John Minor |
John Minor<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 24 1796 - Hazel Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States<br>Death: June 12 1862 - Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States<br>Parents: General John Minor, Lucy Landon Minor (born Carter)<br>Siblings: Minor, Landon Carter Minor, Overton Cosby Minor, Mary Berkeley Blackford (born Minor), Charles Landon Carter Minor, Dr. Lewis Willis Minor Sr.</a>, Lucius Horatio Minor, Rev. Lancelot Byrd Minor, Dr. James Monroe Minor<br> Additional information:
Education: He received his education at St John's College in Maryland.
Sea: After completing his education he went to sea on. 74 gun man-of-war as the secretary to the Commodore. He went fir travel but was restive inder ther discipline and after one voyage he resigned.
Studyoflaw: After returning from sea, he studied law, but as his means were ample enough to meet all his wants he gave little attention to its practical and more useful knowledge and soon abandoned its active practice.
InterestinthehistoryofVirginiaanditsfolklore: Long before he died he was deemed to be the most trustworthy authority in such matters. He had doubtless the largest and most valuable library of Virginia books and manuscripts owned by one person at that time and his collection of ancient relics and curios connected with Colonial times was vastly entertaining. He contributed much to this history line in the "Lterary Messenger" and other like magazines and was always a welcome writer in their columns.
Hisdeath: He died in the year 1862 when his much loved Fredericksburg was the centre of military operations; but as none of his immediate family re sided in the area at that time his library and collections remained after his death in his offices, which were in a brick building in the yard of his residence. Both the residence and offices were much injured by shells from the Confederate batteries on Willis's And Marye's Hill and several passed through hisnbook and stores, scattering them in every direction; but as bad as that was many of his treasures would have been saved but for the fact that his premises were occupied during the battle by Federal troops, many of whom must have understood the value of his collection for few were left the day after the battle when the spot was visited by four of his Blackford nephews. The destruction of his collection was a heavy loss to his estate, but an even heavier loss to the traditional lore of Virginia.
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