A Guide to the Nourse Family Papers Nourse Family Papers
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Collection Number 3490-a
Title Nourse Family Papers
1751-1918
Extent 153 items
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Language
English
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Nourse Family Papers, Accession #3490, 3490-a, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
Accession 3490 was originally deposited in the library by Constance and Charlotte Nourse, Fauquier County, Va., 1950 June
21. It was purchased by the Library, 1950 August 15.
Accession 3490-a was deposited in the library by Constance and Charlotte Nourse, Fauquier County, Va., 1951 June 21.
31 manuscript volumes and ca. 1400 manuscripts of the Nourse family of Weston, Herfordshire, England; Berkeley County, W.
Va.; Washington, D.C.; and Weston, Fauquier County, Va.; and of related Bull and Morris families.
The collection includes: letters, account books, commonplace books, day books, notebooks, ledgers, maps, music, newspaper
clippings, sermons, recipe book, journals, and other family records.
The diary, 1846, 1850-1851, of James Burn Nourse describes an overland journey west, voyage around Cape Horn on the U.S. sloop
of war "Preble", and his experiences in the California gold rush.
Ledgers, 1844-1848, record operations of a foundry, possibly the West Point Foundry, West Point, N.Y.
Ledgers of Joseph Nourse and letters to his wife, Maria Bull Nourse and his son, Charles Josephus Nourse chiefly relate to
American finance during the Revolutionary and Confederation periods, his work as Register of the Treasury, campaigns in the
War of 1812, the administration of the U.S. Army, 1819-1829, the effect of Jackson's spoils system; and to the Washington
political and social scene and include mentions of James and Dolley Madison.
Letters of Charles Josephus Nourse to his wife, Rebecca Morris Nourse and others, describe life in London where he had been
sent by Madison, the War of 1812, military actions, and Indian removals.
Letters from Anthony Morris to his children describe his life as an unofficial diplomat in Spanish society, his travels in
Spain and personal matters.
In addition the papers contain correspondence of other family members.
Individual items of interest include a 1780 broadside regarding General Lafayette's orders regarding the proposed invasion
of Canada, a note regarding entertainment for General Lafayette, and James Barbour's map of Washington, D.C.; a dinner invitation
from George Washington; two dinner invitations from James Madison; three pieces of colonial Maryland currency, 1775-1776.
Correspondents include Nicholas Biddle, John C. Calhoun, Sir Augustus John Foster, Sam Houston, Joel Poinsett, Richard Rush,
and Winfield Scott.
Box 1
Letters and documents concerning James Nourse
and Joseph Burton.
1751-1754
Box 1
Joseph Burton to James Woodpoofe; Bill for
Lucas funeral
1755 Sept. 10
Box 1
Correspondence of James and Robert Nourse,
Charles Fouace.
1770-1779
Box 1
Broadside - General Lafayette's Order re
proposed invasion of Canada.
1780
Box 1
Nourse and Fouace family letters;
Genealogical data on the Nourse family.
1782-1783
Box 1
Documents on estate of Joseph
Nourse.
1784
Box 1
Invitations and Scrapbook contents from
Washington, Madison, etc.
1784-1848
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph Nourse and Maria
(Bull) Nourse.
1784-1789
Box 1
Correspondence and other papers of John,
Joseph and Maria Nourse.
1792-1796
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph Nourse
1796-1799
Box 1
Miscellaneous.
ante. 1800
Box 1
Letters to Joseph Nourse and Anthony
Morris.
1800-1802
Box 1
Letters of Joseph Nourse and Maria Nourse,
also Phoebe Morris.
1803-1804
Box 1
A. Foster to Charles Nourse.
1805 Jan.
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph, Charles J., and
Maria Nourse.
1805
Box 1
Letters of Charles J. Nourse and J.
Bull.
1806-1807
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph and Charles J.
Nourse, Phoebe Morris.
1808
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph and Charles J.
Nourse.
1809
Box 1
Nourse correspondence.
1800-1809
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph Nourse
and S. H. Young.
1810
Box 1
Correspondence of S. H. Young, Joseph, J. B.
Nourse and A. Morris.
1811
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph
Nourse.
Jan.-April 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph Nourse
and S. H. Young.
May -Aug. 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris and Joseph
Nourse.
Sept.-Dec. 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph, J. B.
and C. J. Nourse.
Jan.-Apr. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, J. B. and Joseph
Nourse.
May-Aug. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of Joseph,Nourse.
Sept.-Dec. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of A. and Phoebe Morris and
Joseph Nourse.
Jan.-Apr. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph and C. J.
Nourse.
May-Aug. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph and Maria
Nourse.
Sept.-Dec. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, L. H. Lloyd and
Joseph Nourse.
Jan.-Apr. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph Nourse
and L. H. Lloyd.
May-Aug. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, Joseph Nourse
and L. H. Lloyd.
Sept.-Dec. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of L. H. Lloyd, Anthony
Morris, Rosa and James Nourse.
Jan.-June 1816
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, C. J. and Joseph
Nourse.
July-Dec.1816
Box 2
Correspondence of Joseph and C. J. Nourse and
P. P. Morris.
1817
Box 2
Correspondence of L. H. Lloyd and Joseph
Nourse.
1818
Box 2
Correspondence of J. H. Lloyd and C. J.
Nourse.
1819
Box 2
Correspondence of S. H. Young, Joseph and C.
J. Nourse.
ca. 1810-1820
Box 2
Correspondence of C. J., Joseph and Rebecca
Nourse.
ca. 1820-1830
Box 2
Correspondence of Joseph and C. J.
Nourse,
1820-1822
3 folders
Box 2
Diary unsigned - chiefly sermons.
1823
Box 2
Correspondence of Joseph Nourse.
1823
Box 2
Correspondence of Charles Nourse.
1824
Box 2
N[icholas] Biddle to Joseph
Nourse.
1825 May 25
Box 2
Sam Houston to Maj. C. J. Nourse.
1825 July 28
Box 2
Correspondence of Joseph and C. J.
Nourse.
1825
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse as Adjutant
General.
1825
Box 3
Richard Rush to Maj. Nourse.
1826 June 7
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse.
1826
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse and Anthony
Morris.
1827
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Joseph
Nourse.
1828
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse.
1829
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca Nourse
and Anthony Morris.
1830
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse.
ca. 1830-1840
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca Nourse
and Anthony Morris.
1831
Box 3
Correspondence of Rebecca Nourse.
1832
Box 3
Correspondence of Rebecca and Joseph
Nourse.
1833
Box 3
Correspondence of Joseph Nourse and Anthon
Morris.
1834
Box 3
Correspondence of Anthony Morris and Caroline
Nourse.
1835
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse.
1836
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca
Nourse.
1837
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Caroline and Joseph
Nourse.
1838
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse and Anthony
Nourse.
1839
Box 3
Osmond Peters to Joel R.
Poinsett.
1840 Dec. 22
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rosa
Nourse.
1840
Box 3
Correspondence of Charles and James
Nourse.
ca. 1840-1850
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Mary and James
Nourse.
1841
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Mary and Rosa
Nourse.
1842
Box 3
Correspondence of Rosa, Carolina and C. J.
Nourse.
1843
Box 3
Correspondence of Mary and C. J. Nourse and
Eliza.
1844
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and J. Burn
Nourse.
1845
Box 3
Correspondence of J. B. and C. J.
Nourse.
1846
Box 3
Correspondence of Anthony Morris and J. B.
and C. J. Nourse.
1847
Box 3
Correspondence of J. Pemberton, C. J. and
Rosa Nourse.
1848
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., C. J., Jr., J. B.
and Eliza Nourse.
1849
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., Pemberton, J. B.
Nourse and Anthony Morris.
1850
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., J. B., Rosa and
Henrietta Nourse.
1851
Box 4
Papers re estate of C. J. Nourse - See also
notebooks of C. J., Jr. regarding this
subject.
1851
Box 4
Correspondence of Anthony Morris, J. B., and
C. J. Nourse.
1852
Box 4
Correspondence of J. Pemberton Nourse and
Anthony Morris.
1853
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. and Rosa Nourse -
Accounts.
1854
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa and J. B. Nourse and
Anthony Morris.
1855
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B. Nourse and S. Morris
Accounts.
1856
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse and Anthony
Morris.
1857
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, J. B. and C. J.
Nourse, Jr.
1858
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B. and C. J.
Nourse.
1859
Box 4
Correspondence of Pemberton, Joseph, Rosa and
Caroline Nourse.
ca. 1850-1860
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B., Pem, C. J. and
Henrietta Nourse.
1860
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., J. B., Pem, and Rosa
Nourse.
1861
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, B. J., and Henrietta
Nourse and Anthony Morris.
1862
Box 4
Correspondence of Henrietta Nourse and
Elizabeth Simms.
1863
Box 4
Correspondence of Henrietta and C. J. Nourse
and E. Simms.
1864
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, Henrietta and
Caroline Nourse.
1865
Box 4
Correspondence of Charley and
May.
1866
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa Nourse.
1867
Box 4
Correspondence of Charley.
1868
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. Nourse,
Jr.
ca. 1860-1870
Box 4
Correspondence of Mrs. Nourse.
ca. 1870-1880
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa Nourse.
1870
Box 4
Correspondence of C. W. Simms.
1871
Box 4
Correspondence of C. W. Simms and Phoebe
Chaderton.
1872
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa Nourse.
1874-1878
Box 5
Miscellaneous correspondence and
photographs.
1880-1900
Box 5
Constance Nourse to "Walt".
1918 June 20
Box 5
Winfield Scott to C. J. Nourse.
n. d.
Box 5
Obituary of wife of General John Bull (Mrs.
Mary Bull).
n. d.
Box 5
Correspondence, ca. 300 items,
n. d
5 folders.
Box 6
Commonplace Book - Joseph Burton.
1685
Box 6
Wastebook - Joseph Nourse.
1773-1782
Box 6
Commonplace Book ot Joseph
Burton.
17th c.
Box 7
Journal - [Joseph] Nourse.
1781
Box 7
Journal - James Nourse Estate.
1792-1799
Box 8
Book of Sermons - James B.
Nourse.
1790-1838
Box 9
Commonplace book.
1754-1842
Box 9
Account book.
1826-1828
Box 9
Account book.
1837-1840
Box 10
Ledger.
[1794-1815]
Box 10
Account book.
1820-1821
Box 10
Daybook.
1825-1835
Box 10
Notebook of C. I. Nourse re Estate of
Father.
1851 March 22
Box 10
Newspaper clippings.
1861
Box 10
Account book.
1863-1865
Box 10
Scrapbook of C. I. Nourse.
1904-1905
Box 10
James Barbours' map of Washington, D.
C.
n. d.
Box 10
Recipe Book.
n. d.
Box 10
Special Military Maps.
n. d.
Box 11
Commonplace book.
1790-1830
Box 11
Account book.
1844-1848, 1868-1876
Box 11
Diary and Account book.
1851
Box 11
Diary and Letter book.
1854-1858
Box 11
Notebook - James B. Nourse.
1856
Box 11
Daybook.
1864-1868
Box 11
Notebook - James B. Nourse.
1870
Box 11
Scrapbook of Susan E. Fallon.
1892-1901
Box 12
Commonplace book.
1790
Box 12
Receipt book.
1817-1821
Box 12
Account book.
1819-1822
Box 12
Receipt book.
1821-1824
Box 12
Letter book and Scrapbook.
1823-1870
Box 12
Notebook - R. M. Nourse.
1834-1835
Box 12
Scrapbook - Henrietta C. Nourse.
1851
Box 12
Check book.
1851-1856
Box 12
Check book.
1854-1860
Box 12
Printed material.
1865-1890
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