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Records, circa 1980s, of the Armistead-Timberlake Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Includes the group's constitution and bylaws, membership reports, and certificates awarded to members of the camp. There are also application cards, which include the name of the applicant and the name of his ancestor who served during the Civil War.

Scope and Contents 1924 "August 7th, Dear Diary, Well, at last she is here, a bit disappointing perhaps, but she is here. I can’t say that she is a pretty baby for she is anything but that; no hair, no “nothing”, just a red, scrawny, squalling bundle. I have no idea what to name her. I might us the old Indian style of naming her after the first thing she notices, but you never can tell what she might pick on; she doesn’t seem to show the least sign of intelligence; and besides that the doctor might get...

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Account book of A. J. Lawrence, a metal-worker from East Weymouth, Somerset, and Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes details of his hours, wages, what he produced, and his observations of labor unrest and strikes. He worked at Weymouth Iron Company, the Mt. Hope Iron Company, Reed and Barton, and A. Field and Co.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary of reverend and missionary Arthur Samuel Burt (1846-1890). His last entry is was made about 4 months before his death and mentions handing over the church’s ministry to someone else as his health is deteriorating. The entire journal is about his ministry, funerals, conventions, visitations, marriages, his travels and family. Burt visited many people in the area and lists most of them by their full name. At the end of his life he lives in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Also...

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Records of A.P. Woodward, an apothecary or druggist from Greenwood, New York. Consists predominantly of an journal recording accounts with individuals for book, listing medical conditions and medications sold. The middle section of the volume is left blank but both the front and back part have been used. In addition, there are some loose items, 1886-1907, consisting of business correspondence, orders, receipts and bills, as well as advertisements for A.P. Woodward's products.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Titled "Four Score Years, 1880-1960." The following information was provided by the seller: "Consists of a frontispiece woodcut by J.J. Lankes dated 1927 (believed to be of the St. George Tucker home in Williamsburg or possibly ‘Holly Fork’ in New Kent). The journal has over 100 typed pages plus a foldout genealogy chart. She begins the journal with her childhood at “Clover Dale”, a farm near Williamsburg. She continues with stories of life at “Holly Fork” in Barhamsville,...