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College of William and Mary

Brooks and Company letter to Bernaden and Sons merchants, Havana, Cuba

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Two-page letter sending condolences regarding the loss of Captain Davis. The letter also addresses trade negotiations, as they pertain to sugar, and the attempt to ensure that their arrival into ports does not negatively impact the value of the various ship's goods.

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Brooks and Company letter to Bernaden and Sons merchants, Havana, Cuba 0.01 Linear Feet

Barranger & Company, Inc.

Two-page letter sending condolences regarding the loss of Captain Davis. The letter also addresses trade negotiations, as they pertain to sugar, and the attempt to ensure that their arrival into ports does not negatively impact the value of the various ship's goods.

College of William and Mary

James City County Oral History Collection

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The James City County Oral History Collection holds two copies of transcripts and one corresponding cassette tapes of the Oral History Project directed by Robinette Fitzsimmon of the James City County Historical Commission. The collections includes interviews of residents of James City County, the City of Williamsburg, and York County, Virginia. Topics range from education to farming to Eastern State Hospital. Time periods covered begin with family memories from the Revolutionary War to the 1980's. Many interviewees were born in late 1800's to early 1900's.

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College of William and Mary

Command of Passage from Havana, Cuba to Cadiz, Spain.

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A one page draft of a command by George Earl of Albermarle, Governor of Cuba, to allow the safe passage of Don Christoval de los Rios, Don Diego Orison, and Don Antonio Fernandez, along with goods to Cadiz, Spain.

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Command of Passage from Havana, Cuba to Cadiz, Spain. 0.1 Linear Feet

A one page draft of a command by George Earl of Albermarle, Governor of Cuba, to allow the safe passage of Don Christoval de los Rios, Don Diego Orison, and Don Antonio Fernandez, along with goods to Cadiz, Spain.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

James Bassel Papers

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Mainly letters written to Bassel from U.S. Army officers from various forts and camps in several western states and territories. There are no copies of Bassel's correspondence in the collection, but his career in the army to about 1870, his subsequent military service in Egypt, and his employment in China and Japan, ca.1874-1875, as the representative of an American ship builder, are covered in the letters. There are a few letters from Thomas Handbury, a cadet at West Point in 1862; also materials on political affairs in West Virginia, including Bassel's candidacy on the People's Party ticket for governor of West Virginia in 1892, and certificates of election returns from several counties in 1892.
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James Bassel Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Bassel, James
Mainly letters written to Bassel from U.S. Army officers from various forts and camps in several western states and territories. There are no copies of Bassel's correspondence in the collection, but his career in the army to about 1870, his subsequent military service in Egypt, and his employment in China and Japan, ca.1874-1875, as the representative of an American ship builder, are covered in the letters. There are a few letters from Thomas Handbury, a cadet at West Point in 1862; also materials on political affairs in West Virginia, including Bassel's candidacy on the People's Party ticket for governor of West Virginia in 1892, and certificates of election returns from several counties in 1892.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

John Hancock Correspondence

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This letter from March 24, 1791 to Henry Knox discusses Hancock's sending two quintals of fish to be shipped from Boston to Philadelphia.

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John Hancock Correspondence 1 Leaves

Hancock, John

This letter from March 24, 1791 to Henry Knox discusses Hancock's sending two quintals of fish to be shipped from Boston to Philadelphia.

George Mason University

Letter from Joseph Janney of Leesburg, Virginia

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Letter from Joseph Janney of Leesburg, Virginia concerning the shipment of goods, written in 1773.
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Letter from Joseph Janney of Leesburg, Virginia 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Janney, Joseph
Letter from Joseph Janney of Leesburg, Virginia concerning the shipment of goods, written in 1773.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

St. George Tucker Correspondence

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This letter, dated 1794 Mar. 10, to John Page discusses the protection of maritime shipping and the situation in France.

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St. George Tucker Correspondence 2 Leaves

Tucker, St. George, I

This letter, dated 1794 Mar. 10, to John Page discusses the protection of maritime shipping and the situation in France.

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