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The Two Red Birds or St. Valentine’s Day
Love poem written by George D. Baylor. The poem describes the wooing of a female bird by a male who wants her to join him in his nest within a maple tree.
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The old Blandford Church
Poem about Blandford Church written by Dr. John C. McCabe. The church was completed in 1737 but abandoned in 1806. McCabe contrasts the current condition of the rundown edifice with its glorious past when it was a center of worship. -
Petition of Ann Fox, Thomas B. Fox, William Fox and Henry Fox to Justice George Wythe of the High Court of Chancery, 1780
Petition of Ann Fox and her sons, Henry, Thomas B. and William, to George Wythe of Virginia's High Court of Chancery. The petitioners allege John Fox, eldest son of Ann and her husband John, sold his father's lands which were designated in the father's will to be distributed by Ann to all four sons. The petitioners seek restitution from the younger John's estate. -
Oh! surely the soul was formed for delight
Poem written by George D. Baylor for Miss J.A.B.Title from first line of poem.
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O! come, Come away, to the bright battlefield
Patriotic poem about the United State's war with Mexico written by B. Green.
Title from first line of poem.
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Notes on the will of Hatley Frere and the Frere family
Note on the Frere family relations of the Baylor family by Alexander G. Baylor. -
Margaret P. Olivier letter to Ellen A. Baylor, 1845 January 14
Margaret P. Olivier letter to her niece, Ellen A. Baylor. Olivier writes about family matters including the visit of Ellen's brother George who came to collect a debt; Ellen's Aunt Mary Whiting's destitute family; and the conversions of her uncles, Warren Baylor and Mr. Whiting. -
Julia Baylor Kay letter to George D. Baylor, 1848 February 5
Julia Baylor Kay letter to her father, George D. Baylor, February 5, 1848. Julia writes about her students and to give and request family news. -
John Baylor bond with Alexander Spotswood, 1780 August 24
Bond, August 24, 1780, of John Baylor of Newmarket, Caroline County, Virginia, to pay Alexander Spotswood 66,666 and 2/3 pounds of tobacco by December 25th. -
James Clay letter to John Baylor, 1779 July 25
James Clay, Wlliamsburg, Virginia, letter to John Baylor, Caroline County, Virginia. Clay writes to acknowledge the return of Mr. and Mrs. Baylor to Virginia and inform them that he has heard their relatives in London are all well. -
H. T. Deas letter to George D. Baylor, 1938 August 11
Letter of H. T. Deas, tutor at Cambridge University to George D. Baylor of Richmond, Virginia. Deas writes in response to Baylor's request for information about his great-grandfather's (John Baylor 1750-1808) education at Cambridge. -
George D. Baylor letter to Warner L. Baylor
A brief letter from George D. Baylor to his son, Warner L. Baylor, asking him to collect a debt. -
George D. Baylor letter to John N. Baylor, 1848 January 16
George D. Baylor letter to his son, John N. Baylor, who was serving as a private under General David Twiggs during the Mexican War. Baylor writes concerning his efforts to enlist help in securing an officer's commission from General Winfield Scott for his son. Baylor encourages his son to get a letter of recommendation from his captain or colonel to support his nomination. -
Frances Baylor letter to John Baylor, 1770 March 25
Letter of Frances Lucy Walker Baylor, Newmarket plantation, Caroline County, Virginia, to her son, John Baylor in London, England. Mrs. Baylor writes approvingly of John's desire to attend Cambridge University. She writes of her desire to see him and apologizes that the foodstuffs she sent didn't reach him and will try sending them again. The letter was sent to John at Mr. John Norton's. Norton was a London merchant and uncle to John by way of his marriage to Mrs. Walker's sister, Courtenay. -
Essex County coroner's inquest report upon the body of a deceased African American male, 1743 November 8
Report (November 8, 1743) of Essex County, Virginia coroner, F. Waring, on the death of an African American male found along the Piscataway River. Waring noted the man was of medium size and marked on the breast and face and had with him a gun, sword and abundant clothing. Waring determined the cause of death to be exposure to the elements.