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<titleproper>A Guide to the Genealogy of Thomas Gordon and His Descendants, <date>1940</date>
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<titleproper>A Guide to the Genealogy of Thomas Gordon and His Descendants, <date>1940</date>
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<date type="publication">2024
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<item>Miranda Burnett
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<head>Descriptive Summary
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<repository label="Repository" encodinganalog="852$a">Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society<!-- Add your institution's name -->
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<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245$a">Genealogy of Thomas Gordon and His Descendants, 
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<origination label="Collector" encodinganalog="110$a">Gordon, Charles Ulysses
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<head>Administrative Information
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<p>The collection is open for research.
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<p> Genealogy of Thomas Gordon and His Descendants, MS 185, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society<!-- Add your institution's citation information -->
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<head>Acquisition Information
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<p>DONOR: Charles Ulysses Gordon, 8/17/1940; transferred to ACHS from JMRL, 10 October 1989.
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<p>Thomas Gordon emigrated from Ireland in 1750 and settled in Albemarle County near present day Gordonsville.
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<p>This is a manuscript account written by Charles Ulysses Gordon about his ancestor Thomas Gordon, discussing Gordon's military service during the Revolutionary War. The manuscript is addressed to Mrs. Nancy W. Duke, librarian at the Charlottesville Public Library.
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