Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, 1824-1826, 1829-1835, 1845, 1909, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, 1824-1826, 1829-1835, 1845, 1909, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-590

Primary Creator: Neilson, Edmonia Lee Page

Extent: 6.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: American letters--Virginia, New York (N.Y.), Norfolk (Va.), Page family, Philadelphia (Pa.), Richmond (Va.), Washington (D.C.)

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Fifty-three letters written between the Page and Jones families. Frequent correspondents include Edmonia Lee Page Neilson, Mary Ann Mason Jones, Hall Neilson, and Jane Byrd Page. Most of the correspondence was sent between Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D. C.

Biographical Note

Edmonia Lee Page Neilson was born around 1811 at Fairfield in Frederick County, Virginia. She married Hall Neilson on January 16, 1832 in Washington, D. C. The couple had three children: Ann, William, and Edmonia. She died on December 21 or 23, 1834 and was buried at Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

American letters--Virginia
New York (N.Y.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Page family
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Richmond (Va.)
Washington (D.C.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Separated Materials: Some letters are typed and located with other typed letters in the Page, Neilson, and Jones Families Letters (MSS 2016-070).

Preferred Citation: Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, MSS 0000-590, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 2, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 6: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: Letters from the Page Family to the Jones Family, 1824-1829

Item 1: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Mason Jones, 1824 July 19: Written in Alexandria and sent to Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland.
Item 2: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1824 July 30: Written in Fairfield and sent to Annapolis, Maryland.
Item 3: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1825 September 30: Written in Jonesville and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 4: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1825 October 18: Written in Fairfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 5: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1826 January 2: Written in Fairfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 6: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Colonel Roger Jones, 1826 April 1: Written in Fairfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 7: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1826 April 28: Written in Fairfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 8: Correspondence, Jane Byrd Page to Mary Ann Mason Jones, 1826 June 1: Written in Fairfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 9: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Colonel Roger Jones, 1829 October 15: Written at Amherst Court House in Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.

Folder 2: Letters from the Page Family to the Jones Family, 1830-1832

Item 1: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Colonel Roger Jones, 1830 September 28: Written in Mannsfield and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 2: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Colonel Roger Jones, 1831 March 10: Written at Pikesville Maryland Arsenal near Baltimore, Maryland and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 3: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Mary Ann Jones, 1831 June 28: Written in Washington, D. C. and sent to Sharon near Prospect Hill in Fairfax, Virginia.
Item 4: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Mary Ann Mason Jones, 1831 July 4: Written in Washington, D. C. and sent to Sharon near Prospect Hill in Fairfax, Virginia.
Item 5: Correspondence, Edmonia Neilson to Letitia Corban Jones, 1832 January 30: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 6: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 February 8: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 7: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Letitia Corban Jones, 1832 March 20: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 8: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 April 9: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 9: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 May 15: Written in New York and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 10: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 May 31: Written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 11: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 July 5: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 12: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 July 14: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 13: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Colonel Roger Jones, 1832 July 15: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 14: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1832 July 24: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 15: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Mason Jones, 1832 September 3: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.

Folder 3: Letters from the Page Family to the Jones Family, 1833

Item 1: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Mason Jones, 1833 February 8: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 2: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1833 March 20: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 3: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Colonel Roger Jones, 1833 May 13: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 4: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1833 May 24: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 5: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Letitia Corban Jones, 1833 May 25: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 6: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1833 October 4: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.

Folder 4: Letters from the Page Family to the Jones Family, 1834 April-September

Item 1: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 April 2: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 2: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 April 29: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 3: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 May 12: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 4: Correspondence, Cary L. Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 June 9: Written in Alexandria and sent to Richmond, Henrico, Virginia.
Item 5: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 July 6: Written in Alexandria and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 6: Correspondence, R. L. Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 July 7: Written aboard the U. S. Schooner Enterprise in Norfolk, Virginia and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 7: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Hall Neilson, 1834 July 14: Written in Washington, D. C. and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 8: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Hall Neilson, 1834 August 28: Written in White Sulphur Springs and sent to Brownsville, Illinois.
Item 9: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 August 30: Written in White Sulphur Springs and sent to Berryville, Frederick County, Virginia.
Item 10: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Hall Neilson, 1834 September 4: Written in Winchester and sent to Brownsville, Illinois.
Item 11: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Hall Neilson, 1834 September 9: Written in Janeville and sent to Brownsville, Illinois.
Item 12: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Hall Neilson, 1834 September 18: Written in Mannsfield and sent to Brownsville, Illinois.

Folder 5: Letters from the Page Family to the Jones Family, 1834, 1845, undated

Item 1: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page Neilson to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 October 1: Sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 2: Correspondence, D. M. Couch to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 December 23: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 3: Correspondence, M. C. Nicholas to Mary Ann Jones, 1834 December 23: Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Washington, D. C.
Item 4: Correspondence, W. N. Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 24-25: Written in New York and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 5: Correspondence, Cary Selden Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 26: Written in Charlestown, Jefferson City, Virginia and sent to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.
Item 6: Correspondence, Helen M. Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 26: Written in Mannsfield and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 7: Correspondence, John Marron to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 28: Written in Washington, D. C. and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 8: Correspondence, William B. Page to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 30: Sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 9: Correspondence, Mary A. M. Jones to Hall Neilson, 1834 December 31: Written in Washington, D. C. and sent to Richmond, Virginia.
Item 10: Correspondence, A. E. Neilson to "My dear Aunt", 1845 September 10: Written in Washington, D. C.
Item 11: Correspondence, Edmonia Lee Page to Mary Ann Jones, undated: Sent to Washington, D. C.

Folder 6: Ephemera, 1835, 1909, undated

Item 1: Memorandum, "Our Trip to Clarke County with Children", 1835 February 3: Eighteen page handwritten notebook.
Item 2: Card, Mrs. Cyrus Wiley Grandy, undated: 41 Botetourt Street. Includes handwritten note on reverse side.
Item 3: Card, Mrs. William Brockenbrough Newton, undated: Includes handwritten note.
Item 4: Note, V. B. J. to Cousin Edmonia, 1909: Handwritten note.

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