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Dillard-Larkin Family Papers, 1809/1955

1.9 Cubic Feet 3 boxes
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This collection contains correspondence to and from the Dillard, Larkin, Turner, Christian, and Wallace families. The collection also includes financial documents and records, speeches, photographs, and personal papers from the Dillard and Larkin families. Materials range from approximately 1811 through 1955.
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Dillard-Larkin Family Papers, 1809/1955 1.9 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Virginia Elections Collection, 1804/1865

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder
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The Virginia Elections Collection contains United States polls and ballots collected from Amelia County, Virginia, from 1804, 1808, and 1865. Some of the material pertains to election polls in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. One of these is the ballot for an amendment to the Virginia Constitution, allowing former Confederate government officials to serve in the Virginia government.
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Virginia Elections Collection, 1804/1865 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder

Virginia Receipts for Enslaved Persons, 1823/1865

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
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This collection contains nineteenth century financial documents, including tax records for various Virginia residents. Also included are several hand-written receipts mentioning the sale or labor of enslaved people, including a Black child named Peter and a Black man named Bob.
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Virginia Receipts for Enslaved Persons, 1823/1865 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

William Q. Thomson Day Book, 1845/1891

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
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This collection is a ledger or day book used by enslaver and farmer William Q. Thomson of Happy Valley, Louisa County, Virginia, dated 1845-1854, 1882-1891. The book includes debts to associates, purchases, and bills paid, including for family members. Some of the early entries are for hiring the labor of enslaved people. Thomson (ca. 1825-1891) enslaved at least 22 people, inlcuding Georgeanna and her baby Peter Dudley.
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William Q. Thomson Day Book, 1845/1891 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

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