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Shopbook, 1826-1827, of an unidentified blacksmith in Louisa County, Va.

Scope and Contents Letter from A.P. Baugh [Abner P. Baugh] certifying that "after an examination of the dwelling house belonging to C.E.D. Burtis, situated near Bumpass, Va, it is my opinion that $250 will be ample to put the builidng in good condition..." April 20, 1934. Letter from S.R. Jeter, Ashland, Virginia, to C.E.D. Burtis in Bumpass, Virginia telling him how to change his beneficiary with Winance (?) Council #60. Handwritten notations about construction costs. Pencil drawing of a house and yard with a...

Scope and Contents The Civil War Collection is an artificial collection of material, chiefly 1861-1865, pertaining to the American Civil War including items from both Union and Confederate forces. The collection includes official correspondence, general and special orders, descriptions of campaigns and battles, articles concerning the war, and artifacts. There are pardons, poems, songs, autographs, maps, muster rolls, pen and ink sketches of camp life, engineers' drawings, and a memorandum of signals used by...

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Scrapbook, 1871-1877, of W. C. Elam, Louisa County, Virginiaa. containing letters, pertaining to his position as Richmond correspondent for various newspapers and to his collection of Indian relics, pasted in a printed book.

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Notes, 1845, of John W. Garlick, student at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., interfiled with a printed syllabus of lectures by Thomas D. Mutter. The book includes memoranda of a private school operated by the Pendleton family of "Cuckoo," Louisa County, Va.

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Ledgers, 1811-1826, of Elisha Jackson, merchant, of Louisa County, Va.

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Register, 1819-1832, of accounts of mail sent from the post office at Jackson, Louisa County, Va.

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Papers, 1829-1905, of Patrick H. Jones of Louisa County, Va. Chiefly accounts of Jones, both personal and related to his partnership with Elisha Melton. Includes account book for a bar operated by Jones in 1852-1853 and contracts between Jones and Melton to lease the bar, lease for woodland and contract with railroad to sell wood. Collection also includes agreements to hire slaves.

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Account book, 1829-1832, used as an invoice book and ledger, by an unidentified merchant at Pottiesville, Louisa County, Va.

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Invoice book, 1831-1834, of an unidentified merchant, of [Louisa County Va.?]

Scope and Contents Papers, 1727-1918, chiefly 1781-1875, of members of the related Overton, Ragland, Claybrooke and Hart families of Louisa County, Va. and Haywood Co., Tenn. The early papers are primarily legal documents, accounts and account books of John Ragland and Samuel Ragland and correspondence of the children of Samuel Ragland. After 1797, the collection concerns the legal and business papers of Samuel Overton, Thomas Overton, Waller Overton and Sally Overton Claybrooke. After 1810, the collection...

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Daybook, 1834-1835, of an unidentified merchant, at Pottiesville [Louisa County ?] Va.

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Journal, 1832-1833, of Robert H. Isbell, merchant, of Louisa County, Va.

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A single two page letter from E. B. Stephens (Ellisville, Louisa County, Virginia) to his sister Millie, dated 1864 November 9. The letter contains updates on family matters, chores and young children.

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Account books of "Traveller's Rest", a tavern in Louisa Co., Va. Lists individuals, lodging, food and drink, as well as feed for horses.

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Ledger, 1857-1872, of William J. Pendleton, physician, at Cuckoo, Louisa County, Va. Also includes accounts of a merchant, farms and labor accounts, and memoranda of a school operated by the Pendleton family.