Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.Found in 1988 Collections and/or Records:
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.