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An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's.

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Recipe for Lafayette Ginger Bread with the story of how it got its name. Printed by the Washington-Lewis Chapter of the DAR, Fredericksburg, Virginia. 1924. Recipe for making tomato catsup by A. Farmer. August 11, 1829. Fondue Recipe. Note at bottom: de la Physiologie de Gout. Undated. Parker House rolls recipe. 1933.

Scope and Contents Partial letter to Beloved Brethren about differences between Redeemer’s Kindom and the Baptist cause. Second Baptist Church in Groton. March 10, 1838. Baptist Church History in Virginia. 8 original letters, many about certification of membership for transfer to another church. Beaverdam Baptist Church, Exerpts from Old Registers of Members by Annie and Maggie McMannaway Lickinghole Church, Goochland. Resignation letter from H.M. Barker. Undated. Scottsville Baptist Church. Albemarle County....

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Letter to Colonel Dayton at Elizabeth Town from Lord Stirling at Aquakanock regarding enemy troops. October 5, 1778. (Note: Colonel Dayton was of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment. Lord Stirling is William Alexander, American Major General during the Revolutionary War and in the New Jersey Militia. In 1781, George Washington appointed him Commander of the Northern Army and Commander of the entire Continental Army when Washington was on personal business.)

Scope and Contents Letter to Mrs. J.M. McCrabb of Georgetown, Washington, D.C. from Captain Hill and another Captain.  States “about to discharge all the negroes in government employ.”  He is discharging her “boy Bill” and has paid Major Lee for his services. Note on back, “For Clement Coxe, Esq., Gay St.”  August 16, 1842. Agreements signed by John F. Parker and A.S. Parker to hire negroes.  Gives price and conditions of the hire.  1860, 1863, 1867. Printed bill of sale of a slave.  Handwriting is illegible....

Scope and Contents Stamps, Revenue Embossed Revenue Stamps. Virginia Issue, 1779 and U.S. Issue, 1800. Early Revenue Tax Stamp which was first issued July 6, 1797. William W. Weymouth for shipping flour from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1791. Revenue Stamps of Virginia. Photostat copies of stamps, some glued onto paper. Typed report, “Virginia Embossed Revenue Stamps” by James F. Magee, Jr. 6 pages. Stamps Pomeroy and Company Express Stamps. New York. Ca. 1861. Letter sending...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's.

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Publications, “Fifty Years of Shipbuilding” published in August 1, 1940, “For National Defense” published in 1941 and “The Shipyard in Peace and War” published in 1944.

Scope and Contents Photostat copy of a mail coach schedule from Washington, D.C. to Georgia.  Undated.Account of Stage expenses to Richmond, Virginia.  UndatedMail Coach Schedule.  Fredericksburg, Virginia.  1825.Shenandoah Valley Railroad timetable.  Virginia.  1882.Check from Bank of the State of New York to Central Railroad and Banks for $2,000.  November, 1837.Letter about the interest in building a railroad between Bristol and New Hampton, New Hampshire.  E.B. Smith to G.W. Nesmith.  April 26,...

Scope and Contents Letter from G. Parker of Worcester, Massachusetts, to Douglas and Brothers of Thompsonville, Connecticut., Steamboat Builders, giving some details for two boats he wants built. Mr. Parker is in Norfolk, Virginia. December 15, 1848.   Bill of sale for John Crawford, London merchant, to John Speakman, also a London merchant, for a sloop. Includes stamps and seals. November 4, 1725.   Orders, receipts and manifests from the Noah Steamer Barge in 1879. Places mentioned: College Landing in...