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Scope and Contents Midnight Reveries Caprice by Addison P. Wyman. Published by J.L. Peters, Cincinnati. 1867. The Whispering Wind Mazurka Caprice. Hermann A. Wollenhaupt, Op. 38. New York: William Hall & Son. 1856. The Prisoner and the Swallow. A. Croisez. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co. Au Revoir Fantasie Caprice. Charles Voss. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Sons. Fantaisie Brillante de Faust. T. Moelling, Op. 60. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co. 1864 Les Puritani. Eugene Ketterer. New York: Wm. A. Pond...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents June 3, 1949 Mary Ball to Miss F.B. Saunders, Richmond, Va. Post card. Thanks for invitation. Good luck on exams. June 23, 1949 Elsie to Mrs. F. Saunders, Danville, Va. Sorry Willcox is sick. Glad you attended the Wingo wedding. Sis and Bill bought a home in Richmond. Fenton, Jr. does not look well. Family news. July 13, 1949 [?] to F.B. Saunders, Nags Head, NC. Post card. “Love it down here.” July 20, 1949 Steve to Miss F. Saunders, Alexandria, Va. Post card. May visit...

Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsBelieves that he has not written to her since the beginning of the war; since he cannot tell her all about his experiences in such a short letter, he will tell her about the daily routine; the family gathered yesterday for Thanksgiving; as a result of the recent death of Mrs. Gilpin [Elizabeth Maury's mother], only family and Mr. Van Ness were included; there was much conversation after dinner, except from Maury Brother [Uncles Matthew and Rutson] who both fell...

Scope and Contents Received a letter from Harriet in Nashville, saying that they were leaving for St. Louis that evening; Fontaine's accident on the Memphis R[ail] R[oad], he will probably recover well from the accident; Matthew and his family will return to Tribridge for good on Tuesday; they will have a lot to be thankful for this year at Thanksgiving, since the family will be all together; has not heard from James since he left but expects to hear from him tomorrow; expects a letter from Harriet tomorrow,...

Scope and Contents At age of 18 vowed not to marry a widow. At age of 24, went to church in Williamsburg for a thanksgiving of capture of General Burgoyne's army. There saw a woman whom he had seen before as married with a baby in arms, now a widow. Fell in love on sight. Deaths of Bishop (James Madison), Chancellor (Samuel) Tyler, and Mr. Russell. John Bracken succeeded Madison as President of the College. Bishop buried in vault in northwest corner of Chapel. Campbell succeeded as master of grammar school and...

Scope and Contents Letters and papers belonging to Linda R. Davis and family with unknown dates. Item 1: Letter, Unknown Addressed to Lin from Phil. Talks about Champ being put to sleep after being hit by a car. Item 2: Letter, Unknown Addressed to Lo Sis from Jerry. Talks about Champ being hit, a girl he met, making Corporal, running for high school, and learning to drive. Item 3: Letter, Unknown Addressed to unknown from Dad, Helen, and boys in Guthrie,...

Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsMeant to write back sooner after receiving her letter about the deolaton of what was once a very pretty area in Virginia; thee is a confict very near the Cox's house; news of friends; Mrs. Wilson sends regards; Mrs. Gilpin is well; they all ate at Matthew's yesterday for Thanksgiving; Sarah and Mary [Matthew's daughter] played duets on the piano; (29 November) apologizes again for not having written sooner; her neice Harriet brought her 4 children to New York...

Scope and Contents Contains the diary of Corporal Lucian Alexander, a World War II army soldier service in the 679th signal corps in Assam India. the back inside cover of the diary says it was purchased November, 16th 1942 in Tezpur, India. The diary contains a chronological description of events that took place during Lucian Alexander’s time in India. Entries are back dated from May 1942 documenting Cpl. Alexander’s transfer to the 679th and continue to July 1943 and Cpl. Alexander’s orders to return to the...

Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsEncloses copies of letter from Miss Lippett and Louisa; also encloses a letter from V[irgini]a Draper; it has been very warm today; Walker went to Brooklyn this evening to call on Dr. Minor; William has not yet said when he plans to leave St. Louis; felt sorry for Dr. Morgan at church, who seemed very hot because of his wig; does not know what the young people will don on 6 [Aug], "Mr. Lincoln's Thanksgiving Day"; Matthew plans to talk to someone on monday about...

Scope and Contents The first diary, with numbered pages, covers the period from August 1, 1862 to November 19, 1863, when the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee, achieved some of its most notable victories. She began it just after the Army of the Potomac, under George B. McClellan, had been withdrawn from the Peninsula. She reflects on Confederate victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and notes there had been a battle at Gettysburg, “but no official report, only Yankee news.” She writes...

Scope and Contents The first diary, with numbered pages, covers the period from August 1, 1862 to November 19, 1863, when the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee, achieved some of its most notable victories. She began it just after the Army of the Potomac, under George B. McClellan, had been withdrawn from the Peninsula. She reflects on Confederate victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and notes there had been a battle at Gettysburg, “but no official report, only Yankee news.” She writes...

Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsEncloses a copy of a note to her from Miss Morrill, a copy of his reply, a note to him fom Mrs. King, a letter from Harriet saying that arrived safely in St. Louis, and a letter from Major Mordecai giving them recent news of Nan [none of these is present]; rceived a letter from Sam Pollard in S[an] Francisco and a letter enclosing a check to be given to Mrs. Pollard to pay for her father's tombstone; he planned to make money selling sheep's wool, but the market...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents The following description was provided by the seller: "Pearl's (...) descriptions are vivid, ranging in length from one word, "Cold," to lengthy accounts of events. Pearl is a keen observer and reporter of what's happening at the high school and around Moravia, and on one occasion admits to being an eavesdropper. As Pearl writes about school and after-school happenings and community social activities, she names other students, residents and neighbors. We also read about...

Scope and Contents Mss. Acc. 2001.23, 2001 and undated. Photograph and biographical description of Comer Clarke Jackson (1898-1953), manager of Casey's store. Biography of Comer Clarke Jackson written by Anne Lula Jackson Morledge, his niece, on April 27, 2001.Mss. Acc. 2007.83 Addition, 1957-2007 Includes photocopy of "Recollections of Williamsburg, VA" by John Charles; newspaper supplements of Richmond Times-Dispatch; supplement from Daily Press for 300th anniversary of Williamsburg (April 25,...

Scope and Contents SUMMARY: This diary spans the period of 1 April, 1919 through 31 March, 1920, with entries for almost every day and with some text written in Urdu, one of the co-official languages in the general area today. The front pages of this diary look different from those in the earlier ones. One page has the calendar for 1919 glued onto it and the other has "RML Mathur's DIARY 1ST APRIL, 1919 to 31ST MARCH, 1920" ornamentally and colorfully written on it. The significant occurrences of this...