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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.

Found in 1954 Collections and/or Records:

Scott County, Virginia Amnesty Oath Register

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-022
Abstract

The collection contains a ledger listing men, mostly from Scott County, Virginia, including name, age, occupation and residence. It is believed to be list of men to whom the amnesty oath was administered following the American Civil War.

Dates: 1865 - 1866

Scott County, Virginia, Legal Documents,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-039
Abstract

The collection contains 8 documents about legal matters in Scott County, VA. There are 5 bonds whereby citizens agree to be liable for performance of office holders or appointees, a deposition about jury service, and 2 items about law books.

Dates: 1819 - 1867

R. A. Scott Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-053
Abstract

The diary of R. A. Scott documents the life of the overseer of [rail] roads from Augusta County, Virginia, from 1877 to 1882. The collection includes one diary and two receipts. Information on the railroad, farming, religion, and local deaths also appears.

Dates: 1877 - 1882

William L. Scott Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-085
Abstract

Letter from William L. Scott, a private in Company B, 15th North Carolina Infantry, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1863

Henry Courtenay Selden Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-015
Abstract

The collection contains color photocopies and typed transcripts of letters from Henry Courtenay Selden, a student at Washington College and a private in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Self-Tour Map of Historic Newbern, the First County Seat of Pulaski County, 1839-1893

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0206
Abstract

Map provides the user with a self-guided tour of Newburn, Virginia, with historical notes and illustrations of significant sites.

Dates: 1994

Sessler Watkins Letter (Ms2008-084)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-084

Settlement Map of Pulaski County, Virginia, Showing Names of Settlers and Settlements of Historical Interest From the Mid-Seventeen Hundreds (2 copies)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0204
Abstract

Historical map shows locations of significant historical events in Pulaski County, Virginia. The map itself is surrounded by historical narrative, and it is bordered by names of significant historical persons. The reverse of the map contains the names of Pulaski County residents who served as soldiers in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1976