Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Found in 1917 Collections and/or Records:
Herman J. Bradley Correspondence
Two letters associated with Herman J. Bradley, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written to members of his family from Camp Butterfield and Camp Cedar Creek, [Virginia]. Includes a letter written on Bradley's behalf by Darius Russell regarding Bradley's ill health, and a letter from Bradley to his father in which he mentions guerilla action in the area and their recent capture of General Alfred N. Duffie.
Carter Braxton Letters
The collection contains copies of four letters written by Carter Braxton from Chericoke in King William County, Virginia to Dr. C. C. Cocke of Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary
The Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary contains entries of her daily activities with a focus on health, family, and religion in 1882.
Brian Ackler Papers, 1968-1971 (Ms1990-047)
Bridges & Sanders, New River Nursery Receipt,
The collections contains a receipt for D. S. Peirce dated September 18, 1874, for the purchase of apples from the New River Nursery in Jackson's Ferry, Wythe County, Va.
Bristol-Moore Stamp Kit
The Bristol-Moore Stamp Kit, a leather stamp case, is in a protective cover marked "Moore Brothers"—a store previously located in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee. The stamp case is monogrammed with the initials "I.C.F."
Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia,
Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia. Bristol Chamber of Commerce, [1965]. 22 x 29 in. [FOLDER C-2]
Broadside
John P. Brock Muster Roll
Confederate Civil War muster roll, taken June 12, 1861, in Staunton, Virginia, of the Captain John P. Brock Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Regiment Wise Legion, which was renamed in May 1862 as the 10th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Muster roll lists volunteers' rank, age, value of horses and horse equipment brought with them, and where, when and how long they joined for duty.
Alexander W. Brown Diaries
This collection contains seven daily diaries (1904, 1909-1912, 1916, 1921) of Alexander W. Brown, traveling salesman in the food product business.