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Photocopy of an account book belonging to Dr. Thomas P. Marston of James City County, Virginia, from 1852-1871.

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An 8 x 10 photograph of William and Mary students in front of the George Wythe House, May 1875. Names of students are identified on the back of the photograph.

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Photocopy of the certication of incorporation of the Order of the First Families of Virginia, 1607-1620, with accompanying correspondence designating the College of William and Mary as the home of the Charter. Also included is a document signed by George M. Bryant, Jr., of the State Corporation Commission, which verified that the photocopy was a true copy of the charter.

Photostats likely made in 1979 or 1980. Certificate dated 1980, program dated 1979.

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Photostatic copies (likely made circa 1965-1970) of letters written to Mollie M. Graves in Charles City Courthouse, who recently left Williamsburg, Virginia, from friends and relatives who reside in Williamsburg.  The letters are addressed in care of Robert W. Graves.

Signatures of letter writers include E.B. Bowman, Martha  and Cousin Sallie.  4 letters.

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Letters, 1949-1951, written by Alex Galt Robinson, Harrods Creek, Kentucky to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Virginia. The letters contain biographical material relating to the Galt and Craig families of Williamsburg. Includes references to Doctor William Craig Galt and Doctor Norborne Craig Galt, both of Louisville, Kentucky, Doctor John Minson Galt, Elizabeth Judith Galt, Alexander Dickie Galt and Alexander Craig.

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Photocopy of letter from Johnston in Lexington, Kentucky to William G. Taliaferro in Bowling Green, Virginia about the end of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. September 30, 1867.

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Single sheet, two page advertisement for land for sale in Surry County, Virginia, known as South Claremont and an extension of Claremont Colony.  Advertisement dated June 1887, Number 33, and published in Raymond, Surry County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letter written in French from Williamsburg, Virginia, by J. Michel, Captain of the French vessel, Le Lion, which was loading tobacco in the James River to transport to Europe, dated June 26, 1778.  Michel returned from a voyage from L'Orient in the company of Le Vicomte de Vaux commanded by Pierre Donat. Le Lion was threatened by English vessels in the Chesapeake Bay, including the St. Alban and the Solbay. Michel had sailed to New London, Connecticut and back to Williamsburg where he stayed...

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Photostat made in 1965 of a letter from Robert E. Lee, West Point, to Winfield Scott,  congratulating Scott on his appointment as lieutenant-general and describing a dinner that Lee gave to celebrate the appointment.  February 14, 1855.

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Concerns a copy of Sherwood's book mistakenly incribed for the library of the College of William and Mary and the possible use of the book for English 102 courses.  December 15, 1948.

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Letter from W. M. M.[?], Washington, D.C.,  to President Lincoln about Rev. Dr. Jenkins seeking a post as chaplain in one of the army hospitals and about Dr. Jenkins' decision to leave behind all his property and dependents rather than remain under the "Rebel Flag."  August 11, [1863].   Includes correspondence about the purchase of the letter.

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Letter from Sir John Soane, Lincoln's Inn Fields [London, England] to [?] Watson.  Requests Mr. Watson to send his cart to the Royal Academy for three drawings "sent there previous to the exhibition." Includes an engraving, printed by Fisher, Son & Co., of Soane by James Thomson, after the painting of Soane by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a pamphlet on Sir John Soane's Museum.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Items related to the history of Norge, Virginia. "The Beginning of Norse Immigration to America" a reading by Mrs. Hilds Hove Dunn of a composition by H.A. Maakestad on October 19, 1975 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Daily Press "Your Neighbors" article on Norge, October 24, 1984. Copy of an article on Riverview Plantation. Copy of a paper, "The Norge Virginia Post Colonial Colony." Copy of 1972 translation from Norwegian of...

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Copy of a partial typed transcript and a manuscript of the "Partial History of Mrs. Remember Thorp's Life" by Mrs. Remember Bowen Thorp. One page tells of her early childhood, and the next two pages tell of her visit to Virginia and the Williamsburg area in 1907.

Original is owned by the Thorp Family.

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Letter from Dave Brown, Williamsburg, Virginia to Laura where he refers to a book, Alone by Marion Harland, describes the negroes and their activities in the area and tells about the sale of a farm, his job and commissions.  4 pp. September 6, 1878.  Letter is fragile and in need of repair.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Includes correspondence between CCC members of camp 2, 4 and 5 working on the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, newspapers (1 issue of the CCC newspaper "Happy Days", Vol. 1, No. 15, 26 August, 1933; two issues of the Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va., 27 October, 1934 and 8 May, 1935); photographs, and the printed report "White Pine Blister Rust" by Charles Lathrop Pack. There are approximately 35-40 photographs including group photographs of CCC members, camps and other...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Includes correspondence between CCC members of camp 2, 4 and 5 working on the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, newspapers (1 issue of the CCC newspaper "Happy Days", Vol. 1, No. 15, 26 August, 1933; two issues of the Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va., 27 October, 1934 and 8 May, 1935); photographs, and the printed report "White Pine Blister Rust" by Charles Lathrop Pack. There are approximately 35-40 photographs including group photographs of CCC members, camps and other...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Typescripts of material concerning Richard Bland, (1710-1776), of Williamsburg, Virginia composed mainly of biographical and genealogical information on Bland and his family and information about the Bland House in Williamsburg, Virginia. Also included, biographical material on Henry Wetherburn in connection with running his tavern in Williamsburg. This material concerns the dates of 1671-1776 although the typescripts are not from that era. The typescripts of the articles and notes on the...

Scope and Contents Obituaries and the story of Williamsburg residents Edwin A. Gilley and Comer C. Jackson who died when their car fell through the open draw on the Chickahominy Bridge, undated, obituary of murdered Harry Burleson of James City County in 1922, photograph of woman in a canoe with a note that it might be Virginia Waltrip, Notebook of handwritten stories by Ellsworth Ayers, dated 1909.Sketch of animals on prescription pad drawn by Dr. David J. King of Williamsburg, Virginia. Ca....

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Photographs of students from the Five Forks School, with some of the students identified by name. 1923-1928

Photograph of Boy Scout Troop 103 in Williamsburg, Virginia. February 1932.

Scope and Contents The following listing of items included in this collection was provided by the seller, and has neither been verified not edited by staff."This lot includes items from estate of retired United States Air Force Lt. Col. Command Pilot, who served with the 14th Air Force in China during World War II. These include handwritten and typed letters to him from people he met while stationed in China during WWII; and various photos. 1) Permanent Pass, City of Shanghai, for American...

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Letter from John Garland at Richmond, Virginia, to Herman Thorn, New York, concerning Herman Thorn Junior's gallantry in the Mexican War. ALS.  December 31, 1847.  Includes notes about John Garland, General William J. Worth ahd Herman Thom, Jr., who drowned in 1849.