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John Randolph Letters, 1806-1832

John Randolph

Letters, 1806-1832, of John Randolph (1773-1833) of Roanoke consisting of correspondence to his nephew John St. George Randolph at school in England and at home in Cumberland County, Virginia; Congressman Joseph Bryan of Georgia; Congressman Richard Stanford of North Carolina; William Leigh of Halifax County, Virginia; John Randolph Clay, charge d'affaires at the Russian Court; and "Mr. Ashby," overseer at Stoneleigh in Halifax County. Also contains a letter from George McDuffie of South Carolina to Randolph. Letters, 1806 and 1811, to his nephew John St. George Randolph concern his education at a school in England for deaf students, and John St. George Randolph's stay at Bizarre in Cumberland County, and provide family, local, and political news. Letter, 29 March 1808, to Joseph Bryan discusses relations between the United States and Great Britain. Letter, 23 December 1814, to Richard Stanford contains general news. Letters, 1822, 1828, and 1831, to William Leigh discuss Randolph's travels in England in 1822, his instructions to Leigh regarding his plantation in 1828, and his ocean voyage from England to the United States in 1831. Letters, 1831, to John Randolph Clay give Clay instructions while serving as United States charge d'affaires at the Russian Court in St. Petersburg, Russia. Letter, 17 September 1832, to (Benjamin) Watkins Leigh or his overseer Mr. Ashby concerns a slave Randolph has sent for work at Leigh's plantation. Letter, 28 February 1822, from George McDuffie to Randolph states that comments made in remarks by McDuffie were meant for Randolph and if were insulting, "they were such as the occasion demanded."

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John Randolph Letters, 1816-1828

John Randolph

Letters, 1816-1828, of John Randolph (1773-1833) of Roanoke, Charlotte County, Virginia, to William Jones Barksdale (1794-1859) of Amelia County, Virginia, commenting on politics and personal matters. Three of the letters which were donated have never been located: 1822 February 3, 17, 24. 31 of the 35 letters and 2 of the 3 missing letters are listed in William E. Stokes and Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., The Papers of Randolph of Roanoke.

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