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Papers, mainly of Daniel and Daniel R. McNeill, stock dealers and mill owners of Hardy County. The early correspondence relates to the purchase and sale of livestock and the driving of herds to markets in the east. There is correspondence from members of the family in the vicinity of Chillicothe, Ohio, relating to farm and market conditions and commenting on travel from Hardy County to Ohio. There are also references to river traffic on the Scioto and Ohio rivers and to the quantity of merchandise being shipped to the New Orleans market. There are account statements for school fees, books, and general school expenses for several years in the period, 1809-1822, and 1870; a herd pedigree book, 1851-1861; and poultry and cattle records and accounts, 1913-1929.

Ledger, 1819-1837, of an unidentified merchant, including notes concerning the birth of a Black child and the documenting the cost of enslaving individuals.

Records of Monroe County public schools, including a printed circular relating to the allocation of revenues of the Literary Fund under the Act of Assembly of 21 February 1818; manuscript financial reports, receipts, orders for tuition and teachers' salaries, attendance and progress reports, lists of books and supplies, reports on the number of schools in operation, and other records.

Tax account, 1812, of Nelson and Amherst counties, Virginia. The book contains an account, 1826-1848, of the settling of the estate of Hudson Martin (including the record of the sale of slaves).

Receipt books, 1811-1837, for cash money paid out by Hudson Martin, sheriff, and Nicholas L. Martin, deputy sheriff, of Nelson County, Virginiaa. which includes memoranda, 1826 and 1828, of the birth dates of Jane L. Martin and Henry B. Martin.

Ledger, 1821-1823, and 1862-1889, of Nelson N. Fishback, merchant, of Fauquier County, Va. which includes notes on the Fishback family; "cures" for yaws and fistula; lists of slaves with their ages; records on harvesting crops; loose receipts; and scattered weather accounts.