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Bear Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-010
Abstract
This collection consists of diaries, books, and letters of various members of the Bear family of Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia. It includes a diary written in 1862 by Harvey Bear describing the war activity around him and his service as a wagon teamster for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Also includes two diaries written in 1878-1879 by Harvey's son George, an 1863 general order for Stonewall Jackson's Second Army Corp of the Army of Northern Virginia, and an...
Dates:
1823 - 1879
Vivian Coleman Bear Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-086
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of Roanoke, Virginia resident Vivian Coleman Bear, including correspondence from E. Ferd Weigand and other suitors; family correspondence and financial documents relating to the Clemens and Staley families; Bible with genealogical notes and clippings; photographs; and ephemera.
Dates:
1844 - 1916
G. C. Beard Business Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-073
Abstract
This collection contains 11 Ledgers with over 200 handwritten pages in each from G. C. Beard, a dealer in Fertilizers and Ground Phosphate Rock from 1907 to the 1940.. The ledgers are from New Hope, Virginia in Augusta County. This collection also includes cancelled checks and bank records.
Dates:
1898 - 1940
Jonathan B. Beckwith Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-063
Abstract
The collection contains two letters to relatives by Jonathan B. Beckwith. In the 1861 letter, Beckwith writes of the burgeoning American Civil War in Virginia and what he has heard about actions in surrounding states. The 1866 letter refers to family business and Beckwith's views on ante- and post-bellum West Virginia.
Dates:
1861, 1866
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
Dale Belcher Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1997-021
Scope and Contents
Photographer of Floyd County, Virginia. Black & white photographs of scenes in Floyd, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, and Scott counties, Virginia, and scenes in Kentucky and West Virginia, depicting the traditional culture of mountain people.
Dates:
1987 - 1994
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:
c. 17th century
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
Benjamin Martin Land Grant
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-016
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a land grant issued to Benjamin Martin in Virginia, December 31, 1796.
Dates:
1796-12-31
Moses Beveers Land Grant
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-017
Abstract
The Moses Beveers Land Grant is for fifty acres in Montgomery County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe, then governor of Virginia.
Dates:
1792
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