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Letter from Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Richmond, Virginia to John M. Clayton about French spoliation claims prior to 1800 that Chief John Marshall had written an opinion that the claims should be paid. Leigh questions how the President can veto a bill when he himself cannot vote.

Scope and Contents Correspondence re: Shelton Short's application to the Naval Academy, 1943-44Letter by Judge Sterling Hutcheson to Carter Glass and to Shelton Short's parentsTwo letters by Judge Sterling Hutcheson to Shelton Short and to Ben Short about Shelton Short's article concerning Richens Lacy Woolton and John Thomas Goode. Newspaper articles not included.Two letters by Judge Sterling Hutcheson to Ben Short re: Shelton Short's article "The Role of Certain Virginians...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: One handwritten account book from the Civil War-era, possibly for a household or a business. The author's name is not recorded. The book lists the names of around thirty individuals, their occupation if available, and the debits and credits for each person. Occupational examples include cook, table maid, dairy maid, miller, and coachman. Some of the entries include wages, rent payments and charges, the cost of food, and other items. There is also an entry for transactions from the estate of...