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Allen C. Clark Correspondence
The collection includes two letters written to Allen C. Clark (1858-1943), president of the Historical Society of Washington, D. C. One letter, dated October 1920, is from C. S. Lashhorn detailing contact information for his family as requested by Clark. The other letter in the collection, dated February 1924, is from William Tyler Page, a clerk of the House of Representatives, and includes information on women who were granted pensions.
W. Graham Claytor Papers
This collection includes business and personal papers of W. Graham Claytor, a 1906 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute) and an executive overseeing the operations of a number of American Gas and Electric Company subsidiaries during the 20th century. It includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to personal financial matters, business operations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and ham radio.
Clendening Family Letters
Five letters relating to Abram Clendening, a private in the 5th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters during the American Civil War, including a letter from Clendening, explaining his reasons for enlisting; and letters from comrades and officials regarding his death, the disposition of his personal effects and money, and the location of his grave. Also includes a letter from Boyd Clendening, serving on guard duty in Company K, 128th Ohio Infantry at Johnson's Island, Ohio.
Coal Mining Photograph Album of the Virginias
This photograph album includes images of coal mining operations and related industries within West Virginia and Virginia.
Joseph Coats, Jr., Reward Announcement,
The collection consists of a handwritten announcement regarding an enslaved person that ran away from the Cuckooville neighborhood of Louisa County, Virginia. Dated August 3, 1840, this letter describes in detail -- including physical characteristics and temperament -- the escaped 18-year-old named Sam. The author of this document, Joseph Coats Jr., presumably Sam's enslaver, offers a ten dollar reward for his capture.
Theophilus Cocke Letter
The collection includes a letter from Theophilus Cocke, veteran of the Mexican War, to Dr. Brancomb Cabble, the Commissioner of Pensions, asking for the benefits provided by the Service Pension Bill of 1907.
Coffee Family Land Grant
The Coffee Family Land Grant is for 730 acres in Montgomery County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe as governor of Virginia to Robert, James, and Samuel Coffee.
Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters
Georgia Dunn Coggin (1888-1960) was a resident of Wichita, Kansas, and Virginia. The collection contains letters to and from Coggin from 1910 to 1960, primarily with her husband William and her friend Lillie Goddard. The content of all of the letters mainly concerns daily life, family matters, children, husbands, illnesses, and deaths.
George T. Coleman Correspondence
The George T. Coleman Correspondence comprises two letters written by Coleman (1850-1912) in Ringgold, Virginia, on July 16, 1866. The first was written to Coleman's brother William D. Coleman in Richmond and details his effort to acquire enough money to attend the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), as well as other updates regarding things such as crops and relatives. The second letter was written to Major General F. H. Smith confriming Coleman's appointment at VMI.
College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Showing College, Smithfield, and Whitethorne,
Full title reads, "College and Surrounding Property, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg Virginia, showing college, Smithfield, and Whitemore."
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