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Copies of papers concerning the Armistead family of Williamsburg, Va. Includes copies of wills; letter of R. T. Armistead concerning his Civil War record; Confederate passes issued to Robert H. Armistead and his oath of allegiance to United States. Includes copies of letters of Cynthia Beverley (Tucker) Coleman and printed circular of Female Seminary, Williamsburg, Va.

Letters, 1881-1899, received by Bradley T. Johnson from former and fellow Civil War soldiers concerning the burning of Chambersburg, Pa., conflict between Jubal Early and William Mahone, and the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid. Correspondents are C.B. Dahlgren, John Warwick Daniel, Jubal A. Early, James W. Eldridge, Wade Hampton, Henry Brainerd McClellan, William E. Peters, and John H. Worsham.

Catlett family papers of Caroline County, Virginia. Correspondence that reflects the hard times in Virginia following the Civil War. Collection contains 72 original letters. Written by various extended family members, the majority of the letters are addressed to Arthur Catlett, a former Confederate Soldier and Virginia resident who moved to Texas shortly after the Civil War. Transcriptions for almost all letters, provided by the collection's donor, Elizabeth Jean Voss, are included. Inclusive dates 1865-1921.

Letters written from Lee to Manning Marius Kimmel, a fellow Confederate officer and to other acquaintances concerning former Confederate officers, Reconstruction and Kimmel's experiences fighting as a mercenary with Maximilian in Mexico. Includes letter, 4 November 1875, discussing the participation of Black people in the dedication of the equestrian statue of Stonewall Jackson on Monument Avenue in Richmond and the typescript of the speech, 11 August 1875, made by W. H. Payne when nominating Lee for governor.

Correspondence, 1869-1873, of John S. Wise concerning the application of his brother Doctor Richard A. Wise for positions as professor at the College of William and Mary, and at the University of Virginia; and as superintendent at the Central Lunatic Asylum, Richmond, Va. Correspondents include William E. Cameron, John W. Daniel, Benjamin S. Ewell, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John S. Mosby, Charles S. Venable and Richard A. Wise.

Letters, 1875-1893, received by John William Jones, Richmond, Va. as secretary of the Southern Historical Society. Most of the letters concern the Civil War. Correspondents include Edward Porter Alexander, Jubal A. Early, Horace Edwin Hayden, Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Joseph E. Johnston, Charles Colcock Jones (concerning his A Roster of General Officers), Dabney H. Maury, Charles Landon Carter Minor, William Gordon McCabe, H. B. McClellan (concerning the twenty-fifth reunion at Gettysburg, 1888), William E. Peters and Virginia Hortense Woodruff Rodes. Letter, 21 April 1876, from Mary Sophia Hill concerns her treatment by Union soldiers.

Records, circa 1980s, of the Armistead-Timberlake Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Includes the group's constitution and bylaws, membership reports, and certificates awarded to members of the camp. There are also application cards, which include the name of the applicant and the name of his ancestor who served during the Civil War.

Collection of papers and a commonplace book belonging to Thomas Kelso Davis who lived in Washington, D.C. prior to and after the Civil War. The papers include: receipts; 1856 note to William Macgill; July 6, 1857 and June 1858 thoughts on "Boyhood Friendship" and a March 22, 1864, written from Washington, D.C. A hand copy of a letter to President Grant by Thomas K. Davis where Davis writes that Grant's response to a letter Davis had sent him was confusing and incomprehensible, possibly due to his (Davis) lack of intelligence, but he would "bow my head humbly, - submissively to your decree." December 7, 1870 Letter to Davis from Taylor Page, Commissioner of Bureau Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, about not being able to attend a club meeting. Undated poem, "But tis around this heart were spun…" where "Miss Josephine A. Plummis written on the edge. August 23, 1876 (Washington) Evening Star article.

Letters, receipts and legal papers of U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin relating chiefly to his law practice in Charlottesville and Scottsville, Va.

Collection of papers and a commonplace book belonging to Thomas Kelso Davis who lived in Washington, D.C. prior to and after the Civil War. The papers include: receipts; 1856 note to William Macgill; July 6, 1857 and June 1858 thoughts on “Boyhood Friendship” and a March 22, 1864, written from Washington, D.C. A hand copy of a letter to President Grant by Thomas K. Davis where Davis writes that Grant’s response to a letter Davis had sent him was confusing and incomprehensible, possibly due to his (Davis) lack of intelligence, but he would “bow my head humbly, - submissively to your decree.” December 7, 1870 Letter to Davis from Taylor Page, Commissioner of Bureau Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, about not being able to attend a club meeting. Undated poem, “But tis around this heart were spun…” where "Miss Josephine A. Plummis written on the edge. August 23, 1876 (Washington) Evening Star article.The cover of the Commonplace book is damaged, but still visible is: K. Davis, Richmond, 1855. Glued to the insider cover is a October 16, 1857 editorial from the (Baltimore) Sun about the recent election. The Commonplace book includes:- Poems written to or by Thomas K. Davis. The poems to Thomas Davis appear to be from women he has courted. Most of the poets use only their initials, but some of the names mentioned are: Miss Hannah Wanton of Fairfax County, Virginia, Miss Jennie Hamlin, daughter of Dr. W. H. Hamlin, of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Millie Spicknall.- Essays written by Thomas Davis, such as “Character” written February 10, 1857 when he was living opposite “Browns Hotel” on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.- Records letters he has received and written, specifically “Numbers and dates of the reception of letters from S.T.B. of Weldon, NC” and letters to S.T. B. Dated 1866 and 1867, letters to and from Miss Rose D. of Perrymansville, Maryland and Miss E.T. Grxx of Portsmouth, Virginia. On each date, he notes where he was living, and sometimes important events such as the death of his father.- Copy of a letter he wrote from Richmond, Virginia on August 10, 1862 about “Seward and Pickett will pass George T. Fullerton (…3rd VA Locals) until otherwise ordered. By Command, Thomas K. Davis. He heads the letter, "Confederate States of America."- List of many cities, possibly places he visited as a civilian or soldier.- Two pages, each divided into 5 columns, where he has listed names. He notes “dead” beside a few of them.- Some pages and the inside back cover have scribbles of math, names, notes and addresses.- Poem and a notation about Stewart Holland who died in September 1854 on the steamer, “Artic.”- “Married on Wednesday November 2nd, 1859, at St. Patrick’s Church, by the Rev. Father O’Toole, Mr. Thomas K. Davis to Miss Josephine A. Plummer, eldest daughter of the late Fielder B. Plummer of Washington.”- Loose paper: newspaper article, “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals,” undated.