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R.B. Cringan Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R10
Scope and Contents

Receipt [recipe] book, ca. 1890, of R. B. Cringan, Richmond, Va. which includes home remedies and loose papers.

Dates: circa 1890

Richard G. Dunn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 D93
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1835-1881, of Richard G. Dunn, City Point, Prince George County, Va. including accounts of him and his wife, Sarah A. Dunn but mostly consisting of accounts of Dunn as executor of the estates of Daniel Eppes and Lucretia Thweatt and as assignee of J.E. Hubard. Includes recipes, 1848, for plum cake.

Dates: 1835-1881

Elizabeth Hilleary Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R4
Scope and Contents

Recipe book of Elizabeth Hilleary.  Per note on the inside of the front cover, she lived in Selma, but the state is not given.  Book contains manuscript notes and newspaper clippings of recipes.  Includes loose handwritten recipes, some written for her cousin Rebecca Duvall and others, and loose newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1830

Smith-Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Scope and Contents This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following: A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806. A...
Dates: 1764-1916