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Scope and Contents 44 items. Printed obituary notice for Judith Page Rives, The Times, Philidelphia, George Pope (54th Massachusets and William Booth Taliaferro's reply), John Dunlop, Thomas G. Jackson, Mrs. Sarah E. archer, Thomas S. Atkins, Fannie _____, William J. Mold, F.L. Douthat, Chas. H. Talbott, James M. Wright, Walter T.L. Sanders, Sally to William Booth Taliaferro, Jno. S. Cooke, John Lyon, N.B. Meade, ____ Ridgeway, E.W. Brown (of 54th Massachusets), Lizzie Mann, The Times, Philip Tabb, Dinsmore...

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30 items. Willie Taliaferro, A.D. Wtkins, George H. Ray, Calvin, Chesnut & Co., William Booth Taliaferro to Mrs. Parrish concerning Longwood, William. R Aylett, J. William Jones, Barton H. Grundy, Virginia Law Journal, Fanny Taliaferro, James C. Lamb, Fitzhugh Lee, Waler R. Highham, Nellie deans, A.D. Armistead, J.M. Jeffries, George S. Miller, West, Johnston & Co., C.W. Hudson, John R. Reese, jed Jotchkiss, W.H. Ruffner, S. Foster, John F. Marsh

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12 items. John Letcher (concerning Harper's Ferry, Charlestown, West Virginia), Hardy & Reothy, Norfolk, Virginia, Jennie Goolrick, Henry A. Wise, Sally Nivinson (Lyons) Taliaferro, Rogers & Langley, Norfolk, Virginia, P.M. Tabb & Son, Richmond, Virgnia, William H. Lyons

Scope and Contents Incomplete letter of William Booth Taliaferro, June 30,1861, written to his wife, Sally Lyon Taliaferro, while Taliaferro was serving in the Confederate Army at Laurel Mountain, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He describes typical day of drilling his men, making his officers recite and paperwork. He describes the location of his regiment in relation to General Garnett, Lt. Col. John Pegram, Colonel Fulkerson and Jackson's headquarters. Includes hand drawn map of troop...

Scope and Contents 25 items. Henry A. Tabb, R. Walter & Co., J.M. Jefferies, Henry E. Blair, Warner T. Taliaferro (son) to William Booth Taliaferro (concerning William and Mary), Prosser to Leah, Peterfield Trent, Ro. T. Sears, Gardner, Carlton & Baldwin, James Lyons (concerning William Booth Taliaferro's refusal to co-sign a bond), William S. Peachy, Thomas S. Martin, William P. Smith, A.H. Dury (Westover), Warner Throckmorton Taliaferro (brother), W.T. Richardson, L.L. Tomkies, William C. Dutton,...

Scope and Contents 25 items. James H. Lane (concerning Virginia Polytechnic Institute), John F. Wilson, Samuel W. Ravenel, Sally L. Taliaferro (William Booth Taliaferro at Springs), Warner Throckmorton Taliaferro (brother), George W. Munford, Mary D. Brine, James Barron Hope, notice to settle accounts (Dinsmore & Kyle v B.H. Robinson), James H. Lane (concerning Virginia Polytechnic Institute), Alfred B. Gunter, W.D. Chapman, G.J. Holbrock (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), Judith L. Tompkins, R.T Coleman,...

Scope and Contents 41 items. H. Yeatmen [Oregon Benson?], Fannie [Lutherville Seminary, Baltimore County, Maryland] to William Booth Taliafero, Mrs. Bland [concerning selling land to blacks], B. Taliferro Bayles, A.J. Andrews, A.J. Andrews, W. Bosley, son of Warner Throckmorton Taliaferro 1861, H.W. Scott to Sallie, Theodore W. Heinemann, John Richardson, Phillips, Sears & Co., B. Greensfelder & Son., Thomas Y. Catlett to M.B. Seawell, James Hayes, J.J. Bloodgood, B.W. Gillis., Jno. Richardson, Phillip...

Scope and Contents 45 items. R.E. White, W.R. Rowe, James Barron Hope, L.D. Starke, James Hayes, John S. Wise (concerning help to get Richard A. Wise superintendent of Central State Lunatick Asylum), R.A. Wise, receipt to William Booth Taliaferro from Gloucester Charity School, R.H. Baker, R.W. Rasin, Henningham, Watkins (Lyons) Scott, Robert Stanard, George W. Singleton, C.G. Griswold, Ould & Carrington, Dinsmore and Kyle, W.M. Burwell concerning tobacco, Mrs. C.S. Smith, J.H. Maddox, S.W. Lambeth, James...

Scope and Contents 36 items. Leigh Brothers & Phelps, W.R. Boggs et al. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), receipt to William Booth Taliaferro for Gloucester Charity School, John Goode (concerning Yorktown Monument), J.R. Tucker, S. Bassett French (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), Warner T. Jones, Kean & Davis, R.L.T. Beall, E. Cuthbert, M. Glennan, Louis Z. Condon, Richard L. Maury, S.M. Dold, Mary F. Stone, B.H. Robinson, E.A. Carman (concerning Greenbriar River, 3 October, 1861), Beverly R. Wellford,...

Scope and Contents 53 items. Henry C. Thomas, w.H.H. Raleigh, Powhatan Ellis, W.G. Stanard, S.F. Miller, K.C. Murray concerning politics, S. Wentworth Paul, J.H. Stine, MRs. Thomas H. Webb, J.N. Stubbs, Cazneau McLeod, James Lyons, William ap William Jones, Beverly R. Wellford, Jr., K. Kemper, Jno. A. Cunningham, Philip Tabb, W.E. Hudgins, Clementina Tompkins, Hohn Marshall McCue, Preston Belvin, Lyon G. Tyler, Henry R. Pollard, henry C. Thomas, John S. Barbour, Hugh S. Bird, William, H.E. Morecock, Sally L....

Scope and Contents 62 items. James M. Garnett, J.R. Jones, order to Jones, Funk, Warren, Nicholls, Isaac N. King, E.F. Paxton concerning charges filed by Taliaferro v. E.F. Paxton, John A. Harman, copy of testimonial to William Booth Taliaferro by officers of 48th Alabama and 47th Alabama, G.D. Mercer, R.C. White, E.T.H. Warren, Francis Nicholls, order to request R.K. Meade (as William Booth Taliaferro's adjutant), R.H. Chilton, P.M. Tabb & Son, William W. Boyce, J.C.E. Hinricks, Normal W. Smith, Motte O....

Scope and Contents 91 items. A. Rhett to W.F. Nance, S. Elliott, B.F. Robert, Sallie Lyons Taliaferro, troop returns for 2nd and 3rd sub districts: South Carolina, order of William booth Taliaferro (per R.W. Page) to General Elliott, troop returns February 21, 1865, morning report Connre's Brigade, Rhett's Brigade, James Island Brigade, James Lyons to Sallie Lyons Taliaferro, Permission of F. Kemp, William H. L___ to sister, John C. Breckinridge (concerning William Booth Taliaferro's promotion), W. Hardee...

Scope and Contents 49 items. J.F. Hubbard, B.J. Bailey, C.E. wilson, William W. Crump, T.C. Baytop, Summons and judgement against William Booth Taliaferro, J. Thompson Brown & co., John R. Reese, N.H.R. Dawson, Mary F. Cooke, Jno. L. Buchanana, Lyon G. Tyler (1st typewritten letter), Lizzie J. Mann, James F. Duncan, Mrs. C.C. Davis, Preston Belvin, J. Marshall McCue, S.O. Bland, Fitzhugh Lee, John B. Donovan, W.H.H. Raleigh, L.C. Catlett (concerning Tidewater Telephone co.), B.M. cox and A.D. Watkins, J.H....

Scope and Contents 43 items. R. Walter & Co., N.H. Walker, B.W. Billups, W.T. Taliaferro, Thomas H. Sullivan, James Hayes, D.W. McCord & Co., J. Edward Bird, Jno. H. Bash, W.B. Staley, Jno. W. Selby, George Brewer, Jno. W. Bruff & Co., T.J. Dail & Co., C.L. Miller, J.A. Lynham to H.H. Wells and to J.A. Lynham, Jacob Cohn, W.T. Taliaferro, R.F. Walker, W.J. Albert (legal advice), Beverly Randolph Wellford, Jr., Jno. W. Bruff & Co., Jno. F. Tomkies, T.J. Dail & Co., B.B. Foster, Thos. T....

Scope and Contents 68 items. Jno. A. Cunningham, P.M. Thompson, Mary F. Cooke, B.M. Cox, Anna B. Boykins, Archer A. Phlegar, Slly Lyons Taliaferro, William C. Seddon, Mary Taliaferro HUtter, Randolph Harrison, H.P. Havens, Daniel M. Murray, James McDonald, Lyon G. Tyler, Mrs. R[andolph] Harrison, Joseph or James D. Moncure, Sally Nivison (Lyons) Taliaferro to William Booth Taliaferro, Henry M. Cist, S.E. Dabney, P.H. Adams, Willie Taliaferro, Shriver, Bartlett & Co., W.H.H. Raleigh, Jno. A. Cunningham,...

Scope and Contents One gold colored screw back button. This pin belonged to Sallie Munford Talbott, who is well known for being the maker of the flag that flew over the Virginia Capitol during the Civil War. Button has an image of a cannon pointing down with three bayonet clad muskets in front of it. Behind the cannon to the left a rising sun can be seen, and to the right a plough. The top of the button features the words Confederate Veteran, and the bottom the words "Finitum Est" (It is Finished). The...

Scope and Contents 3 - U.S. Naval Uniform buttons.  All bear the same design, which includes a central eagle looking right while clutching an anchor above three canon balls. The eagle is then surrounded by a circle of 13 stars, which are in turn bordered by a rope.  The background of the scene is lined. The two larger buttons are stamped with Scoville MFG CO Waterbury, the manufacturer's mark. To this day the Waterbury button Company provides the U.S. military with its uniform buttons. The smallest of the...

Scope and Contents Three General Staff uniform buttons measuring 25mm in diameter.  Two of the three buttons have acquired a green patina, the third is in good condition. The buttons depict an eagle with outstretched wings, gripping four arrows in his left talon and and olive branch in his right. A shield with seven vertical stripes is over the eagle's chest. The eagle is looking to the left, which makes sense given that these buttons were from a military uniform. The buttons are quite large and have a depth...

Scope and Contents 16 - General Service Uniform Buttons. All sixteen buttons have the same face and manufacture mark, but show varying degrees of wear.  The buttons depict an eagle with his head pointed to the left. A pointed shield with six vertical stripes adorns the eagle's chest. In the right talon the eagle holds three arrows, while in the left talon he clutches an olive branch. The design of these buttons places them in between the Indian wars and Spanish American War. The manufacture marks on the...

Scope and Contents 8 - Victory Volunteer District Loan Pins. The center of the pin has a large V, with a hand holding a torch in the valley of the V. To either side of the V are stars. The pin is encircles by the words, "Victory Volunteer District Victory Loan." The pin backs were added to the faces with a large drop of hot metal, and none of the backs have come off. The reverse of the pin face only features the impressions of the images on the front, revealing how little metal was actually used when creating...

Scope and Contents Nineteen General Service Uniform Buttons.  All nineteen buttons have the same face and manufacture mark, but show varying degrees of wear. Several of the buttons in this group still have small pieces of fabric attached, although it is unknown if these are pieces of the original uniform, or if they are later additions.Several of the buttons are in fine condition, and even retain their gold luster, while others have some green patina, dulling, and scratches. The buttons depict an eagle with...

Scope and Contents One UCV Civil War Reunion badge, issued in 1907 to commemorate the Civil War. The top of the badge includes a Confederate States of America Flag next to a Virginia Flag. Between the two flags are the letters UCV encircled by a laurel wreath (United Confederate Veterans). The second, larger piece of the badge is connected to the top section with a small metal ring. The second section includes a relief of the Jefferson Davis Monument. Above the relief, "Richmond, VA 1907" is...

Scope and Contents 90 items. William Terry, William Booth Taliaferro's brother, George A. Mercer, Leah, Seddon Taliaferro, wife Sally, [Sallie's sister to Sallie], S. Cooper, W.B. Standard [concerning Taliaferro's old brigade at Battle of Chancellorsville], G.P. Harrison, H.M. Stoddard, [?], H.C. Cunningham (concerning defences of James Island), report of operations on Morris Island: July 18, 1863 [Fort Wagner], Thomas Jordan, William H. Sthreshley, letter of William Booth Taliaferro [to mother], A.J. Gonzales...

Scope and Contents 2 - membership medals from the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The medals begin with a small pin at the top, which is engraved with the word VIRGINIA and framed by a pattern of circles. The pin is then attahed to a red ribbon, which then terminates in the medal proper. The medal's front is embossed with the initials of the organization "A.P.V.A" as well as the year the club was founded, 1888. The reverse of the medal reads "Dei Gratia Virginia Condita" (Founded by...

Scope and Contents Three pins all bearing the symbol of the National League for Woman's Service. The emblem of the NLWS includes a shield in the center, similar to that found on currency of the day. The shield is surrounded by a ring which bears the full name of the NLWS. Perched atop the ring is an eagle with outstretched wings. A small decorative point hangs from the bottom of the ring. Two of the pins are backed with red, white, and blue ribbon that matches the ceremonial bars present on many military...