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Virginia -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:

Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-029
Abstract

The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence consists of 40 letters by 31 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, D.C., in the first 12-16 months of the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Annotated List of Virginia Flora

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-005
Abstract

This collection contains a typed list of Virginia flora, with handwritten annotations, processed for the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, possibly by A. B. Massey.

Dates: undated

Arnold Collins-Thomas Hoare Contract

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-024
Abstract

The Arnold Collins-Thomas Hoare Contract written in Bristol, UK, and dated October 12, 1665. The contract concerns Arnold Collins' debt of 30 pounds to Thomas Hoare and conditions of the obligation.

Dates: 1665-10-12

Asa P. Blunt Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-010
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Union soldier Brigadier General Asa P. Blunt (1826-1889), written to an unidentified cousin, from Fort Monroe, Va., on June 10, 1864.

Dates: 1864

Alexander W. Brown Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-033
Abstract

This collection contains seven daily diaries (1904, 1909-1912, 1916, 1921) of Alexander W. Brown, traveling salesman in the food product business.

Dates: 1904 - 1921

Mima Brown Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-025
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written by "Mima Brown" from Pulaski, Virginia to her brother Pvt. James H. Farmer on November 8, 1863.

Dates: 1863

Cavalryman's Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-020
Abstract

The collection consists of two letters written by "Mark," a Confederate cavalryman, to his father in 1861.

Dates: 1861

Civil War Union Soldier's Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-081
Abstract

Four letters from a Union soldier identified only as "Isaac," written to his parents from various points in Virginia, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

Catlett Conway Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-039
Abstract

The collection consists of 65 letters written between Catlett Conway and family members during the years 1892-1920.

Dates: 1892 - 1920

Edward Corwin, Jr., Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-043
Abstract

The Edward Corwin, Jr., Account Book contains information on small debts owed by Corwin and details his travels throughout Virginia.

Dates: 1829 - 1832