William H. Roane speaks his mind, pro-slavery
1834, Feb. 4: The Richmond Enquirer reports on remarks by William H. Roane, in the House of Delegates during the …
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Death of Spencer Roane
1822, September 4: By the end of his life, Spencer Roane had seen an era change. Roane continued his struggle …
Thomas Jefferson calls Spencer Roane “the bulwark of our political state”
1822, July 18: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Spencer Roane: “We look to you as the bulwark of our political …
“Roane comes forward as the champion of Virginia” – John Quincy Adams
1821, Oct. 28: “Roane comes forward as the champion of Virginia.” From JQA Diary quoted in Adams, Memoirs, V, 264-265, …
Jefferson: Tolerate any error, so long as reason left free to combat it
1820, December 27: Thomas Jefferson wrote, during the years while he and Spencer Roane and the other initial Board of Visitors were …
James Henry Latane born at Mahockney
February 1820: William Catesby Latane and his wife Anne Elizabeth (Burwell) Latane have their first child, at Mahockney, a son: …
Henry Clay: the words Civil War and Disunion are uttered almost without emotion
1820, January 22: Henry Clay letter to Kentucky Judge Adam Beatty, an old friend and supporter. At present Spanish affairs, manufactures, …
The political power of Virginia in the nation wanes, as the state’s agriculture declines
1820: By this time, there’d been great decline in the Old Dominion (see The Dominion of Memories book). Also, Virginia …
Mahockney gets a new wing
Circa 1820: Our records and logic argue that the “new” brick wing of the house was built in 1817-1820. The …
Richmond Junto core group finally moves into hard-core state rights column
1820: “Indeed, it was not util after 1820 when the Junto itself finally subscribed to the state rights views, so …
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