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Daniel Blain Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-002
Abstract
Four war-time letters and a post-war diary of Daniel Blain, a Confederate soldier in the 1st Rockbridge Artillery during the American Civil War and later a Presbyterian minister in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Dates:
1864 - 1870
Joseph G. Dill Letter to Daniel C. E. Brady
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-044
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter from Joseph G. Dill to Daniel C. E. Brady, written from Richmond, Virginia, on May 30, 1862. Dill writes Brady on a variety of topics including recent war news, the challenges of sending mail through conflict zones, a recent fishing party, the warther, and the price of goods.
Dates:
1863
James G. Paxton Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-071
Abstract
Letter from James G. Paxton to Major William McLaughlin. Writing from Salem, Virginia, informs McLaughlin that his name is being put forward as a possible candidate for the Virginia Senate.
Dates:
1863