Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1917 Collections and/or Records:
Perspective View, Suggested Ultimate Development of the War Memorial Group at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia
Map shows an illustrated perspective view of the suggested plan for the War Memorial Group at VPI.
Peter J. Davenport Tax Receipts, 1849-1850 (Ms2009-125)
Petersburg
Hand-drawn depiction of Petersburg, in pencil. Illustrator is unknown. Beneath the illustration is this caption: "This view is taken on an eminence about half a mile north of the central part of the town. In the center is seen the Depot of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad on the right the Appomattox view, and beyond the principal part of Petersburg."
Petition, Filed in Claim of Squire Bosworth Estate Against U.S. Government for Wartime Losses, November 6, 1888 (Ms2010-060)
Pettigrew Family Papers
This collection includes materials from multiple generations of the Pettigrew family ranging from the 1820s to the 1940s. Materials include financial documents, legal documents, correspondence, and ephemera.
John Howe Peyton Letter
The collecton consists of a letter from John Howe Peyton in Staunton to his first wife's mother, Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837) at Fotheringay, Montgomery County, Virginia.