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Lynchburg (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Confederate Provost Marshal Pass, Lynchburg, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-015
Abstract

The collection contains a Confederate Provost Marshall's Pass issued to A.S. Bacon on November 11, 1864 at Lynchburg, Virginia. The pass granted Bacon permission to travel to Richmond, Virginia and is signed by Captain and Provost Marshal, Hiram C. Pierce. The opposite side of the pass has a printed Oath of Allegiance to the Confederate States of America.

Dates: 1864

A.B. Renker Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-001
Abstract

This collection cotains a letter from A. B. Renker, a cotton broker from Lynchburg Va., to a Mr. Samuel G. Murphy of Richmond. Renker informs Mr. Murphy that the people who purchased the cotton had an issue with the price quality of the cotton and that they were refusing to pay unless they recieved a discount on the product.

Dates: 1864