Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Letters from W.H. Power to heirs, possible heirs and lawyers concerning the estate of Charles B. Tibbets. April 14, 1924. Letter to Miss Susie B. Carson in Concord, Virginia from W.H. Power, Counselor-at-Law in Phoebus, Virginia, about the death and funeral of her Uncle, Charles B. Tibbets, April 15, 1924. Telegram to P.A. Fuller of Fullers Hotel in Phoebus, Virginia from Mrs. Virginia B. Hahn in Kansas City, Missouri acknowledging his telegram about the death of her Uncle...

Scope and Contents Bank Book for the Bank of Marshall in Marshall, Virginia for Charles D. Tibbets of Rectortown, Virginia. Bank Book includes list of securities from 1917 to 1921. Banks and assets listed are Liberty bonds, Lynchburg Trust and Savings and Mutual Savings Bank and Trust Company of Lynchburg, Virginia, Bank of Hampton, Virginia and Bank of Phoebus, Virginia. In the front of the book are notes about personal and business concerns, names and addresses. Lists of Phoebus, Virginia School Bonds....

Scope and Contents Honorable Discharge papers for Charles D. Tibbets as a private of Captain Montgomery D. Corse’s Company B, First Regiment of Virginia, as a volunteer in the war with Mexico. Fort Monroe, Virginia. August 1, 1848. Two photographs, One of a woman by Morrison Artist and Photographer in Harrisonburg, Virginia and one of a man by Bendann Brothers, Baltimore, Maryland. Appear to be late 1800’s. February 15, 1868. Letter to C.D. Tibbets from J.W. Arthur of New Orleans, Louisiana about power of...

Scope and Contents Reproduction family photographs in the Williamsburg area from the 1940’s-1950’s, many of the Minor and Christian homes. Photograph of “Wall Plantation” in Warwick County, Virginia. Reminiscences of Estelle Welch Habel who married James Turner Christian, about the Civil War while a young girl near Warrenton, VA. When General Geary and his staff took over their family home. Colonel Atwell brought his wife dressed as a soldier and he later helped save Estelle’s grandfather’s house in The Plains...

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Glenna Shiflett's papers concerning the Twentieth-Century Gallery (This Century Gallery) of Williamsburg, her teaching career in public schools and tax and other documents for property on Richmond Road in Williamsburg, Virginia owned by her and her husband, Thomas Shiflett.

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Letter from St George Tucker to Matthew Carey regarding the circulation of a printed letter written to Jedediah Morse "...vindicate the Inhabitants of this city from a most cruel and unprovoked attack...", about Carey's periodical "Guthrie's Grammar" and  publication, "The American Museum." Dated July 31, 1795. The circulated letter to Rev. Jedediah Morse from a "Citizen of Williamsburg" (1795) is also included.

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Taylors' Guild Edict, 1707, from Hochenfels, Germany (near Amberg, Oberpfalz). Full heading in German reads:  "Signatur : An das ehrsame Handwerk der Schneider zu Hochenfels" and it is signed "Oberpfälzi[sches] Pflegamt Hochenfels."The document lays out specific rules and regulations concerning the guild.

Also included is an incomplete transcript, provided by the seller, that has not been checked for accuracy.

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Travel diary (8pp.), 1950, describing the car trip of three young men from Alabama to New York City. The description focuses on their stays in Washington, D.C. and New York City, but there is also some mentioning of the bad traffic during the trip and stops for food and some overnight stays along the way.

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Two manuscripts and an accompanying letter describing an insurrection in Cuba during the Ten Years' War. The manuscripts give an account of how many insurgents were killed or wounded, name the towns that were ccupied by the insurgents, and give the status of supplies and ammunition. The accompanying letter, from James C. Burnham to Lanman & Kemp of New York, describes the status of the sugar trade in Cuba. Transcripts are included.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letters mostly to Joseph Arthur, owner of an iron forge in Shenandoah County, Virginia, about his business and family life, from 1801-1814. Includes letters written by John Arthur, his brother. In 1820, there were 5 furnaces in operation in Shenandoah County, being Isabella Furnace, owned by Benjamin Blackford, Speedwell Forge, owned by James Sterret, Union Forge, owned by Joseph Arthur, Columbia Furnace, owned by John Arthur, and Pine Forge, owned by Benjamin Pennybacker. William Leeper, an...

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The collections material collected about Captain Sally Tompkins including letters, typescripts, and news clippings.

Scope and Contents Remembrances of the War Between the States by Mrs. A.E. C. Partin of Portsmouth, Virginia. Handwritten memoir by Anna Eliza Caroline Partin about her experiences in Petersburg and Richmond during the Civil War, particularly the siege of Petersburg. She lived near the Confederate Hospital on Sycamore Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Her husband was a member of the Artillery which was a Petersburg Company. She had young children and six slaves. During the Battle of Leven Pines, near...

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Photocopy of a colored daguerreotype or ambrotype. Probably Anna Eliza Caroline Partin, the author of the memoir, per note when accessioned.

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A biographical narrative, written by a grandchild, about Partin’s life from childhood to his death in Portsmouth, Virginia. Includes genealogical information of the Partin Family through descriptions and legal transcriptions. He was born in 1834 in Amelia County, Virginia. Photocopies of a handwritten scroll.

Scope and Contents A biographical narrative, written by a grandchild, with detailed descriptions of her Grandmother’s home and garden, home life, social life and hardships. The narrative appears to be taken from letters found in her Grandmother’s attic. Places mentioned are Bunkley Plantation in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia and Petersburg, Virginia. Family names mentioned are Sarah Bunkley and David Bunkley. Her Grandmother died in 1849 and is buried at Bunkley Plantation. Photocopies of a...

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Photocopies of handwritten notes on wills, deeds and court records from a scroll.

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Papers of Anne Cary Wynne of Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes her high school year book "The Key," with drawings, photographs, jokes, anecdotes, class roles, etc., a play called "The Class Prophecy - 1927" featuring 3 witches, a president and the class of 1927 and her high school diploma.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Record book (1947-1970) of Rabbi Serouski (or possibly Serovski, or Serorski) of Melbourne, Australia, and starting 1955, of Beth Hillel, New York, N.Y. Recorded in chronological order are births, deaths, marriages, circumcisions, bar mitzvahs, and Yahrtzeiths he officiated in the community. Names are indexed alphabetically in front of volume. Entries often include background on individuals and their ancestors, including countries from which congregation members originated. Also included...