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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dillard-Larkin Family Papers, 1809/1955

1.9 Cubic Feet 3 boxes
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

Dillard, James Spotswood, 1791-1866
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.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Newspaper Collection, 1861/1992

20 Cubic Feet 16 boxes
The collection contains individual or groups of issues of Virginia newspapers, organized by location and dating from the 1860s-1970s.
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Virginia Newspaper Collection, 1861/1992 20 Cubic Feet 16 boxes

The collection contains individual or groups of issues of Virginia newspapers, organized by location and dating from the 1860s-1970s.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

William Q. Thomson Day Book, 1845/1891

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
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

Thomson, William Q., ca. 1825-1891
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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