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Friday May 25 | Examiner.com

Carter Braxton was the most conservative of Virginia's Declaration signers

Born on Newington Plantation in Virginia on September 10, 1736, Carter Braxton was the second son of George Braxton, a Virginia merchant planter who lived in Virginia's King and Queen County.A Carter's mother, Mary Carter, died the day following his birth.A His grandfather, Robert "King" Carter was one of the wealthiest landowners in Old Dominion , ... (more)

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Related Topix: Virginia, College of William and Mary

Fri May 11, 2012

Fredericksburg.com

Ellwood Manor to host 'Tribute to Civil War Mothers'

Ellwood Manor, welcome center for Virginia's Wilderness battlefield, invites visitors on Sunday to hear interpreters read letters between Civil War soldiers and their kinfolk--especially their mothers.

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Related Topix: Spotsylvania County, VA

Tue May 08, 2012

Fredericksburg.com

Former deputy pleads guilty to child abuse

A former Caroline County deputy walked out of court as a free man Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of felony child abuse.

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Thu Apr 19, 2012

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Newport News man charged in King William bank robbery

State police say a Newport News man faces nine charges in the robbery of a King William County bank on Feb.

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