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Richard B. Dickenson Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-043
Abstract
The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.
Dates:
1931-2004; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2000
Letters to Eliza Doty and Phebe Mundy
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-146
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...
Dates:
1834 - 1869
Daniel Verser Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-051
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
Dates:
1867