Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1794, Jan. 5 | Born, Prince George Co., Va. |
1810-1812 | Student, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. |
1812 | Served as private, War of 1812 |
1823-1826 | Representative, Virginia senate |
1832 | Published An Essay on Calcareous Manures. Petersburg, Va.: J. W. Campbell |
1833-1842 | Edited Farmers’ Register |
1841 | Appointed member of the first Virginia State Board of Agriculture |
1842 | Became agricultural surveyor of South Carolina |
1853 | Published several pamphlets in defense of slavery |
1854 | Commissioner, Virginia State Agricultural Society |
1855 | Published Essays and Notes on Agriculture. Richmond, Va. |
1858 | Assisted in the creation of the League of United Southerners |
1860 | Published Anticipations of the Future, to Serve as Lessons for the Present Time. Richmond, Va.: J. W. Randolph |
1865, June 17 | Died, “Redmoor” estate, Amelia County, Va. |