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Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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State and local government records. Private Papers, including family records, personal papers, business, and organizational records. Prints & photographs, maps, architectural drawings & plans, state artwork, rare books.
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The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
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Phone: (804) 692-3888
Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Creator Peachy R. Gilmer

Peachy R. Gilmer Papers, 1806-1833

Peachy R. Gilmer

Papers, 1806-1833 of Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer (1779-1836) of Bedford and Albemarle Counties, Virginia, consisting of correspondence from Chapman Johnson (1779-1849), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), George Tucker (1775-1861), and William C. Rives (1793-1868); from Francis Preston (1765-1835) to James Breckenridge (1763-1833); and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851) to Mary House Gilmer (1785-1854). Letters discuss national and state politics, including reactions to the Missouri Compromise and the Tariff of 1824. Beverley Tucker extends an invitation for the Gilmers to visit; Preston discusses legal matters with Breckenridge; and Johnson comments on the Virginia Senate's session including its response to the Missouri Compromise and James Monroe's (1758-1831) part in it. Henry St. George Tucker discusses epitaphs for William A. Burwell's (1780-1821) tomb; George Tucker comments on the Tariff of 1824 and encourages Gilmer to run for Congress; and William C. Rives regrets that he cannot get Gilmer's son an appointment to the United States Military Academy.

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