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Mrs. Hugh R. Leavell

This collection, comprised of ca. 250 items, 1807-1864, consists of correspondence of Ann Carter Oliver, Lucy H. Oliver, Lucy (Oliver) Cocke, and other members of the Oliver familyand Cocke familyof central Virginia. The correspondence, 1807-1830, is primarily that of Benjamin Oliver, originally from Hanover Countyand later a resident of " Union Hall, " Albemarle County, Virginia, and his wife, Lucy H. Oliver. These letters are chiefly concerned with family news or business matters. Correspondents include: M. Braxton; George Clark, brother-in-law of Benjamin Oliverand Lucy H. Oliver, of Lexington, Virginia; Charles C. Page; Ann Tomlinand W. W. Tomlin, sister and brother-in-law of Lucy H. Oliver, of " Oak Hill, " Richmond County, Virginia; Newman Williamson Barnes; and, Lucy H. Barnesof Falmouth, Virginia. There are two letters, August 19, 1807 and January 18, 1817, concerning payment of tuition for the "little girls," probably Tomlin's nieces; one letter is addressed to Mrs. Ann Hackleyof a school at Wildernessin Spotsylvania County, Virginia. An 1813 letter to Lucy Tomlincontains news of the British burning Hampton, Virginia, and the militia being called. There is also correspondence between Lucy H. Tomlinof " Clifton, " Hanover, Virginia, and Sarah B. Campbellof Lynchburg, Virginia, regarding the death of Mrs. Campbell's brother, who had been engaged to Lucy.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

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