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G. E. Roberts Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-026
Abstract
The G. E. Roberts Letter contains information pertaining to an African American man shooting a white doctor, Dr. Hammet, in Christiansburg, VA. The letter is written to Walter J. Reeve in Central Depot, VA on February 8, 1874.
Dates:
1874-02-08
Virginia Receipts for Enslaved Persons
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-038
Abstract
This collection contains nineteenth century financial documents, including tax records for various Virginia residents. Also included are several hand-written receipts mentioning the sale or labor of enslaved people, including a Black child named Peter and a Black man named Bob.
Dates:
1823 - 1865