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A Guide to the Nourse Family Papers Nourse Family Papers 3490, 3490-a

A Guide to the Nourse Family Papers

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Accession number 3490, 3490-a


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Collection Number
3490-a
Title
previous hit Nourse  next hit Family Papers 1751-1918
Extent
153 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Nourse  next hit 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 previous hit Nourse  next hit, 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 previous hit Nourse  next hit, Fauquier County, Va., 1951 June 21.

Scope and Content

31 manuscript volumes and ca. 1400 manuscripts of the previous hit Nourse  next hit 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 previous hit Nourse  next hit 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 previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and letters to his wife, Maria Bull previous hit Nourse  next hit and his son, Charles Josephus previous hit Nourse  next hit 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 previous hit Nourse  next hit to his wife, Rebecca Morris previous hit Nourse  next hit 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.

Contents List

Box 1
Letters and documents concerning James previous hit Nourse  next hit and previous hit Joseph  next hit Burton.
1751-1754
Box 1
previous hit Joseph  next hit Burton to James Woodpoofe; Bill for Lucas funeral
1755 Sept. 10
Box 1
Correspondence of James and Robert previous hit Nourse  next hit, Charles Fouace.
1770-1779
Box 1
Broadside - General Lafayette's Order re proposed invasion of Canada.
1780
Box 1
previous hit Nourse  next hit and Fouace family letters; Genealogical data on the previous hit Nourse  next hit family.
1782-1783
Box 1
Documents on estate of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1784
Box 1
Invitations and Scrapbook contents from Washington, Madison, etc.
1784-1848
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and Maria (Bull) previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1784-1789
Box 1
Correspondence and other papers of John, previous hit Joseph  next hit and Maria previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1792-1796
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit
1796-1799
Box 1
Miscellaneous.
ante. 1800
Box 1
Letters to previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1800-1802
Box 1
Letters of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and Maria previous hit Nourse  next hit, also Phoebe Morris.
1803-1804
Box 1
A. Foster to Charles previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1805 Jan.
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit, Charles J., and Maria previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1805
Box 1
Letters of Charles J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and J. Bull.
1806-1807
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit and Charles J. previous hit Nourse  next hit, Phoebe Morris.
1808
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit and Charles J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1809
Box 1
previous hit Nourse  next hit correspondence.
1800-1809
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and S. H. Young.
1810
Box 1
Correspondence of S. H. Young, previous hit Joseph  next hit, J. B. previous hit Nourse  next hit and A. Morris.
1811
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Jan.-April 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and S. H. Young.
May -Aug. 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Sept.-Dec. 1812
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit, J. B. and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Jan.-Apr. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of A. Morris, J. B. and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
May-Aug. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit, previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Sept.-Dec. 1813
Box 1
Correspondence of A. and Phoebe Morris and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Jan.-Apr. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
May-Aug. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit and Maria previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Sept.-Dec. 1814
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, L. H. Lloyd and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Jan.-Apr. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and L. H. Lloyd.
May-Aug. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and L. H. Lloyd.
Sept.-Dec. 1815
Box 2
Correspondence of L. H. Lloyd, Anthony Morris, Rosa and James previous hit Nourse  next hit.
Jan.-June 1816
Box 2
Correspondence of A. Morris, C. J. and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
July-Dec.1816
Box 2
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and P. P. Morris.
1817
Box 2
Correspondence of L. H. Lloyd and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1818
Box 2
Correspondence of J. H. Lloyd and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1819
Box 2
Correspondence of S. H. Young, previous hit Joseph  next hit and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1810-1820
Box 2
Correspondence of C. J., previous hit Joseph  next hit and Rebecca previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1820-1830
Box 2
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit,
1820-1822
3 folders
Box 2
Diary unsigned - chiefly sermons.
1823
Box 2
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1823
Box 2
Correspondence of Charles previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1824
Box 2
N[icholas] Biddle to previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1825 May 25
Box 2
Sam Houston to Maj. C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1825 July 28
Box 2
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1825
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit as Adjutant General.
1825
Box 3
Richard Rush to Maj. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1826 June 7
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1826
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1827
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1828
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1829
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1830
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1830-1840
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1831
Box 3
Correspondence of Rebecca previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1832
Box 3
Correspondence of Rebecca and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1833
Box 3
Correspondence of previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthon Morris.
1834
Box 3
Correspondence of Anthony Morris and Caroline previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1835
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1836
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rebecca previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1837
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Caroline and previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1838
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1839
Box 3
Osmond Peters to Joel R. Poinsett.
1840 Dec. 22
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1840
Box 3
Correspondence of Charles and James previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1840-1850
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Mary and James previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1841
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J., Mary and Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1842
Box 3
Correspondence of Rosa, Carolina and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1843
Box 3
Correspondence of Mary and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Eliza.
1844
Box 3
Correspondence of C. J. and J. Burn previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1845
Box 3
Correspondence of J. B. and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1846
Box 3
Correspondence of Anthony Morris and J. B. and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1847
Box 3
Correspondence of J. Pemberton, C. J. and Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1848
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., C. J., Jr., J. B. and Eliza previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1849
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., Pemberton, J. B. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1850
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., J. B., Rosa and Henrietta previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1851
Box 4
Papers re estate of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit - See also notebooks of C. J., Jr. regarding this subject.
1851
Box 4
Correspondence of Anthony Morris, J. B., and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1852
Box 4
Correspondence of J. Pemberton previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1853
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. and Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit - Accounts.
1854
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa and J. B. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1855
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B. previous hit Nourse  next hit and S. Morris Accounts.
1856
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1857
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, J. B. and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit, Jr.
1858
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B. and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1859
Box 4
Correspondence of Pemberton, previous hit Joseph  next hit, Rosa and Caroline previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1850-1860
Box 4
Correspondence of J. B., Pem, C. J. and Henrietta previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1860
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J., J. B., Pem, and Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1861
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, B. J., and Henrietta previous hit Nourse  next hit and Anthony Morris.
1862
Box 4
Correspondence of Henrietta previous hit Nourse  next hit and Elizabeth Simms.
1863
Box 4
Correspondence of Henrietta and C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit and E. Simms.
1864
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa, Henrietta and Caroline previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1865
Box 4
Correspondence of Charley and May.
1866
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1867
Box 4
Correspondence of Charley.
1868
Box 4
Correspondence of C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit, Jr.
ca. 1860-1870
Box 4
Correspondence of Mrs. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
ca. 1870-1880
Box 4
Correspondence of Rosa previous hit Nourse  next hit.
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 previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1874-1878
Box 5
Miscellaneous correspondence and photographs.
1880-1900
Box 5
Constance previous hit Nourse  next hit to "Walt".
1918 June 20
Box 5
Winfield Scott to C. J. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
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 - previous hit Joseph  next hit Burton.
1685
Box 6
Wastebook - previous hit Joseph  next hit previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1773-1782
Box 6
Commonplace Book ot previous hit Joseph  next hit Burton.
17th c.
Box 7
Journal.
1778-1803
Box 7
Journal - [ previous hit Joseph  next hit] previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1781
Box 7
Journal - James previous hit Nourse  next hit Estate.
1792-1799
Box 7
Ledger.
1800-1816
Box 8
Book of Sermons - James B. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1790-1838
Box 8
Journal.
1805-1818
Box 8
Ledger.
1811-1825
Box 9
Commonplace book.
1754-1842
Box 9
Music book.
[1815]
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. previous hit Nourse  next hit re Estate of Father.
1851 March 22
Box 10
Newspaper clippings.
1861
Box 10
Account book.
1863-1865
Box 10
Scrapbook of C. I. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
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. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1856
Box 11
Daybook.
1864-1868
Box 11
Notebook - James B. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
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. previous hit Nourse  next hit.
1834-1835
Box 12
Scrapbook - Henrietta C. previous hit Nourse .
1851
Box 12
Check book.
1851-1856
Box 12
Check book.
1854-1860
Box 12
Printed material.
1865-1890
Box 12
Waltzes.
n. d.