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Papers of the Rives, Sears and Rhinelander Families, ca. 1829-1923

Laurens H. Rhinelander

This collection consists of 278 items, ca. 1829-1923, chiefly pertaining to the activities of members of the Rives, Sears, and Rhinelanderfamilies of Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York, respectively. The papers include correspondence, business and legal papers, genealogical papers, a diary, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. The correspondence chiefly is between members of the Rives family, especially William Cabell Rives(1793-1868), Judith Page Walker Rives(1802-1882), William Cabell Rives, Jr.(1825-1889), Grace Winthrop Sears Rives (1828-), and William Cabell Rives (1850-1938), and, to a lesser extent, Sears and Rhinelander family members. Other correspondents include Lewis Minor Coleman (1827-1863), Edward Everett (1794-1865), Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885), William Mahone (1826-1895), Thomas Walker Page (1866-1937), Sir Lyon Playfair (1818-1898), and the Rev. Cornelius Walker (1819-1907).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Rives Family Papers ca. 1832-1882

Laurens H. Rhinelander

This collection consists of ca. 130 letters, ca. 1832-1882, chiefly correspondence among members of the Rives familyof " Castle Hill, " Cobham, Virginia. The main correspondents are William Cabell Rives(1793-1868), Judith Page Walker Rives(1802-1882), William Cabell Rives, Jr.(1825-1889), and Amelie Louise Rives Sigourney(1832-1873); other correspondents include Francis Robert Rives(1822-1891), Alfred Landon Rives(1830-1903), Ella Rives(1834-1892), John Reuben Thompson(1823-1873), and Fitzedward Hall(1825-1901).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

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