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Thomas W. Gilmer, Rebekah V. Lawson May 1921

Thomas W. Gilmer, Rebekah V. Lawson

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It often happens that the names of some men, who had a large part in shaping the past policies of our country, are not now current in the thoughts of the average student of history. It is left to biographical monographs of this nature to review the lives of these men. With this ever increasing group of names may be placed that of Thomas Walker Gilmer. He was influential in the affairs of his native state, Virginia, during the decade from 1830 to 1840. This was the period when Southern leaders really dominated national affairs and Virginia was not racking …


John Robinson Of Pleasant Hill, King And Queen County, Virginia, 1704-1766, Bernard Diggs Allen Apr 1917

John Robinson Of Pleasant Hill, King And Queen County, Virginia, 1704-1766, Bernard Diggs Allen

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Title Not Available, Tyler King Jul 1905

Title Not Available, Tyler King

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The Early Causes Of The Virginia-Maryland Boundary Controversy, 1627-1668., J. Taylor Ellyson Dec 1110

The Early Causes Of The Virginia-Maryland Boundary Controversy, 1627-1668., J. Taylor Ellyson

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The boundary disputes between Virginia and Maryland were due mainly to the haphazard way in which the King of England granted the land in the New World, but the lack of geographical knowledge, on the part of the commissioners of the colonies, and later of the states, aided much in furthering these disputes, which covered a period of about two hundred and fifty years (1632-1894), and were only ended by a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.

This paper is not a history of these boundary controversies, but only that part of the subject, which led to …