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House Bill 277

16 February 1892 (MSS 7599-a) © The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia

Letter: R. W. Hunter to W. R. Duke

7 February 1903 (MSS 7599-a)   © The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia

Letter: John S. Mosby to R.T.W. Duke, Jr.

4 April 1915 (MSS 9521-g)           Transcription The Adams, Washington April 4th 1915 Judge Tom Duke: Dear Tom: Under another cover I am sending you two photos of myself recently taken. Please give one to Miss Mary Robertson & tell her that I shall be sure to call to see her. […]

Judge Duke’s Welcome

Transcription of Article Inserted in Diary of 1922 (MSS 9521-i; Box 1) To me has been assigned the very pleasant task of bidding you welcome in this old County and City; this County of mountains and rolling hills; of upland meadows and whose venerable trees stand old fashioned homes—in which, whether as mansions or cottages […]

Resources

For Further Research on the Duke Family, at the University of Virginia and Elsewhere      Bibliography Full bibliographical information on the books, articles, digital resources, and manuscripts consulted in the preparation of this website.  Holdings  A partial listing of the University of Virginia’s holdings relating to the Duke family.  Timeline  Significant events in the […]

Digital Archive

Selected Duke Manuscripts in the University of Virginia’s Special Collections Library     6 January 1889: R. T. W. Duke, Jr. to Edith Slaughter Duke – MSS 9521-h; Box 10. 5 January 1890: Edith Slaughter Duke to R. T. W. Duke, Jr., on her hopes for the new year – MSS 9521-n. [n.d.]: House Bill […]

Grandma Slaughter

(1795-?)   With two intermarriages in the same generation–R. T. W. Duke, Jr. to Edith Ridgeway Slaugther and Charles Slaughter to Mary Willoughby Duke–the Slaughter and Duke families maintained very close connections. Shown here is a photograph of Edith Ridgeway Slaughter’s mother at the age of 83, in 1878.