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Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B8555
Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence of three generations of the Brown Family of Virginia:  Frances (Fanny) Bland Coalter Brown and her husband, Henry Peronneau Brown (1838-1888),  J. Thompson and Cassie Tucker Brown (1890-1920) and Frances Bland Brown and Fleming Sanders (1921-1964).

Dates: 1838-1964
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Campbell Family Papers II

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2007.41
Scope and Contents The Campbell Family Papers is a collection of business records, personal documents and photographs belonging to the Campbell and Sampson families of Albemarle County, Virginia dating from 1795 to 1945. The great majority of the documents are the business records of Joseph Watson Campbell (1795-1875). These include tax bills and receipts, accounts between Campbell and various merchants, receipts for goods and services received and rendered, promissory notes and papers relating to other family...
Dates: 1795-1945
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Isaac Campbell Account Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Af2
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1834-1863, of Isaac Campbell, a farmer, near Timberville, Rockingham County, Va.

Dates: 1834-1863
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Hartwell Cocke (fl. 1857-1880) Farm Memorandum Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ad33
Scope and Contents

Kept at "Bremo," Fluvanna County, Virginia. Lists farm laborers and amount fined in corn or money for "disobedience of orders."

Dates: 1875-1880
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Civil War Era Farmer's Account Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Af18
Scope and Contents

Farm Account book of an unknown farmer, probably from the Fauquier County and Loudoun County area of Virginia.  Some accounts for the government during the Civil War era.

Dates: 1861-1866
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Fluvanna Female Institute Account Book and John Hartwell Cocke Farm Inventory Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ad32
Scope and Contents

Account book of Fluvanna Female Institute with names of patrons and payment receipts for board. Also includes an inventory and account book of a farm at "Bremo," Fluvanna County, Va. This farm was presumably owned by John Hartwell Cocke. Includes produce sold and expenses paid. Of note, are some entries that include tax in kind payments of oats to either the United States Union or Confederacy. There is a loose page of inventory of implements at "Lower Bremo," New Kent County, Va.

Dates: 1857-1864
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Gloucester County, Va. Farmer's Diary

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D34
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1880-1882, of an unidentified farmer in Gloucester County, Va. It includes weather data and writings concerning religion.

Dates: 1880-1882
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

James Galt Diary

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D13
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1844-1850, of James Galt, "Point of Fork," Fluvanna County, Virginiaa. The volume mostly concerns his farming practices and includes laborers' accounts.

Dates: 1844-1850
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

James Galt Diary, 1851-1854

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D16
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1851-1854, of James Galt, "Point of Fork," Fluvanna County, Virginia. which concerns his farming methods, laborers' accounts and household remedies.

Dates: 1851-1854
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

James Galt Diary, 1859-1864

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D21
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1859-1864, of James Galt, of "Point of Fork," Fluvanna County, Virginiaa. which includes plantation memoranda.

Dates: 1859-1864
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

P. R. Page Diary

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D39 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1856-1861, of P. R. Page, of Gloucester County, Virginiaa. which concerns his farm and weather.

Dates: 1856-1861
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory and Account Book

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Af27
Scope and Contents Journal of work done on an unknown plantation, perhaps in Brunswick or Greensville County, Virginia, between January 3-June 16, 1853 and June 15-July 1, 1857. Notes on weather are given. The book includes an inventory of slaves in 1864 with their ages and in some cases their birth days recorded. There are inventories of livestock and implements, undated, but probably for 1853. There is a record of slave marriages for 1857 and births and deaths for 1857-1861, and a record of...
Dates: 1853-1864
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Robert Bolling Willcox Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV D35
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1890-1893, of Robert Bolling Willcox of "Flowerdew Hundred," Prince George County, Virginiaa. which discusses plantation life, Virginia politics, weather, neighbors, and family.

Dates: 1890-1893
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Armistead Selden Diary

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D12
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1841-1848, of John Armistead Selden, farmer and landowner, of "Westover," Charles City County, Virginiaa. The diary includes farming records and weather data.

Dates: 1841-1848
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Edward B. Smith Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV As4
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1859-1867, of Edward B. Smith, Piedmont Academy, Culpeper County, Va. which includes Smith family data; "Morven Farm" account, 1881-1888, with Edward B. Smith; and loose papers.

Dates: 1859-1888; Majority of material found in 1859-1867
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

W. H. Speck Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Af26
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1876-1879, of W. H. Speck, merchant and farmer, of Rockingham County, Va.

Dates: 1876-1879
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Sprinkel Family Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.2 Sp8
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1861-1887, of the Sprinkel family of Harrisonburg, Virginiaa. Includes letters, 1870-1887, of Charles A. Sprinkel, his wife Sallie Sprinkel, and his sons C. Carter Sprinkel and Walter Nelson Sprinkel as well as letters of C. A. Sprinkel & Co., Harrisonburg, dealers in agricultural implements; and accounts of Sprinkel & Bowman, Harrisonburg. Several letters concern attempted settlement of a tobacco claim.

Dates: 1861-1887
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Timberneck Ledger

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Af14
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1837-1853, of an unidentified farmer of "Timberneck," Gloucester County, Va. 56 p. : bound volume ; 31 cm.

Dates: 1837-1854
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection

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Identifier: Mss. 1.09
Scope and Contents This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like. The majority of...
Dates: 1858-2015
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

George Wilson Diary

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Identifier: Mss. MsV D17
Scope and Contents

Diary and plantation accounts, 1853-1855, of Dr. George Wilson, "Mount Pleasant," Surry County, Virginia. which includes genealogical information concerning his children. Transcript included. On July 19, 1853, he mentions the death of "Old Betty" with remarks on her age (maybe 92) and her good character, probably inherited by his wife through Joseph Boykin.

Dates: 1853-1855
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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Galt, James, of Fluvanna County, 1805-1876 3
Cocke, John Hartwell, fl. 1857-1880 2
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Brown, Henry Peronneau, 1883-1942 1
Brown, John Thompson, 1861-1921 1
Brown, John Willcox, 1886- 1
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Coalter family 1
Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967 1
Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Fluvanna Female Institute (Fluvanna County, Va.) 1
Mathews, Mary 1
Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Miller, Shirley Fout 1
Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.) 1
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
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Peninsula Transit Corporation 1
Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
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Saunders, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, 1891 1
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Special Collections Research Center 1
Sprinkel family 1
The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
The Virginia Comedians 1
Tucker 1
Tyree family 1
Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 1
Virginia Shakespeare Festival 1
Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.) 1
Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg Press, Inc 1
Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
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