James R. Branch Letter to the Lexington, Va. Partnership of "Bacon and Lewis", 1851/1868

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Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
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Lexington, VA 24450
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Preferred citation:

Preferred citation:"James R. Branch Letter to the Lexington, Va. Partnership of "Bacon and Lewis", WLU Coll. 0655, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Branch, James Read, 1828 - 1869Bacon and LewisLewis, William CookMoore Family

Summary

Extent:
4 Item
Language:
Materials in this collection are in English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation:"James R. Branch Letter to the Lexington, Va. Partnership of "Bacon and Lewis", WLU Coll. 0655, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Branch, James Read, 1828 - 1869Bacon and LewisLewis, William CookMoore Family

Background

Scope and content:

A letter written by merchant, banker, and politician James Read Branch of Richmond, Va. to the grocery and dry goods partnership of Bacon and Lewis in Lexington, Va. regarding a shipment by packet boat of shoe blacking.

Also included from the State Historical Society Wisconsin, McCormick Collection, Bacon and Lewis Papers, the following: hand written notes from index at front of volume 3, concerning the Moore family, 1851 and January through March 1853, because could not be photocopied, and photocopies from volume 4, August 1853 through May 1854.

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