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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 1922 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel D. Foster Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-001
Abstract

Letter from Samuel D. Foster, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written from Louisville, Kentucky on August 17, 1864, to the Wm. Johnston family, describing conditions at the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Danville, Virginia, from which Foster had been released.

Dates: 1864

William Edward Foster Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-006
Abstract The William Edward Foster Family Papers includes correspondence to and from various members of the Foster family, especially William E. Foster and wife, Cora, as well as several members of the Wiatt family (William E. Foster's mother's maiden name) from about 1800-1920 (the bulk of the materials are from 1850-1884). The collection also contains a group of family papers and genealogy materials, mostly undated.Please note: The majority of this collection relates to William...
Dates: 1820-1931, n.d.

Henry M. Fowlkes Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-004
Abstract

The collection Henry M. Fowlkes Letters includes two letters written to his family during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1863 - 1865

Henry L. and Maurice K. Francis Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-005
Abstract

Letters of brothers Henry Lewis Francis, Sr. (1876-1945), corporal in Company F, 2nd Virginia Regiment during the Spanish-American War, and Maurice K. Francis (1874-1905), an iron molder, written to their mother, Eliza A. Francis of Floyd County, Virginia.

Dates: 1896 - 1899

Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-091
Abstract

This legal document from Franklin County, Virginia, describes the unpaid debt of two men who are being sued for the balance.

Dates: c.1810

Franklin County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0218
Abstract

Map shows highways of Franklin County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns.

Dates: 1942

James C. Franklin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-076
Abstract

The colletion contains an American Civil War letter from James C. Franklin, of the 57th Virginia Infantry, to wife Susan in Galveston (Pittsylvania County), Virginia, describing a recent, difficult march through rain and snow near Fredericksburg, recounting a massive snowball fight between Toombs' and Cross' brigades, and advising his brother to bring a surgeon's certificate when he returns to duty.

Dates: 1863

G. Preston Frazer Artwork

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-055
Abstract

This collection contains eighteen scketches and drawings created by George Preston Frazer. This collection also contains a sketchbook belonging to Frazer.

Dates: 1940-1953, n. d.

Freight Receipt, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co, Christiansburg Depot, November 1, 1862 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F10_FreighReceipt_1862_1101