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William Chamberlayne Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap6
Scope and Contents

Photostat copy of a ledger, 1781-1812, of William Chamberlayne, New Kent County, Va. which includes recipes for dyes.

Dates: 1781-1812
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Coe Diary

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00351
Scope and Contents

The diary of William Coe, a minister from the Shenandoah Valley, with entries dated from May 29, 1862 to August 13, 1862. He writes about the Seven Days and Cedar Mountain battles and shifts in area from Confederate to Union control. He discusses slavery, specifically a man he enslaves who marries a free woman, as well as the death and burial of an enslaved woman who was his servant's mother.

Dates: 1862
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William D. Eppes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 94 E7
Scope and Contents Series 1: Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.Series 2: Photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library....
Dates: 1959-1994
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Davies War Office Order

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00602
Scope and Contents

Order from William Davies, War Office, to the Berkeley County (Virginia, now West Virginia) Lieutenant , about raising militia for post Yorktown skirmishes with the British. General [Nathanael] Greene has requested assistance.

Dates: 1782 January 30
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William E. Colonna, Jr. Student Paper

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.227
Scope and Contents

Colonna's "L. I. Essay" titled "Nature as it appeals to the poet."

Dates: circa 1904-1905
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William F. Morgan Civil War Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 99 M82
Scope and Contents Correspondence (and typescripts of originals); 1861-1865, of William Foster Morgan (born 1828), Sergeant in the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company A. USA, to his wife Eliza Morgan, of Lynn, Massachusetts, mostly concerning camp conditions. The letter dated May 12, 1863 describes the infantry's participation in the Battle of Chancellorsville. Morgan's letters are written near Harper's Ferry, Fairfax Station and Stafford Courthouse, Virginia, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Baltimore,...
Dates: 1861-1865
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Fairbairn Account Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap13
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1823, of William Fairbairn which includes a record of marches made with a [military troops] from Augusta County, Va. The volume also includes carpenter's accounts (recording coffins constructed) and farmers' and laborers' accounts.

Dates: 1823
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Floyd Cox Pledge to Teach Fulfillment Form

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Identifier: UA 5.269
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one form, completed by William Floyd Cox, reporting how he fulfilled his pledge to the State Male Normal College and William & Mary to teach.

Pledges such as this were required of Virginia students who attended William and Mary receiving financial assistance with the understanding they would teach in Virginia upon graduation.

Dates: 1907 March 3
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Fravel Account Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap14
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1849-1875, of William Fravel, Shenandoah County, Va. which includes a remedy for "itch."

Dates: 1849-1875
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William G. Stanard Papers

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Identifier: SC 00579
Scope and Contents Letters, 1888-1928, written to William G. Stanard, secretary of the Virginia Historical Society and editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography concerning historical and genealogical matters. Includes letters from Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, J. Franklin Jameson, Lyon G. Tyler, and W. A. R. Goodwin. Some of the letters concern the College of William and Mary and the history of Williamsburg, Va. June 15, 1925, letter from W. G. Stanard to E.G. Swem concerning a portrait of General R....
Dates: 1888-1928
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Gooch Murder Trial Commission Order

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01851
Content Description

Handwritten commission for a trial signed by William Gooch, Lt. Governor of the then Colony of Virginia, to a list of men from Prince George County, Virginia. The order outlines the trial for an enslaved woman named Nutty, belonging to Lewis Green, held in gaol, for charges she murdered Sam, an enslaved male belonging to Burwell Green.

Dates: 23 August 1739
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Grantham Journal

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap15
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1827-1838, of William Grantham of Berkeley County, Va. [W. Va.]

Dates: 1827-1838
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William H. Parrish and Co. Journal

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame99
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1869-1871, of William H. Parrish and Co., merchants, of Columbia [Fluvanna County], Va.

Dates: 1869-1871
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William H. Seawell Letter

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Identifier: SC 00100
Scope and Contents Letter from William H. Seawell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 21st Virginia Militia based in Gloucester, VA at Ware Camp to Colonel Crump (Charles A.) dated November 21, 1861.  Seawell discusses the relative quiet in the area, no report of slaves escaping, and writes to ask for more instruction regarding the mustering of additionall officers and troops.  He also relates that he has instructed his men off duty to act as policemen in order to arrest run away negroes and also to force work upon...
Dates: 1861 November 26
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Henry DeBell Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.2 D35
Scope and Contents Papers of William Henry DeBell, teacher in Staunton, Va. and Fairfax County, Va.; and deputy superintendent of schools in San Francisco, Calif., 1914-1931. Includes congratulatory letters and testimonials upon his retirement in 1931. Also includes correspondence, 1928-1930, of Mrs. William H. DeBell [Lucy Brockenborough Daingerfield DeBell] concerning the Colonial Dames of America; genealogical material on the Daingerfield family; and a newpaper clipping concerning the diary of John...
Dates: 1821-1931
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Humphreys Letter

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Identifier: SC 00330
Scope and Contents

A letter by William Humphreys, near Port Republic, to "My dear Mother" giving details of the Valley campaign with many references to Stonewall Jackson.

Dates: 1862 June 14
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William Inskeep Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame66
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1802-1859, of William Inskeep, merchant and farmer.

Dates: 1802-1859
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Duckwall Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00998
Scope and Contents Account book of pioneer William J. Duckwall containing entries that document his business activities in Sonora, Tuolumne County, California. Duckwall was involved in the cattle business. He lists items he has purchased, items purchased from him and payments to workers with references to ranches, mining companies, cattle, lumber, tobacco and horses. He notes the prices paid for livestock, goods and services, workers' meals and other items. Accounts are with miners and farmers in the area. ...
Dates: 1858-1876; 1889
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Harris Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00296
Scope and Contents

This letter is from William J. Harris, in Camp near Falling Creek, to "My Dearest Lia," no place. Harris renews his invitation of yesterday's letter for her to come to Virginia if accompanied by another woman. He will apply for a furlough, but it will probably be turned down. He thinks constantly of his "dear absent wife."

Dates: 1863 March 14
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Harrison Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Am10
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1843-1858, of William J. Harrison, physician of Sussex County, Va.

Dates: 1843-1858
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Maddocks papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01888
Content Description

Collection contains newspaper clippings, military reports, letters, and book chapters related to the Destroyer Truxton and its sinking.

Dates: 1942-1974
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Pendleton Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Am11 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1857-1872, of William J. Pendleton, physician, at Cuckoo, Louisa County, Va. Also includes accounts of a merchant, farms and labor accounts, and memoranda of a school operated by the Pendleton family.

Dates: 1857-1872
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Shelton General Merchandise (Lovingston, Va.) Records

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.285
Scope and Contents Business records, 1932 and 1943-1946 (bullk), of William J. Shelton General Merchandise in Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia. The majority of the records consist of mailings to William Shelton by various district offices of the U.S. Office of Price Administration (OPA). Examples are the Lovingston War Price and Rationing Board in Lovingston, Virginia, the Roanoke District Office, or the Georgia Office. Some of the topics of the bulletins and circulars include instructions for rationing,...
Dates: 1932, 1943-1946; Majority of material found within 1943-1946
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Smith Diary

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00782
Scope and Contents Diary of a worker, probably William J. Smith, of Visalia, Tulare County, California, recording his varying types of daily work, income and expenses, weather, health issues and social life for January through 11 November, 1937. The following description was provided by the seller: "This is a handwritten diary printed on the cover "The Clipper Diary 1937". Inside this diary is a Tulare County General Hospital Out-Patient Department card for William J. Smith of...
Dates: 1937
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

William J. Wright Ovid Translation

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Li5
Scope and Contents

Translation, 1883, of Phaethon from the Metamorphoses of Ovid. Translated by William J. Wright of Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Dates: 1883
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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