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Staunton (Va.)--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Briscoe G. Baldwin Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap1
Scope and Contents

Bound volume intended to have been used as a daybook by Briscoe G[erard] Baldwin of Staunton, Va.

Dates: 1831

Crawford & Co. Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ali1
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1865-1867, of Crawford & Co., Staunton, Virginia, a livery stable. 67 p. : bound volume ; 31 cm.

Dates: 1865-1867

John Alonzo Frenger Diary and Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00659
Scope and Contents Diary and account book, 1876-1879 of John Alonzo Frenger of Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The accounts are for farming and household expenses and the diary entries describe  farming, trips to town, social visits, health, family life, church related events and also comment on economic developments and political events.  Also included is a 1881 clipping from the Alleghany Tribune, that shows that a relative of John Alonzo Frenger, W.H.H. Frenger was editor and proprietor at...
Dates: 1876-1879

John M. Hardy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2011.527
Scope and Contents Ledgers and volumes, 1867-1913, of John M. Hardy, a buggy repairman from Staunton, Virginia. Ledgers include name of patrons, work performed on their buggies, and the price of the work done. There are also volumes that detail the amount of money in Hardy's account at the National Valley Bank of Staunton, Virginia and Augusta National Bank of Staunton, Virginia. There is a checkbook from the National Valley Bank as well as repair order book. Finally, there are day-to-day work lists and...
Dates: 1867-1913

Lexington Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph Subscription Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Su1
Scope and Contents

Record, 1818-1819, of newspaper subscriptions including The Lexington (Virginia) Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph, and The Staunton (Virginia) Republic. The volume was also used as a ledger, 1818-1825, by an unidentified merchant, Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1818-1825

Serena Helen Sheffey Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Nr3
Scope and Contents

Notes, 1838-1839, taken by Serena Helen Sheffey, student at Kalorama Seminary, Staunton, Va. concerning religion.

Dates: 1838-1839

Staunton Fire Company Minute Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Mi19
Scope and Contents

Minute book of the Staunton Fire Company, Staunton, Va., 1790, including a list, 1795-1797, of persons offering to purchase the lands of Robert Beverley. The book was also used as a legal form book by Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart between 1828-1832.

Dates: 1790-1832

A. G. Stuart Notebook

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ngr1
Scope and Contents

Notebook, 1872, containing a Greek exercise written by A. G. Stuart at the Staunton Male Academy, Staunton, Virginia.

Dates: 1872

Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Al8-Al9
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1837-1857, and 1838-1847, kept by Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va.

Dates: 1837-1857

Archibald Stuart Ledgers

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Al10-Al11
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1788-1831, kept by Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va. Accounts concern his law practice, personal finances, and include accounts concerning the building of his house.

Dates: 1757-1852

Eleanor Briscoe Stuart Scrapbook

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Sc20
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, 1839-1852, of [Eleanor Briscoe Stuart, mother of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart], Staunton, Va. which includes newspaper clippings relating to the appointment of Alexander H. H. Stuart as Secretary of the Interior.

Dates: 1839-1852

Fannie D. Stuart Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R11
Scope and Contents

Recipe book, circa 1800-1830, of Fannie D. Stuart, Staunton, Virginiaa.

Dates: circa 1800-1830