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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hunter , Robert Mercer Taliaferro 1809 - (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 166 (search)
Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General ., Chapter 23 : (search)
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 3 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.20 (search)
Hon. R. M. T. Hunter.
[from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, Dec. 5, 1897.]
An address by Colonel L. Q. Washington.
The monument movement Revived.
Mr. Hunter's birth, education, Early environments and public life.
This address was to have been read at a joint meeting of the R. M. T. Hunter Monument Association and the Board of Supervisors of Essex county, appointed to be held at Tappahannock on the 24th of September, but which, owing to unavoidable causes, had to be postponed until the 20th of December.
The address.
Gentlemen—Some six years ago, in the town of Fredericksburg, I had the honor to preside over a meeting composed of influential citizens of this Commonwealth, when the initial steps were taken to organize an association for the purpose of removing the remains of the Hon. R. M. T. Hunter from their place of burial in Essex county, Virginia, to the capital of the State, at Richmond, and of erecting a monument at the tomb; and also of arranging such other test
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.43 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Hon. James Mercer Garnett . (search)
Hon. James Mercer Garnett. an Address by Professor James Mercer Oarnett,
On presenting the portrait of Hon. James M. Garnett in the Court-room at Tappahannock, Essex county, Va., Judge Thos. R. B. Wright of the Circuit Court Presiding— June 20, 1898.
[Judge Wright, who as worthily wears the ermine as he did honor to the cause, as a Confederate soldier, has been indefatigable in his efforts to secure for the court-room at Tappahannock the portraits of distinguished and worthy men of thTappahannock the portraits of distinguished and worthy men of the vicinage of his circuit.
This comprehends a section which has been singularly productive of men whose lives have been excellent and who have signally aided in making the history of our State and country.
The walls of his courtroom are now graced with a galaxy of the countenances of men of whose virtues and abilities any people might justly be proud.
Such an assembled view can but prove in the highest degree inspiriting and helpful in directing the character of youth.
Judge Wright may look
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address of Hon. T. S. Garnett (search)
Address of Hon. T. S. Garnett
Upon presenting the portrait of Hon. R. M. T. Hunter,
To the circuit Court of Essex county, at Tappahannock, Va., June 20, 1898.
Judge Wright, and Ladies and Gentlemen:
In response to your kind invitation, I am here to present to the Circuit Court of Essex county, the portrait of the Honorable Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter.
Before venturing upon the performance of this honorable duty, I cannot refrain from expressing my gratitude to you for the fied the assertion of one who knew him well: hat he was the most accomplished, wisest, most disinterested, best and gentlest of all the men who were his contemporaries.
He was the Treasurer of Virginia and collector of customs of the port of Tappahannock.
He died at Font Hill on the 18th day of July, 1887, poor, as men count riches in this world, but rich, immeasurably rich, in honor.
An incident recently published in the columns of the Free Lance, Fredericksburg, Va., touchingly illustr
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address of Hon. T. S. Garnett (search)
Address of Hon. T. S. Garnett
On the Presentation to the circuit Court of Essex county, Va. (Honorable T. R. B. Wright, presiding), of the portrait of the Honorable M. R. H. Garnett, at Tappahannock, Va., July 20, 1898.
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett was the son of James Mercer Garnett, Jr., who was the son of James Mercer Garnett, of Elmwood, and Maria Hunter, sister of Honorable R. M. T. Hunter.
His father was educated at Princeton College and devoted himself to the law, but died at too early an age to be remembered by any but his immediate family, by whom he was esteemed as a man of great intellectual force.
His son, Muscoe, was born July 25, 1821, and was educated at the Elmwood School, established there by his grandfather.
He entered the University of Virginia at the opening of the session of 1838-39, and graduated that session in Latin, Greek, French, German and Mathematics.
After a year's intermission he returned to the University to pursue the study of law, and
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Judge William Brockenbrough . (search)