Letter from Joseph Rennie to Mrs. Jane (B.S.) Howard [16]
Letter from Joseph Rennie’s (Class of 1885 & Trustee) to Mrs. Jane (Mrs. B.S.) Howard, rep. of the Ladies Benevolent Society. (Letter #16)
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Letter from Joseph Rennie to Mrs. Jane (B.S.) Howard [17]
Letter from Joseph Rennie’s (Class of 1885 & Trustee) to Mrs. Jane (Mrs. B.S.) Howard, rep. of the Ladies Benevolent Society. (Letter #17)
Letter from Joseph Rennie to Mrs. Jane (B.S.) Howard [18]
Letter from Joseph Rennie’s (Class of 1885 & Trustee) to Mrs. Jane (Mrs. B.S.) Howard, rep. of the Ladies Benevolent Society. (Letter #18)
Letter from Julia Jackson to Mamie Glover
Julia Jackson’s (daughter of Stonewall Jackson) letter to Mamie Glover of Atlanta, GA, describing Ms. Jackson’s 1882 visit to HSC.
Letter from Mathew Carey to William Beverly Randolph, Esq.
The Letter from Mathew Carey to W. B. Randolph, Esq., 1826, contains one letter that discusses Mathew Carey’s stance on immigration policy. Not included in the collection are the thoughts and policies of the letter recipient, W. B. Randolph, or the current policies of the United States at the time of the letter.
Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist. He lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career in the bookselling and printing business in 1775 in Dublin, printing pamphlets that criticized dueling, the Irish penal code, the Irish Parliament, and the Protestant Ascendancy until he was forced to flee Ireland and land in Paris, France as a political refugee where he attracted the attention of Benjamin Franklin. Eventually, he made his way to America and used money that Benjamin Franklin gave him to set up a new publishing business and a bookshop. He founded The Pennsylvania Herald (1785), Columbian Magazine (1786), and The American Museum. Upon arriving in America, Carey quickly developed political connections and one of his most important supporters was John Adams. He supported the development and maintenance of American naval strength, was an advocate for tariffs, and defended economic protectionism.
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
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Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903 - https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/PRIN_MUDD_C0458
Letter from Nathaniel E. Venable to his daughter
Nathaniel E. Venable’s letter to his daughter, Mary P. Venable. The "bacon letter".
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Col. Meredith --- You know very well Sir that I did interest myself very much in Anderson’s Affair agt. [against] you & that I did not attend - constantly at the Council Board as a Lawyer, but attended to serve in that case. You must recollect you promis -ed me a large Fee for the extra Trouble & in case Mr. Anderson should fail in his Designs to ruin yr. [your] Character. Now you must know the £12- is far short of what you gave me a right to expect. I have left that Blank on my Books. I am sir Yr. obedient servant P. Henry
Gift of Mr. James N. Boyd '58 and Mr. J. P. McGuire Boyd '64.
…before the Governor and Council; as also in the action you brot. [brought] agt. [against] him 2.12.6 for fee of tax, also 16/3 fee & tax in suit Stewart Jas. [James] Watts & your -self. I find 2 payments of £9- each, 1 of £12- 1of £4. I suppose to Nelsons Debt - & that I paid H. Robinson ball.a [balance] of mine my fathers Bond to Tompkins £14.19.8 - Besides another paymt. [payment] to him of 30 - on same accot. [account] but only says for Bond to Tompkins assigned by Hawkins, but not for whole use H. Robinson recd. [received] it - Further, I had a deed executed to me by my Father the pay -ment of all sums I had paid or stood bound for him - That Deed I now have, but & it includes his whole Estate, but after his death upon casting up my accounts & no further Claims appraising I have given it up to my mother & since her Death, her Legalees have got it entirely - I recd. [received] nothing under my Father or Mothers Will - Judge then upon the whole of this Matter whether it is right for you to call upon me to pay any part of this Security -
Letter from Richard McIlwaine to W. R. Gaines, Esq.
Fundraising letter/appeal by Richard McIlwaine to W. R. Gaines, Esq. (Class of 1855).
Letter to Hon. George M. Palmer on Behalf of the Prince Edward Council on Human Relations
School Integration--Massive Resistance Movement--Southern States
Prince Edward County Free School Association (Va.)
Typewritten letter to Hon. George M. Palmer from Marvin W. Schlegel, President Prince Edward Council on Human Relations. May 20, 1965 / The letter asks for the Senator's help in obtaining support from the school board in Project Headstart / Individuals referenced: Mr. Mellwaine, Arthur M. Field, Jr., Mrs. Graves H. Thompson
Letter to John H. Davis from Edmund Bittinger
Letter to John H. Davis, Jr. (Class of 1883) from Edmund Bittinger thanking HSC Union Society for naming him an honorary member.
Original letter to “Major Venable” inquiring as to the “State” of HSC
Letter from Anthony (Tony) Sherman to Mr. (Rev.) Richard J. Keever about Mr. Sherman’s thesis manuscript “Christian Response and a Protracted Racial Crisis: A Study of Prince Edward County,” VA. August 8, 1973 / Individuals referenced: Taylor Reveley
Letter to Robert G. Branch regarding scholarship fund
Letter reminding Branch (HSC Class of 1833) to close his subscription to the HSC Scholarship fund.
Letter to the Congregation of College Church
June 21, 1965 letter to the Congregation of College Church from Arthur M. Field, Jr. / Arthur M. Field's resignation letter to the Congregation of College Church / Individuals referenced: Arthur M. Field