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Daybook Worker Index
File
Identifier: id20097
Scope and Contents
This is not an index to all workers -- it indexes workers hired by the month. Name of worker - Last name Name of worker - First Name Name of worker - Middle Name Gender Race Information re: the workers Tidlow Thomas Sluss David Loore Jacob Campbell Ann Female Gully James Sluss Andrew Muster Webb Noah Decker Christian Campbell Sarah Female Fansler Samuel Muster Colber George Myers Female Price Noah Shomo John Clatterbuck Wesley Thomas Thornton Shomo Henry Fletcher William Kline David Hively...
Dates:
1835-1849; Majority of material found in 1835-1849
Papers, 1886-1917
File — Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 21, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Item 1: J. S. Leith, Nashville, Tenn., "to whome it may concern," n.p., 29 September 1886
ALS. 1 p.Item 2: Jno. Gaius, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to G. T. Rowland, Akron, Ohio., 11 March 1898
TLS. 1 p.Item 3: G. Mercer Adam, Akron, Ohio, to [Samuel] W. Meek, n.p., 19 May 1900
ALS. 2 pp.Item 4: John Lee Mahin, Pittsburg, [Pa.], to Sam[uel] W. Meek, n.p., 4 June 1901
ALS. 1 p.Item 5: J. C. Shaffer, Chicago, Ill., to Sam W. Weeks...
Dates:
1886-1917
Music Volume 54
Item — Volume 54
Identifier: id208847
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents [Spine has word "Music" written on it]. The Song of the Alumnae. Arranged for one, two, three, or four voices...the Poetry by Miss Margaret Robinson, The Music Composed for & Most Respectfully Dedicated to the Graduates: of the Albany Female Academy by Oliver J. Shaw. Boston, Published by W.H. Oakes and for the sale by E.H. Wade. 197 Washington Street, W.C. Sharp's Lithog. 24 Franklin Street, Boston. Dandy Jim, From Carolina: A Popular Negro melody...New York,...
Dates:
circa 1800-1970
"A Roll of Fame" of the College
File — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: id3479
Scope and Contents
booklet circa 1920s with well know alumni: presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, governors, senators, congress, cabinet officers, judges, army/navy and miscellaneous Correspondence of JAC Chandler, 1920-1926 and two rough drafts of the roll of fame Typed list of Rollof Fame and short historical sketch of the College List of the US Presidents connected with the College in some way: George Washington-Chancellor; Thomas Jefferson student and LLD 1782; James Madison student; John...
Dates:
circa 1880s-1990s
Correspondence, 1887 January - June
File — Box 15: Series id78172, Folder: 12
Identifier: id81447
Scope and Contents
Family, friend, and business correspondence. Mr. P. B. Price wants to publish a Hampton Sydney address by Hugh Blair Grigsby. Farming related correspondence about prices, orders, and more. William Wilson Galt writes about selling Main Street house, family affairs, and Mrs. Grigsby. Letters and replies to invitations from ladies, plus a letter from P. Morison who writes, "I should prefer not going out with you...I go with are usually college boys and the younger Seminary students in whom I...
Dates:
1887 January - June
John Marshall, Paris, to Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797 November 27
Item — Box 1: Series id159295, Folder: 5
Identifier: id159462
Scope and Contents
Has enclosed an issue of the Conservateur, a Paris paper, as an example of the abuse of the U.S. by the French press; discusses the arrests of innocent American citizens in Paris, including the cases of Jesse Putnam, James V. Murray and his brother George W. Murray; discusses the situation of American merchant marines who, being forced ashore after their vessels were captured, have no choice but to become French privateers; "France resounds with the proposd [sic] invasion of England," but...
Dates:
1797 November 27
Last name: Cr - Cu
File — Box 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: id135356
Scope and Contents
Soldier's Name Family name, city RE Craig RS Craig,McCredie,MO John H Craige EC Crenshaw GA Crenshaw,LA Grance,TN Earl E Crewson WM E Crewson,Moberly,MO Theodore Day Cripper ER Cripper,East Orange,NY Hardold O Crist Jas E Scott,Cleveland,OH William J Crocker ECE Crocker,Washington,DC Frank Moore Cross LB Cross,Gastonbury,AL George Harold Cross CJ Cross,Wilmette,IL Lloyd D Crowe Davis Crowe,Hanna City,IL WH Crown WH Crown,Drexel Hill,PA Ortel Harris Cross CC Cross,McKinney,TX William H...
Dates:
1918-1919
Last name: Fa - Fi
File — Box 4, Folder: 19
Identifier: id137574
Scope and Contents
Soldier’s Name Family name, City Robert Lee Fain RP Fain,Boxley,GA Marinus J Falsler M Jenson Falsler,Benson,UT Altieri Farinoli Ceasare Farinoli,Fitzwilliam Depot,NH James M fairweather Frank J Fairweather,Cleveland,TN JC Faw Henry Feather Lewis Feather,Savannah,GA Harold Fellows HH Fellows,Washington,DC Linton C Fendley HB Fendley,Louisville,KY Francis X Ferg FX Ferg,Philadelphia,PA AG Ferguson BG Ferguson,Norfolk,VA Gustave A Fern G Fern,Peteluma,CA Valentine Feyrer,Jr V...
Dates:
1918-1919
Leven Powell, Philadelphia, Pa., to Burr Powell, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia., 1799 December 13
Item — Box 1, Folder: 48
Identifier: id22998
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Comments on Congress and its character at the present session; mention of the Dutch Germans? being in opposition to the centrality of the federal government?, and Virginia hoping to set other states against the "general government"; has not found out yet about militia laws in all of the states with regard to Quakers, but does know that in Rhode Island, they pay $2.00/yr. for exemption... Also including ANS from Leven Powell, Philadelphia, Pa., to Burr Powell, Middleburg,...
Dates:
1799 December 13
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Old Point Comfort, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1852 October 5-1853 October 14
File — Box 7: Series id108767, Folder: 39
Identifier: id112248
Scope and Contents
Concerning the receipt of Imogen's winter boots; yellow fever scare; friends' journey to Canada; Tazewell Thompson's college experiences' different types of gas fixtures; news of weddings and engagements; allusions to the death of Mr. Daniel Webster; dress patterns; new styles; splendid Inaugural ceremonies (1853); bid to restore Mr. George Loyall to public office; news of Bishop Ives' travels and activities; expectation of appointment to Cardinal; incident of unrest at Fort Washington;...
Dates:
1852 October 5-1853 October 14
Folder 7
File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: id151983
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Correspondence about petition to clear Mary Surratt's name, Surratt genealogy, plaque for Mary Surratt, Confederate Courier, The Case for Mrs. Surratt, book reviews, John Wilkes Booth, John H. Surratt, "Stonewall" Jackson, Abraham Lincoln dinner addresses, Lincoln lineage, Seymour C. Jerome, Bickley papers with National Archives, and Abraham Lincoln's bullet. Newspaper articles about the obituary of John Wilkes Booth, clearing Mary Surratt's name, and Abraham Lincoln's...
Dates:
1936-1973
Jonathan Boucher, Epson, England, to James Maury, Liverpool, England, 1797 February 17
File — Box 1: Series id58317, Folder: 21
Identifier: id76470
Scope and Contents
Scope and ContentsReceived a letter from the former President of the United States of America [George Washington] thankig hom for the dedication of his book; assumes that this means he was not offended by it; has heard from other Americans that they liked the book; most people [in Europe?] feel that the Northern states are the "best Principled and most loyal"; Virginia is regarded as the least loyal; feels he reacted to his book as a Virginian; everyone should "unite to oppose...
Dates:
1797 February 17
Land Warrant Surveys, Land Office Treasury Warrants, Military Warrants and Plats
File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Arranged alphabetically. Includes land survey description with plats for most of the documents. Most surveys are in Washington County, Virginia. Names include Oliver Alexander, Moses Ashbrooks, Joel Barker, Thomas Berry, Abraham Bird, William Bradshaw, Jesse Catechim (?), Robert Crow, William Bryant Ferguson, William Gill, John Griffith, John Hapton, Michael Immel (Russell County), John Jones, James Keys, Adam King, William King, Labelle Main, Anderson Marxhall, Newell Suppord, (La. County),...
Dates:
1780-1830
Letters, 1801-1821
File — Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 32, Folder: 1
Identifier: id4051
Scope and Contents
1801 October 23 . George Watkins, Augusta, Georgia, to Colonel Samuel W. Venable, Prince Edward County, Virginia, 2 pages, autographed letter signed. 1805 January 14 , Thomas Tredway, Manchester, Virginia, to Samuel W. Venable, Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1 page, autographed letter signed. 1805 September 23 , George Watkins, Augusta, Georgia to Colonel Samuel W. Venable, Prince Edward County, Virginia, 2 pages, autographed letter signed. 1801 February 1, Thomas I. Moore, Red House, Mount...
Dates:
1801-1821
Blow Family Papers; Correspondence, Agreements, and Financial Papers , 1768-1830
File — Box 33-h: Series id3588
Identifier: id3588
Scope and Contents
Many of the papers in this box are dated before the Revolutionary War.
Blow Family Papers; Correspondence, Agreements, and Financial Papers, 1768-1830. [many of the papers in this box are dated before the Revolutionary War]
Dates:
1768-1830
Mary (Blair) Braxton Burwell Prescott, "Enfield Farm" Prince William County, Virginia, 1794 August 24
Item — Box 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: id112023
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Relates that she was given great pleasure by Doctor Graham's arrival last Friday Week to Bull Run and sent forw[ar]d his pacquets [sic]; he came here Monday Even[in]g and found Miss S. Brooke with her [MP]; Doctor Graham went to Mr. Tyler's to see [?] his Dulcenia yesterday; hopes Doctor Graham who is thin and grave will recover; her d[ea]r Jenny's happiness is upper most and hopes it will be permanent with the "man of her choice"; the Doctor dropped a hint that "a house...
Dates:
1794 August 24
Courses of Study
File — Box 4, Folder: 2 (formerly 67)
Identifier: id3458
Scope and Contents
Robert M. Hughes, "William and Mary's pioneer American law school," American Bar Association Journal (June 192(1). 2 copies. Transferred to Hughes Papers Robert M. Hughes, "William and Mary, the first American law school," William and Mary Quarterly (Jan. 192(2): 40-48. Includes correspondence about the article.Transferred to Hughes Papers Correspondence of R. M. Hughes, 1920-1931, 95 pieces, with clippings. Transferred to Hughes Papers Book containing notes on national law, rhetoric, and...
Dates:
circa 1880s-1990s
Jonathan Boucher, Epsom, England, to James Maury, Liverpool, England, 1797 June 14
File — Box 1: Series id58317, Folder: 16
Identifier: id76299
Scope and Contents
Will give him a brief outline of his major work; he thinks that lost aspects of the English language are preserved in provincial dialects; intends to stdy these dialects and trace the development of vocabulary; does not know if he will be able to complete the work in his lifetime; recently he has been collecting some of his sermons which were given in America for a book; the sermons relate to the American Revolution; intend to dedicate the book to Gen[era]l [George] Washington; hopes the...
Dates:
1797 June 14
Music Volume 48
Item — Volume 48
Identifier: id208360
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents [Spine hs word "Music" engraved on it and the front cover has the name Julia Thompson written on it.] There is an index on the inside front cover La Fille du Regiment. Fantasie Brilliante Pour le Piano Composee par Ch. Voss. Op. 119 .75c Net Philadelphia Lee & Walker. Le Carneval De Venise d'apres Paganini Capriccio Brillant Pour le Piano Par Charles Voss. Op. 51 50 Cts. net. Published by F.D. Benteen Baltimore... Songs Transcribed for the Piano By Charles Voss....
Dates:
circa 1800-1970
Office of Community Engagement - President’s Aides
File — Cabinet 5, Drawer 2
Scope and Contents
Office of Community EngagementOffice of Diversity and Equal OpportunityOffice of Student Leadership DevelopmentOmohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture (OIEAHC)Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture – Newspaper and periodical articlesOmohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture – PublicationsOrchestraOrganizational Plan for the College ...
Dates:
Existence: since circa early 1980's
Lewis, William, USN, official correspondence, 1804-1815
File — Box 3: Series id108767, Folder: 13
Identifier: id110816
Scope and Contents
Edward Preble, USS Constitution, Malta Harbour to William Lewis. Orders to take Navy Department dispatches to Gilbraltar for the United States. March 15, 1804. Tobias Lear, Algiers, to William Lewis, USS Constitution, Algiers Bay. Lear's orders to proceed to Tunis, to settle defenses between the United States and Tunis; Lewis to remain at Algier to represent the United States. January 2, 1807. Hugh G. Campler, to Lieutenant William Lewis, Constitution. Will report favorably to the President...
Dates:
1804-1815
Jamestown, Virginia Wedgwood Commemorative Plate, circa 1957
Item
Identifier: id222753
Scope and Contents
One ceramic plate commemorating the 350th Anniversary of Jamestown settlement. The rim on the front of the plate depicts various scenes and buildings from Jamestown and Williamsburg history. These include the ruins of the Jamestown church tower, ships that brought the colonist to Jamestown, the Governor's Palace, The Capitol, George Washington firing a canon with troops at Yorktown, and the Moore House at Yorktown. The center of the plate depicts the popular scene of Pocahontas saving John...
Dates:
circa 1957
Surname Smi-Ste
File — Cabinet 7, Drawer 3
Scope and Contents
Smith, Alvah Earnshaw, WM 1865/68, 1871/72Smith, Armistead, WM 1769/76Smith, Arthur Lillington, WM 1869/70Smith, John Augustine, WM 1800, 1811, 1814/26Smith, Joseph Hutchinson, WM 1923/25Smith, R. McPhail, WM 1853/58Smith, William, WM 1831/32Snead, Charles W., WM 1857/58Snead, Littleton Lloyd, WM 1857/58Snead, Thomas Burton, WM 1895/98Snead, Thomas Tully Lynch, WM 1852/56;...
Dates:
Existence: since circa 1980s
Binder 12: Contact Sheets 8220-8476, 1997 September-1998 May
File — Volume Binder 12
Scope and Contents
Subjects: Family Weekend, Margaret Thatcher, VIMS, Campus Buildings, Muscarelle Museum, Tim Sullivan, David Bradley, Crim Dell, James River swim in memory of John Randolph, Rededication of Tercentenary Hall as McGlothlin-Street Hall, Computer Science Group Photo, Football, School of Business, VBHEC Virginia First 2000, Busch Gardens Private Party, Sam Sadler, Alcohol Awareness Week Proclamation Signing, Chemistry Department Staff, Wren Building, Choir, Memorial Service for William Spong,...
Dates:
1997 September-1998 May
Surname N-On
File — Cabinet 6, Drawer 1
Scope and Contents
Nance, Eaton, WM 1840/42, 1846/47Napier, Lemuel, WM 1849/51Nash, William C., WM 1848/49Neblett, Colin, WM 1849/51Neblett, Norman MacFarland, WM 1858/59Neblett, R. N., WM 1840/43Neblett, Stirling, Jr., WM 1844/46Neblett, William Edwin, WM 1913/17Neblett, William Haynie, WM 1908/13Neblett, W. J., WM 1841/43Necks, Thomas, WM 1764/65Neiman, Fraser, WM 1938/76...
Dates:
Existence: since circa 1980s