Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letter from Elianna M. J. Southall of Baltimore, Maryland, to her father (Papa), Robert Anderson in Richmond, Virginia.  She requests money for guitar lessons from a Spanish teacher and mentions that she is attending medical classes at school.  Writes about the lack of men at William and Mary where “only four students at Commencement” and proposed the college move to Richmond.  November 9, 1833. The Anderson and Southall Families are from Williamsburg, Virginia.  Includes letter from Dr....

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Three checks from the Kansas Manufacturing Company, signed by A. Caldwell, President, Leavenworth, Kansas to Thomas Mellon and Sons Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  1879 and 1880.

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Three checks from the Kansas Manufacturing Company, signed by A. Caldwell, President, Leavenworth, Kansas to Thomas Mellon and Sons Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  1879 and 1880.

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Receipt for Mrs. Jane Poindexter for the purchase of "the lot of negroes" which were the part of the division of the estate of William Quarles and Colonel John Quarles, dec'd.  Purchase price was $680.81.  Signed by [?] Twyman and James D. Dillard, commissioners of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

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Receipt for Mrs. Jane Poindexter for the purchase of "the lot of negroes" which were the part of the division of the estate of William Quarles and Colonel John Quarles, dec'd.  Purchase price was $680.81.  Signed by [?] Twyman and James D. Dillard, commissioners of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

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Letter from Garner to "brother" no place recorded. Garner asks for food and supplies as the cost in camp is high for even the smallest portions of food. He also mentions that his troops beat the Yankees at Yorktown and took 1300 prisoners and ran them off.

Content Description From the Collection: 6 page letter addressed to "Mother" from Adams Run, South Carolina. Winn was a Corporal in Company "D" of the South Carolina 3rd Infantry Battalion. He writes extensively about his disdain for the North and the belief that permanent separation is the only possible outcome. ..."better far to be crushed than live in disgrace our separation from the North is distinct, unalterable, complete. We are henceforth a distinct race and no interest can again unite us..." Winn goes on to describe news...

Content Description From the Collection: 30 Kodachrome slides featuring Colonial Williamsburg in 1974. Snapshots include images of the exterior of the Governor's mansion, Bruton Parish church, and many of the buildings along Duke of Gloucester Street. There are also images of the interior of the Legislative building and other colonial houses. Artisans featured include the cooper, blacksmith, potter, gunsmith, and fife and drum corps. The donor of the collection can be seen on a slide in the stocks that are still along Duke of...

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Telegram on the "Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Line" from Ed F. Cullen in Washington D.C to Simon Cullen in Richmond, Virginia giving him his departure time on the P.M. train.