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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 1955 Collections and/or Records:

Danville, Virginia, Military Pass,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-036
Abstract

The collection consists of a single military pass for Captain F. C. Fisher to Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Montgomery County, Va.).

Dates: 1864

D. A. Daugherty Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-053
Abstract

This collection contains a letter written by D. A. Daugherty, written in 1861 regarding a cow used as payment for a debt.

Dates: 1861

Peter J. Davenport Tax Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-125
Abstract

This collection contains tax receipts for Peter J. Davenport's stud horse.

Dates: 1849 - 1850

Samuel Davidson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-037
Abstract

The Samuel Davidson Family Papers are a collection of correspondence, receipts, tax documents, miscellaneous notes, and more from 1823 to 1939. The family resided in Virginia, primarily Bedford County, Virginia, and the subjects of the collection include finance, the Civil War, and family matters, such as daily events and travel.

Dates: 1823 - 1939

A. J. Davis Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-067
Abstract The A. J. Davis Family Collection includes journals; scrapbooks; professional and biographical information; photographs, sketches, and ephemera; and a town history. The journals (1874-1927) contain memoirs, particularly of Davis' army experiences, as well as some writing exercises, poetry, stories, and religious observations. Scrapbooks compiled by A. J. Davis include newspaper clippings, personal reflections, and a stamp collection. The professional and biographical information includes...
Dates: 1874 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1907

David M. Davis Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-003
Abstract

The collection contains a ledger of David M. Davis, farmer, proprietor of clothing/shoe store, treasury clerk, and resident of Washington, D.C. and Fauquier County, Virginia. It also contains daily transactions of clothing/shoe store, including customer name, goods purchased, and prices paid; accounts with farm workers; and daily diary entries for summer months of 1890-1892.

Dates: 1875 - 1896

William Deal Inventory of Estate

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-036
Abstract

Estate inventory of William Deal, of Patrick County, Virginia, signed by David Taylor, John A. James, and John James.

Dates: 1808

Frances B. Deane, Jr. Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-006
Abstract

Letter from Virginia legislator Francis B. Deane, Jr., written to Montgomery County lawyer William Ballard Preston in 1857, suggesting Preston enlist the assistance of "Mr. Hunter" [U. S. Senator Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter] before traveling overseas on his mission to establish a commercial trade line between Norfolk, Virginia and Europe.

Dates: 1857

Deed, Copy to Daddaw, n.d. (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_DeedCopy_1875_1109_