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Baytop-Fitzhugh Papers
Beverley Papers
James D. Blackwell Papers
Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II)
Campbell Family Papers II
Carter Family Papers
Edmund Ruffin, Jr. Farm Journal, 1841-1843
Philip Howerton Papers
James Galt Diary, 1859-1864
Diary, 1859-1864, of James Galt, of "Point of Fork," Fluvanna County, Virginiaa. which includes plantation memoranda.
James River and Kanawha Company Records
The collection relates to the James River Canal and Kanawha Company, which officially gained a charter in 1835. Included are a list of subscriptions sold to private individuals, a letter to the auditors office discussing current and previous subscriptions, a letter from a prospective surveyor and a list of tollage rates along the canal. Individuals mentioned are John Hartwell Cocke, and his son John Hartwell Cocke Jr.
Jerdone Family Papers
Dangerfield Lewis Papers
McGavock Papers
William Massie papers
The William Massie papers includes letters and accounts belonging to William Massie, a farmer, miller and plantation owner. Massie lived in Pharsalia and Tye River Mills, Nelson County, Virginia. Letters include correspondence between Nathaniel Francis Cabell and Chiswell Dabney. Letters discuss life in Nelson County, agriculture, slavery, milling, and other subjects.