Prentis papers are arranged in six series:\n I. Personal Papers of the Prentis, Webb, Darden, and \n Allen Families; II. Professional Papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis, Attorney; III.\n Financial Papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb; IV. Business Papers\n of \n Darden and Eley; V. Ledgers; and VI.\n Oversize .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe personal papers are arranged in five sub-series: 1.\n correspondence, 2. financial papers, 3. miscellaneous\n manuscripts, 4. memorabilia and photograph, and 5. printed\n material. Sub-series one and three--the correspondence and\n miscellaneous manuscripts--are divided between the 18th and\n early l9th century papers of the \n Prentis and \n Riddick families and the late l9th century\n papers of the \n Webb and \n Darden families, with some exceptional\n items foldered separately. The financial papers comprising\n sub-series two are divided according to type of document. Each\n sub-series has been arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe professional papers of \n Robert R. Prentis--Series II are grouped\n according to case, as they were arranged when they arrived in\n the Library. Any notations which appeared on the original\n wrappings of the papers have been transferred to the present\n folder headings. Series III, the financial papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb, and Series IV, the\n business papers of \n Darden and Eley, have also been kept in\n their original order as far as it existed, and any original\n labelling which survived has been copied onto the new folder\n headings. These three series are in chronological order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe ledgers and oversize material comprising Series V and\n VI are arranged chronologically. Any titles which appeared on\n the ledgers have been incorporated in quotation marks into the\n listing. Papers pulled from the ledgers and photocopies made\n from the ledgers are filed in chronological order at the end\n of the ledger series.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The Webb-Prentis papers are arranged in six series:\n I. Personal Papers of the Prentis, Webb, Darden, and \n Allen Families; II. Professional Papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis, Attorney; III.\n Financial Papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb; IV. Business Papers\n of \n Darden and Eley; V. Ledgers; and VI.\n Oversize .","The personal papers are arranged in five sub-series: 1.\n correspondence, 2. financial papers, 3. miscellaneous\n manuscripts, 4. memorabilia and photograph, and 5. printed\n material. Sub-series one and three--the correspondence and\n miscellaneous manuscripts--are divided between the 18th and\n early l9th century papers of the \n Prentis and \n Riddick families and the late l9th century\n papers of the \n Webb and \n Darden families, with some exceptional\n items foldered separately. The financial papers comprising\n sub-series two are divided according to type of document. Each\n sub-series has been arranged chronologically.","The professional papers of \n Robert R. Prentis--Series II are grouped\n according to case, as they were arranged when they arrived in\n the Library. Any notations which appeared on the original\n wrappings of the papers have been transferred to the present\n folder headings. Series III, the financial papers of \n Joseph Prentis Webb, and Series IV, the\n business papers of \n Darden and Eley, have also been kept in\n their original order as far as it existed, and any original\n labelling which survived has been copied onto the new folder\n headings. These three series are in chronological order.","The ledgers and oversize material comprising Series V and\n VI are arranged chronologically. Any titles which appeared on\n the ledgers have been incorporated in quotation marks into the\n listing. Papers pulled from the ledgers and photocopies made\n from the ledgers are filed in chronological order at the end\n of the ledger series."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWebb-Prentis Family Papers, Accession #4136-d, Special Collections, University of\n Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Webb-Prentis Family Papers, Accession #4136-d, Special Collections, University of\n Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection, consisting of ca. 1300 items and 29 bound volumes, (4 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1.5 linear shelf feet),\n is an addition to the papers of the Webb and Prentis families given to the Library on 24\n November 1972 (accession number 4136), and contains papers of the relaated Dardens, Allen, and Riddick families, all of Suffolk, Nansemond County, and of Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection\n spans the years 1735 to 1942, but the bulk of the papers date\n from ca. 1850 to 1890. Most of the papers relate to members of\n the above families who lived in uffolk, with only a few papers\n pertaining to the branch of the Prentis familywhich resided in \n Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe personal papers in this collection consist of scattered\n correspondence, financial papers, miscellaneous manuscripts,\n memorabilia and printed material. The correspondence dates\n from 1823 to 1939, and for the most part is made up of\n invitations and calling cards received by members of the above\n families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe financial papers date from 1735 to 1887, and consist of\n 18th century tax receipts from land owned in Virginia, probably by the \n Prentis family in Williamsburg; bills of exchange, bonds,\n and bills of lading belonging to William Prentis, John Prentis, and Robert Prentis; and miscellaneous\n financial papers of various members of the above families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous manuscripts date from 1771 to 1888, with much of the material undated. These papers consist of poems,\n quotations from books, songs, memoranda of children's birth\n dates, lists of subscribers, compositions, gardening notes,\n recipes, and other assorted papers. Of particular interest in\n this section is the photocopy of a Civil War diary kept by \n Joseph Prentis Webb, ca. 1862 to 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorabilia is for the most part undated and\n unidentified, and consists of such items as paper dolls,\n silhouettes, and locks of hair. There is also a photograph of \n \"Rose Hill,\" an early home of the \n Allen family in \n Suffolk. The printed material dates from\n 1774 to 1942, and is comprised of newspaper clippings,\n programs, and advertisements. Of particular interest for local\n history relating to this collection is a Sketch Book of \n Suffolk, Virginia, dating from ca.\n 1886.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe professional papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis comprise the next\n main series in this collection. These papers, mainly\n correspondence and some related legal material, concern four\n cases of estate settlement and other fiscal litigation handled\n by Withers and Prentis, the Suffolk law firm in which \n Robert R. Prentis was a partner. The\n series dates from 1812 to 1887. \n Robert R. Prentis (born 11 April 1818) was\n the son of Joseph Prentis, Jr., who served as clerk\n of the Circuit and County Courts for Suffolk, and surveyor and inspector of\n the port of Suffolk, and Susan Caroline Riddick. \n Robert R. Prentis served as mayor of Suffolk from 1883 to 1885, and practiced\n as an attorney in the courts of Nansemond, Isle of Wight and \n Southhampton counties, and the \n United States District Court at \n Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major portion of this collection consists of the\n financial papers of Joseph Prentis Webb. Webb was the son of \n Robert S. Webb and Margaret Susan (Prentis) Webb, the sister\n of \n Robert R. Prentis. He was born in \n Suffolk on 30 October 1843, and served in\n the \n 13th Virginia Cavalry with the \n Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 to\n 1865, during which time he wrote the diary referred to\n earlier. Immediately after the war he started a drug company\n in Suffolk, and later expanded the business\n to include paints, building supplies, books, stationery, and a\n variety of other goods. He served as treasurer of the board of\n vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in \n Suffolk, a vice-president of the \n Suffolk Y.M.C.A., and was treasurer of\n the \n Suffolk Street Railway Company (formerly\n the \n Suffolk Street Car Company).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWebb's papers, dating from 1838 to 1892, are financial and\n legal records from his various business and service\n activities. In addition to receipts, accounts, and\n correspondence relating to his building supply contracts and\n store, there are deeds, bonds, and other legal records of\n property ownership, tax and license receipts, pension records,\n receipts of dues paid the Knights of Huron, and records from Webb's other activities as listed above. Webb's papers extend to\n within two months of his death on 27 December 1892.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1885, a fire swept through Suffolk, destroying not only \n Joseph P. Webb's store but the business of Darden and Eley. This dry goods and\n hardware store was established in 1866 by Robert Seth Eley and Algernon Sidney Darden, president of the \n Commercial Bank of Suffolk, whose daughter, \n Annie Jordan Darden, in 1881 had married \n Joseph Prentis Webb. Following the fire\n the two businesses cooperated in building a new store on\n Washington Square in Suffolk to house them both. \n Robert S. Eleydied in 1886, and the\n business was carried on by \n A. S. Darden who continued to build and\n expand it in cooperation with Webb, and to divide the profits\n from the business with \n Eliza P. Eley (possibly the former \n Eliza Jaekson (Prentis) Vickery), the\n widow of \n R. S. Eley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe records of the business of \n Darden and Eley form the last major series\n in this collection. These papers, which date from 1867 to\n 1905, consist mainly of deeds, receipts, and accounts, and\n chronicle the changes the business went through as a result of\n the events related above. They include: store receipts of \n Darden and Eley; deeds made by Darden,\n Webb, Eley, and others; tax receipts; accounts from the\n settlement of the estate of \n R. S. Eley; and receipts and invoices\n from the building of the new store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe remainder of the collection is comprised of ledgers,\n oversize materials, and Bible records. The ledgers and\n oversize items are listed at the end of this guide. The\n ledgers date from 1733 to 1907, and include court memoranda\n books of \n Joseph Prentis and an 18th century \n Robert Prentis, various financial ledgers\n and cashbooks, commonplace books, a diary of \n Joseph P. Webb, and some pastoral\n notebooks of the Reverend \n James Murray. Papers formerly inserted in\n the ledgers and photocopies made of fragile material in the\n ledgers can also be found in this section. The oversize\n material consists of six scattered items pulled from various\n parts of the collection. The Bible records are electrostatic\n copies of pages in Bibles of the \n Allen family, the Darden- Allen- Webb-Prentis family, and the \n Prentis-Riddick-Webb family, and they are filed in the Bible\n transcripts tray in the Reading Room. The originals were\n returned to the owners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Please use photocopies filed at back of box\n -original very fragile)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Newspaper clippings and photocopies at back of\n box)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Original fragile -please use photocopies)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection, consisting of ca. 1300 items and 29 bound volumes, (4 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1.5 linear shelf feet),\n is an addition to the papers of the Webb and Prentis families given to the Library on 24\n November 1972 (accession number 4136), and contains papers of the relaated Dardens, Allen, and Riddick families, all of Suffolk, Nansemond County, and of Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection\n spans the years 1735 to 1942, but the bulk of the papers date\n from ca. 1850 to 1890. Most of the papers relate to members of\n the above families who lived in uffolk, with only a few papers\n pertaining to the branch of the Prentis familywhich resided in \n Williamsburg.","The personal papers in this collection consist of scattered\n correspondence, financial papers, miscellaneous manuscripts,\n memorabilia and printed material. The correspondence dates\n from 1823 to 1939, and for the most part is made up of\n invitations and calling cards received by members of the above\n families.","The financial papers date from 1735 to 1887, and consist of\n 18th century tax receipts from land owned in Virginia, probably by the \n Prentis family in Williamsburg; bills of exchange, bonds,\n and bills of lading belonging to William Prentis, John Prentis, and Robert Prentis; and miscellaneous\n financial papers of various members of the above families.","The miscellaneous manuscripts date from 1771 to 1888, with much of the material undated. These papers consist of poems,\n quotations from books, songs, memoranda of children's birth\n dates, lists of subscribers, compositions, gardening notes,\n recipes, and other assorted papers. Of particular interest in\n this section is the photocopy of a Civil War diary kept by \n Joseph Prentis Webb, ca. 1862 to 1863.","The memorabilia is for the most part undated and\n unidentified, and consists of such items as paper dolls,\n silhouettes, and locks of hair. There is also a photograph of \n \"Rose Hill,\" an early home of the \n Allen family in \n Suffolk. The printed material dates from\n 1774 to 1942, and is comprised of newspaper clippings,\n programs, and advertisements. Of particular interest for local\n history relating to this collection is a Sketch Book of \n Suffolk, Virginia, dating from ca.\n 1886.","The professional papers of \n Robert Riddick Prentis comprise the next\n main series in this collection. These papers, mainly\n correspondence and some related legal material, concern four\n cases of estate settlement and other fiscal litigation handled\n by Withers and Prentis, the Suffolk law firm in which \n Robert R. Prentis was a partner. The\n series dates from 1812 to 1887. \n Robert R. Prentis (born 11 April 1818) was\n the son of Joseph Prentis, Jr., who served as clerk\n of the Circuit and County Courts for Suffolk, and surveyor and inspector of\n the port of Suffolk, and Susan Caroline Riddick. \n Robert R. Prentis served as mayor of Suffolk from 1883 to 1885, and practiced\n as an attorney in the courts of Nansemond, Isle of Wight and \n Southhampton counties, and the \n United States District Court at \n Norfolk.","A major portion of this collection consists of the\n financial papers of Joseph Prentis Webb. Webb was the son of \n Robert S. Webb and Margaret Susan (Prentis) Webb, the sister\n of \n Robert R. Prentis. He was born in \n Suffolk on 30 October 1843, and served in\n the \n 13th Virginia Cavalry with the \n Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 to\n 1865, during which time he wrote the diary referred to\n earlier. Immediately after the war he started a drug company\n in Suffolk, and later expanded the business\n to include paints, building supplies, books, stationery, and a\n variety of other goods. He served as treasurer of the board of\n vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in \n Suffolk, a vice-president of the \n Suffolk Y.M.C.A., and was treasurer of\n the \n Suffolk Street Railway Company (formerly\n the \n Suffolk Street Car Company).","Webb's papers, dating from 1838 to 1892, are financial and\n legal records from his various business and service\n activities. In addition to receipts, accounts, and\n correspondence relating to his building supply contracts and\n store, there are deeds, bonds, and other legal records of\n property ownership, tax and license receipts, pension records,\n receipts of dues paid the Knights of Huron, and records from Webb's other activities as listed above. Webb's papers extend to\n within two months of his death on 27 December 1892.","In 1885, a fire swept through Suffolk, destroying not only \n Joseph P. Webb's store but the business of Darden and Eley. This dry goods and\n hardware store was established in 1866 by Robert Seth Eley and Algernon Sidney Darden, president of the \n Commercial Bank of Suffolk, whose daughter, \n Annie Jordan Darden, in 1881 had married \n Joseph Prentis Webb. Following the fire\n the two businesses cooperated in building a new store on\n Washington Square in Suffolk to house them both. \n Robert S. Eleydied in 1886, and the\n business was carried on by \n A. S. Darden who continued to build and\n expand it in cooperation with Webb, and to divide the profits\n from the business with \n Eliza P. Eley (possibly the former \n Eliza Jaekson (Prentis) Vickery), the\n widow of \n R. S. Eley.","The records of the business of \n Darden and Eley form the last major series\n in this collection. These papers, which date from 1867 to\n 1905, consist mainly of deeds, receipts, and accounts, and\n chronicle the changes the business went through as a result of\n the events related above. They include: store receipts of \n Darden and Eley; deeds made by Darden,\n Webb, Eley, and others; tax receipts; accounts from the\n settlement of the estate of \n R. S. Eley; and receipts and invoices\n from the building of the new store.","The remainder of the collection is comprised of ledgers,\n oversize materials, and Bible records. The ledgers and\n oversize items are listed at the end of this guide. The\n ledgers date from 1733 to 1907, and include court memoranda\n books of \n Joseph Prentis and an 18th century \n Robert Prentis, various financial ledgers\n and cashbooks, commonplace books, a diary of \n Joseph P. Webb, and some pastoral\n notebooks of the Reverend \n James Murray. Papers formerly inserted in\n the ledgers and photocopies made of fragile material in the\n ledgers can also be found in this section. The oversize\n material consists of six scattered items pulled from various\n parts of the collection. The Bible records are electrostatic\n copies of pages in Bibles of the \n Allen family, the Darden- Allen- Webb-Prentis family, and the \n Prentis-Riddick-Webb family, and they are filed in the Bible\n transcripts tray in the Reading Room. 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