Ethel Holsinger Papers, 1792-1881

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

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Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Ethel Holsinger Papers, 1792-1881. Accession 21770. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:

Ethel Holsinger

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Ethel Holsinger Papers, 1792-1881. Accession 21770. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1792-1872, collected by Ethel Holsinger (1897-1981) of Charlottesville, Virginia, consisting of an appointment by Lieutenant Governor James Wood (1741-1813) of justices of the peace for Franklin County, Virginia; a processioners' return for Franklin County; deed for property in Franklin County, and in Augusta County and Staunton, Virginia; a plat for land in Louisa County, Virginia; voucher and return for hogs supplied to the Confederate army; a receipt for corn supplied to the Confederate army; a letter, including a receipt, discussing the difficulties facing farmers during the Civil War; a railroad pass issued to a Confederate officer allowing him and his servant to travel to Richmond, Virginia; and a Democratic ticket for local elections in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1881.

Biographical / historical:

Ethel Holsinger was born 12 March 1897 in Charlottesville, Virginia to Rufus W. Holsinger (1866-1930) and Sadie L. Anderson Holsinger. A portrait painter and an antiques dealer, Holsinger died 4 January 1981 in Charlottesville, and was buried at Monticello Memory Gardens.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Ethel Holsinger of Charlottesville, Virginia, 4 September 1940.

Physical description:

7 leaves and 13 pages