Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
John Thompson Brown Letters
Charles Campbell Papers
Charles Trotter Lassiter Notebooks
Kept while a law student at the University of Virginia. Also includes notes made while practicing law with his brother Francis Rives Lassiter in Petersburg, Virginia.
George A. Cunningham Papers
G. B. Keeler Diary
A hundred page handwritten diary kept by G. B. Keeler. Keeler worked and lived in Petersburg, VA. The diary contains details of his home life and mentions of his work as a contractor and mason.
Content warning for derogatory language directed towards Black individuals.
Minnie A. Hill Papers
This collection consists of letters from supervisors or sponsors to Minnie A. Hill, a northern female teacher, who was in Norfolk and then Petersburg, Virginia teaching at freedmen’s schools in the late 1860s.
John Bragg Ledger
Ledger, 1826-1848, of Dr. John Bragg, Petersburg, Va. concerning his medical practice.
Letter from a Resident of Petersburg named Maria
A four page letter from a woman who lived in Petersburg named Maria to her aunt, Flavia Converse. The letter is signed M.S. with the last name illegible.
Manuscripts - People and Family Names
Mary Levick Simpson Diary
Diary, 1858 September 11-25, of Mary Levick Simpson of Petersburg, Virginiaa.] kept during her trip to New York, a brief stay in New York, an ocean voyage to England and her stay in England.