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Papers, 1943-1965, of Judge Sterling Hutcheson of Boydton, Va. and of Shelton H. Short, III, of Chase City, Va. The papers include letters to or about Short's application to the U. S. Naval Academy; papers concerning "Wheatland," Mecklenburg County, Va.; and historical articles written by Short.

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Letters, 1940-1946, received by June Maberry of Aquasco, Maryland. Includes letters from friends, a cadet at Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Virginia, and a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. The topics discussed in the letters pertain to the authors' personal lives.

Scope and Contents The collection, 1833-1897, mostly consists of letters written to and by James Duncan Graham. Many are to and from his children (William Montrose Graham, Salvadora Graham, James Duncan Graham, Margaret C. Graham and Richard Worsham Meade Graham) and concern their education, health and his concern that they accommodate themselves to the social customs of the time. Two of his sons attended the United States Naval Academy (one also attended Racine College). The other attended the United States...