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    Joseph R. Hawley papers, 1638-1906 Army officer, editor and United States representative and senator from Connecticut. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, drafts of speeches, business papers, and memorabilia relating to Hawley's personal and family life and to his business and political work.
    • Contributor: Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell)
    • Date: 1638
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    Neil Jamieson papers, 1757-1789 Merchant of Norfolk, Va. Chiefly business correspondence relating to Jamieson's role as a resident partner of the firm Glassford, Gordon, Monteath & Company, of Glasgow, Scotland, and to various mercantile enterprises in North America and the West Indies, especially Antigua.
    • Contributor: Jamieson, Neil
    • Date: 1757
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Writings; By Margar...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Ellis & Allan Company records, 1795-1889 General merchants and tobacco traders. Business and personal correspondence, journals, ledgers, daybooks, cashbooks, tobacco books, and other mercantile records of the firms of Ellis & Allan, Thomas & Charles Ellis, Ellis & Sons, and Thomas and Charles Ellis & Company of Richmond, Va. Includes records of the counterpart firm in London, Allan & Ellis, as well as those of several subsidiary companies organized in...
    • Contributor: Ellis & Allan Company (Richmond, Va.)
    • Date: 1783
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Commonplace Books, 1799-1843; [...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Laf... Soldier and statesman. Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, broadsides, orderly book, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Lafayette's military service in Canada and Virginia, his tour of the United States from 1824 to 1825, his land in Florida, and his views of such topics as the slave trade and the French government, including also material pertaining to the centennial observance of his death and...
    • Contributor: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De
    • Date: 1776
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    James Monroe papers, 1758-1839 United States president, secretary of state, secretary of war, and diplomat; delegate to the Continental Congress from and governor of Virginia. Correspondence relating primarily to negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, the Monroe-Pinkney treaty with Great Britain, the War of 1812, the purchase of Florida, South American independence, and Virginia politics and a diary, an account book of memoranda and official and personal accounts, and...
    • Contributor: Monroe, James
    • Date: 1758
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-01-01
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    Hugh T. Taggart collection relating to the District of Columb... United States district attorney. Correspondence, letterbooks, daybooks, minutes, notebooks, accounts, invoices, financial records, broadside, and printed matter collected by Hugh T. Taggart relating to the survey, sale, and assessment of property in the District of Columbia, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), and Maryland.
    • Contributor: Taggart, Hugh T. (Hugh Thomas)
    • Date: 1751
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    Harry Innes papers, 1754-1900 Lawyer and jurist. Correspondence, financial, business and legal papers, biographical and genealogical material, printed matter, and other papers relating chiefly to Innes's work as a lawyer and judge handling land claims and surveys.
    • Contributor: Innes, Harry
    • Date: 1754
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1797
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1797-06
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    Andrew Jackson Donelson papers, 1779-1943 Lawyer, editor, army officer, diplomat, and presidential secretary. Correspondence, journals, draft messages of Andrew Jackson, diplomatic papers, newsclippings, scrapbook, sketches, photos, and other papers covering Donelson's career as aide-de-camp and secretary to Andrew Jackson, charge d'affaires to Texas, minister to Prussia, editor of the Washington Union, and candidate for vice president. Includes papers of Donelson's wife, Emily Tennessee Donelson, daughter, Mary Emily Donelson, and...
    • Contributor: Wilcox, Mary Emily Donelson - Randolph, Meriwether Lewis - Donelson, Emily Tennessee - Donelson, Andrew Jackson - Burke, Pauline Wilcox - Martin, James Glasgow
    • Date: 1779
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    Albert J. Beveridge collection of John Marshall papers, 1776-... Lawyer and chief justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence, a journal, account books, and other papers primarily gathered by Albert J. Beveridge for his research on John Marshall.
    • Contributor: Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah)
    • Date: 1776
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-01-01
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    Jacob Gerhard Koch papers, 1783-1941 Merchant and marine insurance broker. Correspondence, letterbooks, diary, account books, ledgers, inventories, indexes, receipts, and miscellaneous documents relating to Koch’s investment business in Philadelphia, Amsterdam, and Alexandria, Va.
    • Contributor: Koch, Jacob Gerhard
    • Date: 1783
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    James Madison papers, 1723-1859 United States president and secretary of state, delegate to the United States Continental Congress, and United States representative from Virginia. Correspondence, memoranda, autobiography, notes of debates in the Continental Congress (1776) and the Federal Convention (1787), and related material.
    • Contributor: Madison, James
    • Date: 1723
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    Robert Carter papers, 1685-1828 Tobacco planter and iron manufacturer. Correspondence, memorandum books, account books, and religious writings relating primarily to the operation of Nomini Hall in Westmoreland County, Va., other Virginia estates, shipment of tobacco, the Baltimore Iron Works, and his affiliation with the Baptists and the Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem.
    • Contributor: Carter, Robert
    • Date: 1685
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    John Tyler papers, 1691-1918 President of the United States, vice president under William Henry Harrison, and United States representative and senator from Virginia. Correspondence and other papers, including correspondence of Tyler's widow, Julia Gardiner Tyler, an autograph collection assembled by their son, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, and family papers reflecting social life and customs in Virginia.
    • Contributor: Tyler, John
    • Date: 1691
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    Montgomery family papers, 1771-1974 Correspondence, speeches and writings, financial papers, newspaper clippings and miscellany of various members of the Montgomery family, especially Giles Foster Montgomery (1835-1888) and Emily Redington Montgomery (1839-1898). Includes papers of allied Peck and Perkins families relating to the experiences of members in the Civil War.
    • Date: 1771
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Commonplace Books, 1799-1843; U...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-01-01
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    George Washington draft letter and Martha Washington final tr...
    Portfolio cover title: Collaboration in letter writing | Portolio spine title: George and Martha Washington
    ALS written to Mrs. [Samuel] Powell [Elizabeth Willing Powel] on May 1, 1797, drafted by George Washington, initialled by Martha Washington with final transcription of same text signed by Martha Washington. Each letter has the same post script: "My principal want is a well disposed cook, and if the characters of steward & cook can be blended in the same person I would prefer...
    • Contributor: Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) - Washington, Martha - Powel, Elizabeth Willing - Sangorski & Sutcliffe - Washington, George
    • Date: 1797
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    Samuel Smith family papers, 1772-1911 Army officer and statesman. Correspondence, letterbooks, military and political papers, and miscellaneous material relating to Samuel Smith's forty years in Congress, his military career, and the history and politics of Maryland. Includes papers relating to John Spear Smith, Robert Smith, and other Smith family members.
    • Contributor: Smith, Samuel
    • Date: 1772
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    William Short papers, 1778-1853 Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson, diplomat, and landowner. Diplomatic, financial, and personal correspondence, financial and business papers, memorabilia, and other papers relating to Short's activities as secretary to Jefferson, his diplomatic missions, and business interests.
    • Contributor: Short, William
    • Date: 1778
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1798
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Writings; Extracts;...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1797
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    Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton Papers: Diaries and journals; Vol...
    • Contributor: Thornton, Anna Maria Brodeau
    • Date: 1793
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Writings; Extracts;...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Matthew Stanley Quay papers, 1776-1949 United States senator from Pennsylvania (1887-1904). Correspondence, election materials, financial papers, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Quay's career in Pennsylvania and national politics as a member of the Republican party and the United States Senate.
    • Contributor: Quay, Matthew Stanley
    • Date: 1776
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    James Wadsworth family papers, 1730-1959 Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers of the family of James Wadsworth (1768-1844) and his brother, William Wadsworth (1761-1833), who settled in Geneseo, N.Y., in 1790 and endowed schools and libraries there.
    • Contributor: Wadsworth, James
    • Date: 1730
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    Thomas Jefferson papers, 1606-1943 United States president, vice president, and secretary of state; diplomat, architect, inventor, planter, and philosopher. Correspondence, official statements and addresses, including a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, plantation and personal accounts, notebook, fee book, case book, garden book, farm book, calculations of interest, records of early Virginia laws and history and other writings on political, legal, educational, and scientific matters, newspaper clippings,...
    • Contributor: Jefferson, Thomas
    • Date: 1606
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Writings; Extracts;...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers: Correspondence and Oth...
    • Contributor: Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes
    • Date: 1797
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Acts of Assembly, 1705-1711 : manuscript.
    M.S. Laws of Virginia 1705 Oct. 25-1711 Nov. 7 | John Page manuscript | Vir. records
    Laws of Virginia, 1705 October 25-1711 Nov. 7. Title from Sowerby. Binder's spine title reads: Vir. Records. The first section (134 pages, wanting pages 1-4) contains the laws of October 23, 1705, beginning in the middle of section VIII, chapter II, and ending at chapter LVII. At the end of this section is written: A true copy examined with the Laws in the Secretaries...
    • Contributor: Jefferson, Thomas - Virginia. General Assembly - Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1705
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    Miscellaneous records, 1606-1690. The Bland manuscript
    Virginia, Miscellaneous records, 1606-1692, the Bland manuscript | Miscellaneous records 1606-1692, the so-called "Bland manuscript" | Virginia, 1606-92, Charters of the Virginia Company of London; Laws; Abstracts of rolls in the offices of State | Bland manuscript
    Title from Sowerby. Written in multiple hands. Contains the laws of 1639, 1642, 1652-1656, 1663, and 1666; and the charters of the Virginia Company. The compiler has numbered the pages of the bulk of the manuscript, excluding blanks. The final manuscript, measuring 25 cm, are abstracts of cases and records of the Council and Company. Sowerby attributes the final manuscript to R. Hickman. Richard...
    • Contributor: Bland, Richard - Jefferson, Thomas - Virginia - Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1732
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-02-12
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    Opinions of learned counsel.
    Opinions of learned council, 1681-1722 | Legal opinions on will cases, 1681-1721 | Series 8, volume 4
    Title from Sowerby. The first part (p. 1-35) contain opinions of counsel relating to legal matters in colonial Virginia, dated 1681-1721; the next few pages are the opinion of Nathaniel Pigot [sic., Piggot?] of the Middle Temple, dated 23 November 1693-5 March 1721/2. The next group of leaves are in the hand of Sir John Randolph and contain reports of cases beginning ... Anno...
    • Contributor: Randolph, John - Jefferson, Thomas - Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1722
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    Great Britain. Board of Trade records, 1682-1786 Government agency. Reports, correspondence, orders, instructions, commissions, and other material relating to British overseas trade.
    • Contributor: Great Britain. Board of Trade
    • Date: 1682
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    Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers: Correspondence and Oth...
    • Contributor: Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes
    • Date: 1797
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    William C. Rives papers, 1674-1939 U.S. senator and representative from Virginia. Correspondence, journals, diaries, draft of Rives's incomplete "Life and Time of James Madison," and drafts of speeches, novels, and an unpublished autobiography by Rives. Includes papers of Thomas Walker (1715-1794), U.S. Army officer, guardian of Thomas Jefferson, physician, and explorer; and of Walker's son, Francis (1764-1806), U.S. representative and lawyer from Virginia.
    • Contributor: Rives, William C. (William Cabell)
    • Date: 1674
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    Cornelius Chase family papers, 1745-1974 Clergyman, educator, and farmer. Correspondence, business and financial papers, subject files, reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, and miscellany relating to various members of the Chase family, especially Cornelius Chase, his son, Cornelius Thurston Chase, and the latter's career as superintendent of public instruction in Florida. Other material concerns the slave trade in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate Army, and the Reverend Jonas King.
    • Contributor: Chase, Cornelius
    • Date: 1745
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    Custis-Lee family papers, 1700-circa 1928 Correspondence, letterbooks, genealogical papers, notebooks, financial records, indentures, clippings, photographs, and other papers documenting the activities of several generations of the Custis and Lee families of Virginia, who served as diplomats, statesmen, politicians, planters, and military officers during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
    • Date: 1700
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: General Correspondence, 1796-18...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1798
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    Campbell-Preston-Floyd families papers, 1741-1931 Correspondence, account books, survey books, memoranda, bills, receipts, and other papers pertaining to members of the Campbell, Preston, and Floyd families of southwestern Virginia.
    • Date: 1741
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    George Washington diary, AMs written in the leaves of the 1762 Virginia Almanack. Topics include farming, horse breeding, and the management of Mount Vernon.
    • Contributor: Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) - Washington, George
    • Date: 1762
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    Gibson-Getty-McClure families papers, 1777-1926 Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, military papers, and miscellany relating to various members of these allied families from the area of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Includes correspondence of General George Gibson (d. 1861) and the jurist John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853) and papers, 1777-1854, relating to the Revolutionary War service of their father, Colonel George Gibson (1747-1791); papers of George Washington Getty (1819-1901) and members of his...
    • Date: 1777
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: General Correspondence, 1796-18...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    Henry Woodhouse collection relating to George Washington, 165... Editor and author. Correspondence, deeds, wills, testaments, indentures, bonds, surveys, maps, plats, financial and legal records, clippings, and other papers relating principally to George Washington, the Washington family, and its descendants.
    • Contributor: Woodhouse, Henry
    • Date: 1656
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    Dolley Madison papers, 1794-1852 Wife of President James Madison and prominent Washington, D.C., hostess. Correspondence, financial papers, invitations, calling cards, and other papers relating primarily to personal and family matters including settlement of the Dolley Madison, James Madison, and William Madison estates.
    • Contributor: Madison, Dolley
    • Date: 1794
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    George Brinton McClellan papers, 1783-1898 Army officer and governor of New Jersey. Correspondence, diaries, military papers, memoranda, telegrams, notes, writings, printed copies of speeches, articles, and books relating primarily to McClellan's Civil War service, particularly the Yorktown and Maryland campaigns.
    • Contributor: McClellan, George B. (George Brinton)
    • Date: 1783
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    William B. Randolph papers, 1696-1884 Virginia plantation owner. Correspondence, legal and financial records, and miscellaneous material reflecting the life of a plantation owner and enslaver in Virginia prior to the Civil War, with particular emphasis on the economics of managing an extensive plantation worked by a large force of enslaved people.
    • Contributor: Randolph, William B.
    • Date: 1696
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton papers, 1793-1861 Wife of architect William Thornton. Diaries and notebooks primarily describing social life in Washington, D.C., with extensive detail about housekeeping and expense matters. Also contained in the diaries are memorandum books, poems, sketches, and silhouettes of unidentified people.
    • Contributor: Thornton, Anna Maria Brodeau
    • Date: 1793
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1798-04
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    Shelby family papers, 1738-1916 Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers, military records, genealogical data, and memorabilia relating mainly to Evan Shelby, soldier and frontiersman, and to his son, Isaac Shelby, soldier and political leader, providing a record of frontier life and political and economic developments in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
    • Date: 1738
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    Benjamin F. Butler papers, 1778-1929 Army officer, state legislator and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, and military governor of New Orleans. Correspondence, letterbooks, order books, reports, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other papers concerning Butler's Civil War commands, his service in the United States Congress as a representative from Massachusetts, his election as governor of Massachusetts, and his candidacy for president.
    • Contributor: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin)
    • Date: 1778
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    Roger Jones family papers, 1649-1896 Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, financial and legal papers, miscellany, and printed matter, chiefly the papers of the descendants of Captain Roger Jones (1625[?]-1701), who accompanied Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper (1635-1689), to Virginia in 1680, chronicling the lives of several generations of Jones family members in Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
    • Date: 1649
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    Humphrey Marshall papers, 1771-2002 Lawyer, army officer, United States representative from Kentucky, and Confederate States of America representative from Virginia. Correspondence, diaries, financial and legal papers, notes, speeches, writings, printed matter and other material relating chiefly to Humphrey Marshall's activities as a lawyer, soldier, and politician.
    • Contributor: Marshall, Humphrey
    • Date: 1771
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    W.W. Corcoran papers, 1791-1896 Financier and philanthropist. Correspondence, letterpress books, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Corcoran's business and banking interests and philanthropic efforts.
    • Contributor: Corcoran, W. W. (William Wilson)
    • Date: 1791
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    Laws and orders concluded on by the General Assembly March th...
    first laws made by the Assembly in Virginia, anno MDCxxiij | Virginia, Laws and orders concluded on by the General Assembly, Mar. 5, 1623/1624 | Legislative Provincial Assembly. Laws and orders concluded on by the General Assembly. March the 5th, 1623 | Virginia, March 5, 1624, Laws and orders concluded on by the General Assembly
    Title from Sowerby. The docket title is annotated in the hand of Thomas Jefferson: This was found among the manuscript papers of Sr. John Randolph and by the Honrbl. Peyton Randolph esq. his son was given to Thos. Jefferson. The volume is bound with the text running parallel to the spine. "Copia test R. Hickman Cl Sec off": p. [7]. Richard Hickman's (Clerk of...
    • Contributor: Randolph, John - Jefferson, Thomas - Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress) - Virginia - Randolph, Peyton
    • Date: 1732
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    Declaration of Independence collection, 1776-1942 Miscellaneous copies of documents, mostly photostats, relating to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and its Virginia antecedents.
    • Date: 1776
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1798-07
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    Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers: Correspondence and Oth...
    • Contributor: Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes
    • Date: 1797
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    Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers: Correspondence and Oth...
    • Contributor: Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes
    • Date: 1797
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-01-01
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: General Correspondence, 1796-18...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Joshua Coit correspondence, 1792-1798 Lawyer, state legislator, and United States representative. Letters from Coit to his wife Nancy, to his son Robert, and to Charles Bulkeley, all of New London, Connecticut. Most were written in Philadelphia while Coit served as a representative in the United States Congress from 1793 to 1798. Many of the letters are accompanied by typed transcripts.
    • Contributor: Coit, Joshua
    • Date: 1792
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    Edward Dixon papers, 1743-1808 Merchant, of Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. Ledgers, daybooks, journal, waste books, blacksmith accounts, receipts, letters, and a mathematics exercise book, chiefly 1750-1775, relating to Dixon's business and financial transactions in Port Royal, Virginia. Includes information relating to the Virginia tobacco trade, plantations, and trade with Great Britain.
    • Contributor: Dixon, Edward
    • Date: 1743
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Commonplace Books, 1799-1843; [...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799-02
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    Bruce family papers, 1792-1883 Plantation accounts of Charles Bruce and his parents, James Bruce and Elvira Bruce, for Staunton Hill Plantation, Charlotte County, Virginia
    • Date: 1792
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: General Correspondence, 1796-18...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Notes
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Daniel O. Drennan papers, 1775-1904 Military aide. Copies of correspondence, military dispatches, reports and other documents, as well as original letters, newspaper clippings, notes, architectural drawings, memorabilia, and printed matter collected by Drennan during his service as military secretary to Philip Henry Sheridan from 1865 to1888.
    • Contributor: Drennan, Daniel O.
    • Date: 1775
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    Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers: Correspondence and Oth...
    • Contributor: Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes
    • Date: 1797
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    George Brinton McClellan Papers: Correspondence I, 1783-1888;...
    • Contributor: McClellan, George Brinton
    • Date: 1783-01-01
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Commonplace Books, 1799-1843; [...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799-08
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    Edmund Cody Burnett papers, 1765-1967 Historian, editor, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of writings, speeches, notes, research material, financial records, legal papers, and a project file from Burnett's work as editor of Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, published from 1921 to 1936; including also material on the Burnett family and farm in Tennessee, original and edited Civil War correspondence of the Burnett, Cody, Lightfoot, and McGarity families;...
    • Contributor: Burnett, Edmund Cody
    • Date: 1765
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, papers... Commander-in-chief of the French army in America. Correspondence, histories, and other papers chiefly concerning French participation in the American Revolution and the establishment of the French branch of the Society of the Cincinnati. Includes material on the siege of Yorktown, Virginia.
    • Contributor: Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien De Vimeur, Comte De
    • Date: 1777
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Ethel Armes collection of Lee family papers, 1671-1936 Correspondence, architectural plans, genealogical papers, maps, legal papers, clippings, and other material assembled by Armes in preparing her book, Stratford Hall: The Great House of the Lees (1936).
    • Contributor: Armes, Ethel
    • Date: 1671
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Miscellany; Clippings
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1796
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    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Family Correspondence, 1789-184...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1789
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    Frank Alden Hill genealogical collection, 1627-1897 Lawyer and genealogist. Copies of legal and genealogical records, and pedigree charts and heraldic crests relating to the Hill, Lawrence, Townley, Stephens, and Hathaway families, from documents contained in American and European library and museum collections.
    • Contributor: Hill, Frank Alden
    • Date: 1627
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    Andrew Stevenson and J.W. Stevenson papers, 1756-1882 Andrew Stevenson (1785-1857), U.S. representative from Virginia, speaker of the House of Representatives, and minister to Great Britain; and his son, J. W. Stevenson, governor of and U.S. senator from Kentucky. Chiefly general and diplomatic correspondence, legal papers, account book, speeches, printed matter, and other papers of Andrew Stevenson documenting his diplomatic service.
    • Date: 1756
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    John Glassford and Company records, 1743-1886 Mercantile firm. Ledgers, journals, daybooks, inventories, cashbooks, and letterbooks of the various mercantile firms in Maryland and Virginia representing or succeeding the Glasgow, Scotland, firm of John Glassford and Company in the Chesapeake tobacco trade.
    • Contributor: John Glassford and Company
    • Date: 1743
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: Commonplace Books, 1799-1843; [...
    • Contributor: Smith, Margaret Bayard
    • Date: 1799