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Charles Campbell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
1942.111 Purchased: 5,144 items, 11/23/1942. 1946-09 Inventory of furniture, books, belonging to the Anderson Seminary, Aug 9,1868. 1 p. Intellectual arithmetic by Warren Colburn, New York, Hurd and Houghton etc 1849. 176 pp. This volume was used at the Anderson Academy in 1868 1977.17 Gift of Ms. Alice Milton, 1 item, 06/01/1977. 1992.33 Gift of Ludwell Johnson, 1 item, 06/25/1992.
Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871).
Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection.
Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession.
Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child.
Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870.
Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's).
Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg.
Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.
The Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876), Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life.
The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum.
His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the "Southern Literary Messenger", to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book "Virginia History", concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history.
The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776).
The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863).
There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of "Shirley," Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother.
Acc. 1977.17 Addition:
Genealogical information of the Moore Family.
Acc. 1992.33b:
Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).
Organization: This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together. The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below).
Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year.
The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes.
Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858
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Newspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.
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Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.
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Will not visit; question of a land survey.
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Indenture for £100 current money.
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Manuscript.
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Copy.
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Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.
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Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.
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Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.
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Deliver "Scantling" to Mr. Crafton.
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Asks him to pay his account.
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War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.
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Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull & Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.
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Typewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.
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Fragment.
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Fragment. Letter.
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Incomplete.
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List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.
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Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.
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Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.
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Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a "correct and firm moral deportment"; urges him to be careful about money.
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Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.
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Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.
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Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read "Watts' on the mind".
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Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.
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Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.
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Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.
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Encloses $200. Social news.
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Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.
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Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.
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Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.
Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.
Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.
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Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.
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Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.
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Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.
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Encloses $40. Social news.
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Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.
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Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.
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Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.
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Closing and signature of letter.
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Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.
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News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.
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Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.
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Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of "old Rambaut".
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Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.
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Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.
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Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that "we read but little".
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Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, "I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail."
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Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.
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Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.
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News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.
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Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.
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His health "continued very wretched"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.
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Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.
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May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.
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Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.
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Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.
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Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.
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Autograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.
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Fragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.
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Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.
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Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.
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Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.
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Manuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.
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Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.
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Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.
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Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.
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Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.
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Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an "Essay on Slavery."
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Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.
Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.
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His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.
Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes "the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and "will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it".
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Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but "our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock" since the old stock has fallen in value.
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Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.
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News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.
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Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.
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Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.
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House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.
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Autograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.
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Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.
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Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.
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Fragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.
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His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.
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Autograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.
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Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.
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Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.
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Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.
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After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.
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Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.
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News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.
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Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.
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Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.
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He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.
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Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.
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His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.
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Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.
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Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's "Review of Oberlin"will appear in the next number of the register; "anti-Leigh Men Met"; Business at the store has picked up.
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2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.
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Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has "enough worldliness and wickedness."
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Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben "he is to be a near relation of yours."
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Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.
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Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.
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Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.
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Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.
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Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.
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Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.
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Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.
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Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.
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Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.
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Hopes to visit relatives; family news.
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News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.
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Autograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by "sombre colors" and "blue-devils."
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Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.
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Draft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.
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Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.
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School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.
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Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.
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Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.
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Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.
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Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.
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Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.
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Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.
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Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.
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Autograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.
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Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.
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Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.
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Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.
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Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.
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Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.
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Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.
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Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.
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Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.
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Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.
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Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.
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Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.
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Informs him of marriage of his sister, "Bet", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.
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Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.
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Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.
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Hopes he will visit; family news.
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Hopes he will visit; family news. "Minna" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.
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Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.
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Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.
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Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.
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Cannot visit Chota; family news.
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Items sent to Lavinia Moore.
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Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell & Ruffin and will be a large establishment.
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Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.
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Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.
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Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.
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Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.
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Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.
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Family news.
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Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.
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He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.
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Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.
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Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.
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Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.
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Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a "dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.
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News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.
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Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are "ordinary writers"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.
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He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.
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Family news.
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Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.
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Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.
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Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.
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Looking forward to their marriage.
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Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.
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She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.
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Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.
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Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.
505 items.
Letters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.
467 items.
259 items.
Folders 1 - 75.
116 items.
Folders 76 - 87.
Folders 1 - 22.
72 items.
Folders 23 - 94.
7 items.
Folders 95 - 101
60 items.
Manuscript Volume. 1
Manuscript Volume. 2
Manuscript volume. 3
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Manuscript volume. 4 Written in "Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia" (1854).
Manuscript volume. 5
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Manuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; "Diary of the War", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.
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Transcription and annotation of Diary by William & Mary student Emily Peterson. Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.
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Manuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.
Manuscript volume 10
Manuscript volume 11
Manuscript volume 12
Manuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.
Manuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).
Manuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall & Co. accounts, 1848.
Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.
Manuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.
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Manuscript volume 18 Poem: "Edwin"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.
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Manuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.
Manuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.
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Manuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of "Bland Papers", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.
5 pages.Manuscript volume 22
Manuscript volume 23
Manuscript volume 24
Manuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.
Manuscript volume 26
Manuscript volume 27
Manuscript volume 28
Incomplete. Manuscript volume 29
Manuscript volume 30
Manuscript volume 31
Manuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.
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4Manuscript volume 33
Manuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.
Manuscript volume 35
Manuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.
Manuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.
Manuscript volume 38
Manuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.
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Manuscript volume 41
Manuscript volume 42
Manuscript volume 43
Manuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.
Manuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.
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11 pages.Manuscript.
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Typescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).
These items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.
"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.
1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Two circulars, "Catalogue of improved School Furniture."
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Broadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the "Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. "Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. "Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel" on February 5, 1880 "for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund."
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Two flyers for "A Manual of General History" by John J. Anderson.
Newspaper is possibly from South Carolina.
April 4, 1861 edition.
January 3, 1862 edition.
February 1, 1862 edition.
List of officers.
July 16, 1872 edition.
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"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.
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"Warren Colburn's First Lessons" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.
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"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.
This collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.
Bound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.
This collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, "selections by C.C."
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Prints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of "Central Square Philada" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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This folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a "silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey" with a faded handwritten notation "from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith." Broadside, "The New Confederate Tax Bill" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864." Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are "Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742" and "Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741." Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled "Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond." undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled "Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. Bonner, July 31, 1861." Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, west to Washington, D.C. and south to Occoquan.