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Bedford County, Virginia (reproduction),
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0091
Abstract
Map is a 1986 reprint, with the full title "Bedford County Virginia, Reprint of the 1931 Map by S. S. Lynn, Amended to show modern routes and sights." Includes illustration of the Peaks of Otter and indexes of towns and schools.
Dates:
1931
Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-009
Abstract
Letter written by "Aunt Hetty" (or Netty) at Bedford [Pennsylvania] on August 26, 1861, and addressed to "My dear John," relaying personal and local news, including the presence of Confederate Colonel [John] Pegram, recuperating at the local springs.
Dates:
1861
Bedford, Virginia, Auction Ledger
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-135
Abstract
The Bedford, Virginia, Auction Ledger was written May 29-30, 1889. The Ledger contains descriptions of items sold, such as chain, and their buyers at the auction.
Dates:
1889 - 1890
Max Beerbohm Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-002
Abstract
The collection consists of three letters by Max Beerbohm, one to "Miss Peacock" and the other two unidentified recipients.
Dates:
1900 - 1909
Robert Burns Haldane Begg Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1963-005
Abstract
The collection contains a VPI honor list for 1897-1898, a 1948 Chi Epsilon dinner program, a 1962 list of living alumni who attended VAMC prior to 1900, a 1926 silver tray, and a 1933 trophy.
Dates:
1898, 1926, 1933, 1948, 1962
Dale Belcher Photographs
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-021
Abstract
Photographs taken by Dale Belcher, depicting Appalachian culture, buildings, and people in southwestern Virginia; Kentucky; North Carolina; and West Virginia.
Dates:
1987 - 1994
William Belew Claim for Quartermaster Stores
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-047
Abstract
The collection contains the William Belew claim for quartermaster stores stolen from his farm by Confederate forces in 1863 and 1864 during the American Civil War. The claim is dated 1868, and lists food, livestock, and fodder confiscated by three different Confederate units.
Dates:
1868
Belgii Novi. Angliæ Novæ, et partis virginiæ Novissima Delineatio (reproduction),
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0006
Abstract
Facsimile of 17th century map of the northeastern United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Saint Lawrence River, encompassing present-day Maryland to New Hampshire, including part of Virginia.
Dates:
[1650?]
Francis Bell Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-088
Abstract
This collection contains a letter from Francis Bell (1820-1893), a cattle dealer from Augusta County, Virginia, to Major James R. Kent, an enslaver and plantation owner in Montgomery County, Virginia. In the letter dated October 18, 1860, Bell asks Kent to sell him his stock of cattle directly rather than going through the firm of Crouse and [Sons?].
Dates:
1860
Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-040
Abstract
The Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection contains the personal papers and financial records of members of four prominent families. Included are members of the Bell, Kent, Cloyd, and Withrow families, as well as, materials from related families and acquaintances. This is a diverse collection containing materials dating from 1780 to 1998. Items of interest include several Land Deeds and Warrant from the late 18th Century, including one signed by Benjamin Harrison, then Governor of...
Dates:
1780 - 1998
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