Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letter dated February 9th, 1841 from I. Fletcher to General E. B. Chase from Washington, D.C. to Lyndon, Va.  In his letter, Fletcher describes the arrival of President Elect William Henry Harrison to Washington.  "the force of Harrison and reform has commenced... were it in old Roam times the auspices would be very unfavorable..."  He talks about the celebration and protest in the city and discusses at length the woes in regard to the future of the Whig Party's power and influence in...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letter to Elizabeth Burton in Williamsboro, Granville County, North Carolina from her Aunt Adeline Alston, dated 1850 and letter to niece Margaret Burton in Williamsboro, Granville County, North Carolina from Aunt M. P. Alston, dated 1863.  Family news, particularly health of family members.Per an Alston researcher: "Marina Priscilla Williams Alston (1810-1897) was married to George Washington Alston (1801-1849) in 1829. They had 3 sons, Philip, William, and George Jr. After...

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Letter from Alexander, Grand Duke of Russia, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York to Jonathan Myers about returning his (Alexander's) photograph and desire to see him again to talk about Russia.  1925 Dec 18.

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Obituary for Eliza S. Akers, wife of Peter Akers, editor of the newspaper in which the obituary was printed.  Eliza was 18 years old and died May 22, 1821.  Envelope with printed return address "The Wagner Vienna Institute" in Baltimore, Maryland. Eliza's maiden name was Eliza S. Faris.

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Promissory note from Chauncy A. Davis to pay Nathaniel Pease & Co. "eighty four cents" on demand.  1819 February 9.

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Two handwritten orders on scrap paper for corn milling from James M. Allen to William Spencer, 1842.  Location unknown.

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Published handbill by H.T. Garnett, Jr. "calling out" to B.W. Mason and T.B. Baber to fight it out.  Includes text of notice posted by T.B. Baber asking B.W. Mason if he had indeed made an "exhibition" of the confidential letters that Baber's sister had written and calling Mason an "Infamous Scoundrel and Poltroon."  Includes text of B.W. Mason's reply.  King George County, Virginia, June 18,1847.

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Typed carbon copy of letter to Judge H. G. Connor of Wilson, North Carolina about Connor's “George Davis” address on the aftermath of the Civil War.  Washington, D.C. March 30, 1912.  Davis cites examples of how the Confederate states were unfairly treated after the war.

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Receipts regarding Richard G. Dunn, as trustee and guardian to Cornelia Adams.  1854 and 1857.

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Black and white photograph, 5 x 7, of the grave of Dr. Thomas Arnott, marked by a granite slab, at the Warreneye Church site, New Kent County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Three undated flyers publicizing the fifth edition of "The Old Virginia Gentleman and Other Sketches" by Dr. George W. Bagby.  Flyer announcing lecture by Dr. George W. Bagby -- "Movis Addams" in the Town Hall, Salem, undated.  Newspaper article about the "Miscellaneous Writings" of the late Dr. George W. Bagby, undated. July 7, 1901 issue of the Farmer and Mechanic newspaper from Raleigh, N.C., Volume XVI, Number 35 with an article on "Ensign Worth Bagley."  Financial papers, including a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Consists of many family items relating to the Brown/ Browne family of Robert L. Browne, class of 1970, including: New Testament Bible written in Swedish bearing the name of Alma Louise Carlsson (Dec. 10,1875- Oct. 23, 1960) along with the date, 1890.  An immigrant from Sweden, Alma was the mother of Helen L. Browne. Certificate of Naturalization presented to Leonard L. Bjornson, December 24, 1910.  An immigrant from Sweden, Bjornson was the husband of Alma L. Carlson...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Consists of many family items relating to the Brown/ Browne family of Robert L. Browne, class of 1970, including: New Testament Bible written in Swedish bearing the name of Alma Louise Carlsson (Dec. 10,1875- Oct. 23, 1960) along with the date, 1890.  An immigrant from Sweden, Alma was the mother of Helen L. Browne. Certificate of Naturalization presented to Leonard L. Bjornson, December 24, 1910.  An immigrant from Sweden, Bjornson was the husband of Alma L. Carlson...

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Deed, Southern Railway Pass, Sanitarium Notebook.

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Family Song books, WWII ration books, WWII letter.

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Account for Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley for household goods with prices noted and signatures of payment.  Items include callicoe, thread, cloth, shoes, looking glass and other items.  Account is to Archibald White.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mack Screenplay is a Blaxploitation film written by Robert James Poole, referred to as Bobby Poole, a prison inmate who claimed to have written the screenplay on toilet paper.  It was made into a film directed by Michael Campus and starred Max Julien and Richard Prior.  The screenplay is about a man named John "Goldie" Mickens (Julien), a recent parolee who decides to become a pimp in Oakland, California in pursuit of wealth.  However, his brother Olinga, a Black Nationalist,...

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Bottom portion of a document with the seal of the United States and the signatures of John Davis, Acting Secretary of State and President Chester A. Arthur.  September 28, 1883.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Printed broadside open letter from the Honorable Garrit Smith, Congressman from NY and staunch abolitionist dated February 14, 1873.  It is addressed to the Cuban Anti-Slavery Committee of New York.  In the letter, Smith addresses the requests of the committee to write a letter to the press in support of their cause.  Instead, Smith produced this open letter that condemned Spain for its barbaric treatment and continued enslavement of the Cuban people and also the United States government for...

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One page account of an unknown merchant.  Some of the names mentioned are Sylvester Cochran, John McCarty, John Crockett, Pat Collins, Patrick Flaharty, Mike Fitzgerald and others.  Another small page includes a notation for Patrick Seacy's board with the signature of John Landers. Location unknown. 1852-1853.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Unpublished paper by Carmen Brissette Grayson titled, "Montgomery C. Meigs: Informal Power Behind the Scenes, 1861-1862" with accompanying newspaper article from the Washington Post dated August 16, 1997.  The article features Grayson's research and the story of the Civil War in the Williamsburg area, as it related to Meigs and his family. Grayson's work regarding Meigs was later published in an edited form in: The Peninsula Campaign of 1862:...

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Obituary and news story on Major William Allen of Claremont, Surry County, Virginia, dated May 19th, 1875.

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Letter from Oscar F. Alston, Cleveland, Ohio, to his wife about his trip to Cleveland, partly by boat.  He took his children with him and tells his wife how much they miss her.  1865. Per a researcher, Mr. Alston was part of a major migration of free people of color to Ohio from North Carolina.

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Invoice from Torsch & Rea, printers in Baltimore, Maryland, to John F. Allen & Co., for 10 "Wett Back" tobacco labels. 

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Two letters from Thomas H. Daniel, Prince George, Virginia to Dr. Thomas P. Atkinson, Danville, Virginia, about selling Atkinson's land in Prince George. Daniel also mentions a House of Delegates resolution to  reapportion representatives throughout Virginia. 1848 and 1849.