MSS. Manuscript Collections

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This letter was written by George Fitch, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, to his brother Charlie in a camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on April 11th, 1863. The letter contains information on a review conducted by General Joe Hooker and John Sedgewick, as well as a visit with president Abraham Lincoln.

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The William F. Stadelmann Letter was written by William Stadelmann at the Holy Cross Mission in Provost, VA, to B. H. Meacham. The letter contains information rgarding the death of Meacham's father, and a prayer card.

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The Parker & Co. Grocers Collection was possibly written some time in the late 19th century by Parker & Co. grocers , who were established in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1822. The colelction includes information on the prices of wine, mineral water, and cigars.

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The William Fitzgerald Letter was written by William Fitzgerald of Company I, 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery of the Union Army in a camp near Petersburg on June 28th, 1864, and was addressed to his sister. The letter contains information on the condition of his regiment, where he traveled, and his family.

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The William Sneed Correspondence was written by William Sneed, who served in the 45th regiment, North Carolina infantry of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The correspondence contains two letters during the Civil War that were written to a friend and a Miss Alice, and a tax collection letter.

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The Rural Retreat High School Visting Cards were made for students at the high school in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, around 1930. The collection include visiting cards and an original printing plate for a Miss Miriam K. Copenhaver. Other names on the cards include Bessie Louise Willard, Miss Edna E. Neff, Lewis A. Huddle, Garnett P. Miller, Mozelle Heldreth, and John A. Lindamood, Jr.

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The William B. Durie Letters were written from Burkesville Junction, Virginia, by Durie, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, to his sister Maggie E. Durie in New Providence, New Jersey, on April 15th and 16th, 1865. The letters contain information on Durie's guarding of Confederate prisoners and the assassination of president Abrham Lincoln.

Abstract The letters to Eliza Doty (also Doughty; 1808-1873) were written by her sister, probably Sarah Poindexter (1809-1872), to Eliza in New Providence, New Jersey, in 1840, 1845, 1868, and 1869 from Richmond and Culpeper, Virginia. The letters detail weather, community information, and familial updates. They also contain information on the declining economic conditions in Richmond and the sister's negative feelings about reconstruction conditions in Virginia. Other letters are written by...

Abstract The collection consists of records from the Blacksburg Baptist Church, currently known as Church on Main in Blacksburg. The boxes contain materials related to financial records, minutes, church history, scrapbooks, photographs, ledger books, cassette tapes, correspondence, and more. The collection is organized based on organizations and types of records. This includes the Baptist Young People's Union, Church Building Committee, Church Bulletins, Correspondences, Financials, Leadership,...

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The Fannie Lorentz Letter is by Lorentz (1829-1864) to her husband Mifflin (1823-1891), dated April 12, 1862, from "Cabin Home" (now Shawsville), Virginia. Lorentz describes recent events in her and her children's lives, such as problems with getting wood, issues with hens, and being ill. She also discusses a letter she read to her neighbor from Jimmie Langhorne about being wounded by "Yankees" in Delaware during the American Civil War.