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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 1977 Collections and/or Records:

James E. Wray Civil War Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-027
Abstract

The James E. Wray Civil War Letter comprises a letter written by Wray in Winchester, Virginia, to his sister on July 11, 1861. Wray discusses his health and the question of where his Confederate regiment will go next with Union troops approaching Winchester.

Dates: July 11, 1861

Henry C. Wysor Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-012
Abstract This collection includes three series of papers of Henry C. Wysor and his family members. The first series comprises personal correspondence sent to Henry C. Wysor, his wife Mary E. Wysor who is sometimes referred to as Mrs. Henry C. Wysor, and his daughter Mary S. Wysor. The second series consists of papers regarding Henry C. Wysor's two businesses, his Apple Orchard and Life Insurance Branch. The Apple Orchard papers include correspondences and ledger paper sheets. The Life Insurance...
Dates: 1869 - 1918

Henry Wysor Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-026
Abstract

This collection has photocopies of four family record pages from the Henry Wysor family Bible. The papers list the births, deaths, and marriages of the Wysor family line from the 1770s-1960s, starting with Henry Wysor (1755-1844) and his wife Barbary An Ripseed (ca. 1758-1837).

Dates: undated

John C. Wysor Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-056
Abstract

The John C. Wysor Letter is a letter from physician John C. Wysor (1854-1919) in Clifton Forge, Virginia to his brother Henry C. Wysor, in Dublin, Virginia, written on May 3, 1912. The letter details one of John C. Wysor's patient's medical payments.

Dates: 1912

Robert E. Wysor Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-057
Abstract

The Robert E. Wysor Account Book is an account book from 1891-1914 that includes receipts, correspondence, and more. The documentation of the account book appears to be both personal and business related. Wysor (1862-1936) was a civil engineer and farmer from Dublin, Virginia.

Dates: 1891 - 1914

Rufus J. Wysor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1968-008
Abstract

The collection includes two letters from his father, Henry C., written in 1889 and 1904, as well as two forms from the VPI Military Department, dated 1905 and signed by Rufus J. Wysor.

Dates: 1889, 1904-1905

Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-107
Abstract

The collection contains one Confederate subsistence order for Joseph Ferdinand Kent, Commander of the Wythe County Home Guards.

Dates: 1864

Wythe County, Virginia Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-028
Abstract

Ledger containing entries apparently made in Wythe County, Virginia, including records of labor expenses and income derived from sales of goods.

Dates: 1870 - 1881

Wythe County, Virginia, Public Sale List

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-054
Abstract

The collection consists of an advertisement for a sale of public lots in Wythe County, Virginia, prepared in 1908.

Dates: 1908

Wytheville Quadrangle

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0799