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Moncure Robinson Papers, 1787/1889 4.00 Linear Feet

Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891

Personal and professional papers of Moncure Robinson dealing mostly with management of Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in which he held controlling interest. Prominent correspondents include James Buchanan, Washington Irving, Dennis Hart Mahan, Winfield Scott and Abel Parker Upshur. Also included is the correspondence of his father, John Robinson (including letters from William C. C. Claiborne), his brothers, Cary, Edwin, Conway and Eustace Robinson and his brother-in-law John C. R. Taylor whose letters concern plantation management. Also included are notebooks of Wirt Robinson.

  1. College of William and Mary

Robinson Family Manuscripts, 1847/1883 0.75 Linear Feet Summary: 9 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Robinson family
Most of the letters are to Helen M. Robinson of Fetterman, Taylor County, West Virginia, from relatives and friends. Subjects discussed include housekeeping, fashions, farming, schools, religion, and the Civil War from both the Confederate and Union perspectives. There are frequent, specific references to the political and military state-of-affairs in the upper Ohio Valley region.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Robinson Family Manuscripts, Transcriptions, 1847/1883 .4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case) 0.0005 Gigabytes 12 .docx files

Wallace, David H.

Five bound volumes of transcriptions of the original letters in the Robinson family collection, A&M 2662, dating from ca. 1847-1883. Each transcription is assigned a unique number, and these numbers correspond to the numbers assigned to each letter in A&M 2662. This collection is likely a complete set of transcriptions. The volumes also include some biographical and genealogical information, and an index.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Robinson Family Papers, 1725/1940, bulk 1793/1848 604.00 Items

Robinson Family

Includes letters, chiefly 1793-1848, written to John Robinson from Merit M. Robinson and Ann Robinson of Smithfield, Va. and from his sons Moncure Robinson, Conway Robinson, Eustace Robinson, Alfred Robinson and Cary Robinson. The collection includes notebooks containing copies of letters, 1853, written by Conway Robinson on a tour of the British Isles and copies of letters, 1861-1864, written by Cary Robinson (1843-1864) while serving in the 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment as well as papers, 1881-1882, concerning property in Washington, D. C. belonging to the estate of John Marshall; and genealogical materials on the Leigh, Marshall and Robinson families. Prominent correspondents include Edward Colston, Benjamin Watkins Leigh and Gustavus Adolphus Myers.

  1. College of William and Mary

Scrapbook Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew loose pages, 1936/1955 Box 1, Folder 8

This folder includes material on the following: Rev. Ernest Johnson back on his feet; article with identified photo of the 1890 Lexington hose company No.2; thank you letters to crew for their service; photo of Charter members who formed the First Aid Crew in 1935 and members of The Fire Department; photos of 101 year old Mrs. Lucy Davis and family, and a photo of Edward Mackey using a walker; a photo of the First Aid Crew, taken in 1936 at unidentifed fair grounds; Lexington Life Saving and Fird Aid Crew Has Served Rockbridge County for 17 Years Without Compensation; Crew volunteer member, Leslie L. Weaver Ends 46-Year Postal Career; B. Lee Kagey Is Again Crew Head; Lewis Watts (nephew of Leroy Richards), 19 years old, interviewed for limbs and gets long sought arms; Photos of crew and truck, Mrs. R. Miller, and J. Robinson; Lexington Fire Department had beginning in 1796; Lexington, Virginia Stuart Building fire; and Fire Deparment Centennial Celebration.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew Collection, 1935/1985

Silverwood Box 2, Folder 80

This folder contains a report on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses, 1800/1995
  3. Hull Farm through Walkerlands Farm

Silverwood, 1942 Box 2, Folder 81

This folder contains a bound report (written in 1942) on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses, 1800/1995
  3. Hull Farm through Walkerlands Farm

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