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Checkbook, 1803-1804, of an unidentified person in account with the Bank of Alexandria, Va.

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Catherine Powell letter, 1861 June 10, to "Ellen" (assumed to be her daughter Mary Ellen Powell Adie) about the evacuation of Alexandria, Virginia after its occupation by Union forces on May 24, 1861. This letter is written from a Confederate point of view.

Scope and Contents A handwritten discourse on the moral causes of the ascendency of the Anglo Saxon race delivered at Alexandria, Virginia, Lyceum, Dec. 15, 1846, and Jan. 5, 1847. First page: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I shall venture to throw on your indulgence, this evening, some observations on the moral causes o the ascendency of the Anglo-Saxon race.  As most of us here present belong to that branch of the great human family, our interst may be supposed to be peculiar in...

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Journals, 1795-1805, of Abraham Hewes, merchant, of Alexandria, Va.

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Letter copybook, 1804-1806, of James Patton, planter, commission merchant, and shipowner, Alexandria, Va.