Powell Family Papers, Hepburn Addition Guide to the Powell Family Papers, Hepburn Addition 01/Mss. Acc. 2007.110

Guide to the Powell Family Papers, Hepburn Addition 01/Mss. Acc. 2007.110


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
01/Mss. Acc. 2007.110
Title
Powell Family Papers, Hepburn Addition 1775-1870
Quantity
0.50 Linear Feet
Creator
Powell, Leven, 1737-1810
Creator
Madison, James, Jr., 1751-1836
Creator
Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1760-1803
Creator
Powell, Charles Leven (1804-1896)
Language
English

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Preferred Citation:

Powell Family Papers - Hepburn Addition, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Processing Information:

Processed by Benjamin Bromley in 2007.


Biographical Information:

Leven Powell was born near Manassas, Prince William Co., Va. in 1737. He moved to Loudoun County in 1763 and served as major in the Revolutionary Army. Appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment in Continental Line in 1777. He served in Virginia House of Delegates and as a delegate to Virginia Convention which ratified the U. S. Constitution in 1788. He was elected as a Federalist to Congress. Died in 1810 in Bedford, Pa.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the correspondence of Leven Powell, James Madison, Charles Leven Powell, Charles Leven Powell, Jr., Selina Powell Hepburn, and others. Recipients include Burr Powell, Cuthbert Powell, Sewell Stavely Hepbron [Hepburn] and others. First 30 years of correspondence is mainly written by or addressed to Leven Powell, detailing his involvement in the Revolutionary War, the Virginia House of Delegates, and the United State Congress, including letters about the Election of 1800. After 1810, letters are primarily correspondence between various members of the Powell family, including some letters about the Civil War. Includes family tree of the Hepburn Family.

Arrangement of Materials:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

See also the Leven Powell Papers and the Powell Family Papers.

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id22211
Box 1