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College of William and Mary

Carter Braxton Collection, 1833/1922

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Receipt for land transfer from John R. Taylor to Carter Braxton, September 23, 1833. Ledger balance receipt for a day ledger. Obituary of Carter Braxton's son, Phillip Ludwell Braxton, [1835]. Handwritten eulogy entitled "Thoughts on the death of dear Ludwell" written by either Carter Braxton or his wife. Account by Carter Braxton of the sale of Mr. Robertson's estate, Providence, in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1837. Names of purchasers includeThomas Harrow, Benjamin Temple, George D. Pace, William K. Pace, Carter Braxton, Braxton Garlick, Joseph Todd, John D. Berry, James Jones, Mark Towell, Erma Bennett, Phill Fizhugh, Thomas Hutching, John Sims, Ailworth, Bartlett Davis, Franklin Blackburne and Henry Palmer. Includes a short list of negroes who were hired out. Letter from The Historical Society of Pennsylvania to Earl Gregg Swem about the Braxton Papers at the Historical Society, September 6, 1922.

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Braxton, Carter, 1787-1855

Receipt for land transfer from John R. Taylor to Carter Braxton, September 23, 1833. Ledger balance receipt for a day ledger. Obituary of Carter Braxton's son, Phillip Ludwell Braxton, [1835]. Handwritten eulogy entitled "Thoughts on the death of dear Ludwell" written by either Carter Braxton or his wife. Account by Carter Braxton of the sale of Mr. Robertson's estate, Providence, in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1837. Names of purchasers includeThomas Harrow, Benjamin Temple, George D. Pace, William K. Pace, Carter Braxton, Braxton Garlick, Joseph Todd, John D. Berry, James Jones, Mark Towell, Erma Bennett, Phill Fizhugh, Thomas Hutching, John Sims, Ailworth, Bartlett Davis, Franklin Blackburne and Henry Palmer. Includes a short list of negroes who were hired out. Letter from The Historical Society of Pennsylvania to Earl Gregg Swem about the Braxton Papers at the Historical Society, September 6, 1922.

Alexandria Library

Mary Louisa Slacum Benham Papers (MS062), 1802/1884

.184 Cubic Feet 22 folders

Notes and reminiscences of Mrs. Benham's life from her childhood and youth in Alexandria to her adult travels along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Also covers the settlement of Oregon (through her brother William's experiences there), the careers of her siblings and her elderly musings. Alexandria sections include materials on Mrs. Benham's family life, the Potomac River, Monsieur Generis' dancing school, the Woods and Warren Play Actors (the summer theater), Parson Muir, Bishop Meade, Christ Church, Mount Vernon, Washington Lodge, Washington City and President Monroe's daughter's wedding. Also highlighted are many prominent Virginia and Washington D.C. families such as the Washington's, Lewis', Moore's, McCormick's, Meade's and Vowell's. Local customs, social life and institutions are discussed.

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Mary Louisa Slacum Benham Papers (MS062), 1802/1884 .184 Cubic Feet 22 folders

Mary Louisa Slacum Benham, 1802-1884

Notes and reminiscences of Mrs. Benham's life from her childhood and youth in Alexandria to her adult travels along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Also covers the settlement of Oregon (through her brother William's experiences there), the careers of her siblings and her elderly musings. Alexandria sections include materials on Mrs. Benham's family life, the Potomac River, Monsieur Generis' dancing school, the Woods and Warren Play Actors (the summer theater), Parson Muir, Bishop Meade, Christ Church, Mount Vernon, Washington Lodge, Washington City and President Monroe's daughter's wedding. Also highlighted are many prominent Virginia and Washington D.C. families such as the Washington's, Lewis', Moore's, McCormick's, Meade's and Vowell's. Local customs, social life and institutions are discussed.

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