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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wharton and Radford Families Papers, 1783/1906

7 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 1 oversize folder
This collection is made up of the personal and family papers of the Wharton and Radford families of Southwestern Virginia. While the bulk of the collection relates to Confederate General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne (Nannie) Radford Wharton, it contains personal materials such as correspondence, financial documents, and family papers from other family members as well. This collection also contains materials related to Wharton's military service.
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Alexandria Library

Alexandria History Collection (MS240), 1767/2008

8.75 Cubic Feet 14.5 legal size, 2 oversize

The manuscripts vertical file is an artificial collection containing a wide variety of unique manuscript items relating to Alexandria, Virginia residents, businesses, organizations, and history.

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African-American History, 1767/1948 Box 1, Box 5, Box 8, Os_box 16

This subject concerns African American history in Alexandria including records relating to slavery and Black political and religious rights as well as a flyer from the Robert Robinson Branch Library. Most records documenting the activities of free blacks in Alexandria in the antebellum period fall into this category as do modern records that are notable due to an association with African Americans or their communities.

Alexandria History Collection (MS240), 1767/2008 8.75 Cubic Feet 14.5 legal size, 2 oversize

The manuscripts vertical file is an artificial collection containing a wide variety of unique manuscript items relating to Alexandria, Virginia residents, businesses, organizations, and history.

James Madison University

Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767/1873

0.4 cubic feet 1 box
The Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767-1873, consists of one box chiefly comprised of legal documents from Rockingham County and Harrisonburg.
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College of William and Mary

A. H. Hand Papers, 1835/2009

0.01 Linear Foot

Letters, 16 March and 21 July 1835, of A. H. Hand, Princeton, New Jersey to his cousin Augustus Cornwall, Catskill, New York, giving advice on being a student and discussing the value of an education. Typescripts available.

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A. H. Hand Papers, 1835/2009 0.01 Linear Foot

Hand, A. H.

Letters, 16 March and 21 July 1835, of A. H. Hand, Princeton, New Jersey to his cousin Augustus Cornwall, Catskill, New York, giving advice on being a student and discussing the value of an education. Typescripts available.

Papers, 1835/2009 Box Small Collections Box 74, Folder 1

Letters include: 16 March 1835. A.H. Hand, Princeton [N.J.] to Augustus Cornwall, Catskill, N[ew] York; 21 July 1835. A.H. Hand, Princeton, [N.J.] to cousin A[u]gustus Cornwall, Catskill, N[ew] York; 16 March 1835. A.H. Hand, Princeton [N.J.], to Augustus Cornwall, Catskill, N[ew] York; 21 July 1835. A.H. Hand, Princeton, [N.Y.] to cousin A[u]gustus Cornwall, Catskill, N[ew] York.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, 1829/1884

0.21 Linear Feet 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Nineteenth century records regarding African-Americans, including deed of emancipation (1829), two brief autograph letters by abolitionists Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips (1850, 1882), eight copies of "The Anti-Slavery Record", a significant abolitionist publication (1835), and twenty popular song broadsides featuring minstrel song themes (ca. 1830s-1860s).

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Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, 1829/1884 0.21 Linear Feet 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Shafer, Aileen

Nineteenth century records regarding African-Americans, including deed of emancipation (1829), two brief autograph letters by abolitionists Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips (1850, 1882), eight copies of "The Anti-Slavery Record", a significant abolitionist publication (1835), and twenty popular song broadsides featuring minstrel song themes (ca. 1830s-1860s).

Hampden-Sydney College

A.J. Morrison Collection, 1754/1975

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 Box

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

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A.J. Morrison Collection, 1754/1975 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 Box

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

College of William and Mary

Alabama Collection, 1823/1893

0.01 Linear Foot

Papers relating to Courtland, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; and Lawrence County, Alabama. Includes letter, 1839 August 31, from committee of the Democratic Republicans of Courtland to Andrew Jackson inviting him to a dinner in honor of James Polk and a resolution, undated, concerning public testimonial to memory of Jackson; land grant, 1823, for land in Huntsville signed by James Monroe; and accounts of James E. Saunders.

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Alabama Collection, 1823/1893 0.01 Linear Foot

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Papers relating to Courtland, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; and Lawrence County, Alabama. Includes letter, 1839 August 31, from committee of the Democratic Republicans of Courtland to Andrew Jackson inviting him to a dinner in honor of James Polk and a resolution, undated, concerning public testimonial to memory of Jackson; land grant, 1823, for land in Huntsville signed by James Monroe; and accounts of James E. Saunders.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert Frederick Wilson papers, 1840/1934

1.5 Cubic Feet 3 legal document boxes and 1 oversize folder

The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson.

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Albert Frederick Wilson papers, 1840/1934 1.5 Cubic Feet 3 legal document boxes and 1 oversize folder

The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson.

Letters of Recommendation or Testimonials concerning Albert Sherwood Wilson, 2 folders, 1840/1889 2 folder(s) Box 3, Folder 1-2

Prior to 1883, Albert Sherwood Wilson was the principal of a school in Bridgeport, Connecticut for over 20 years. In 1883, he taught first grade at Glen Cove Long Island, New York, where he eventually became principal. In one letter, June 28, 1889, he mentions Albert Barnum Wilson, who was the father of Albert Frederick Wilson. Albert Barnum Wilson was teaching in Newark, New Jersey and was a principal of one of the schools there during this time. Albert Sherwood Wilson had moved to Newark due to this and obtained a current certificate qualifying him to teach in New Jersey. Also present is a note of thanks to Wilson for his work as Chorister at his church.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert R. Gallatin papers, 1795/1828

0.1 Cubic Feet 2 folders, 1 oversize folder

Albert Gallatin papers (1795-1828; 0.1 cubic feet) contains an oversize tableau chronologique, unnumbered pages of correspondence concerning the Baron de Gallatin, 1777; letter from Albert Gallatin to David Lenox, Washington D.C. January 4, 1808; letter from Albert Gallatin to Johnathan Bu[?], Washington D.C. September 7, 1808; letter from Albert Gallatin to Thomas Worthington, New Geneva, PA September 10, 1823; letter from John Ferguson to Albert Gallatin, "Head of Sassafras," February 9, 1828 [with] letter from Albert Gallatin to James Gallatin, New York, March 4, 1828; letter from Albert Gallatin to unnamed recipient, [October 21, 1828]; U.S. Treasury Dept. receipt, November 10, 1801, signed by Albert Gallatin; Promissory note payable to Albert Gallatin, Philadelphia, July 14, 1795, signed by Robert Morris; Deed from Trinity Church, New York to Albert R. Gallatin for family burial plot, lot 828, May 1, 1885; contract between Isaac Hopper and Albert R. Gallatin for construction of a burial vault in Trinity Church Cemetary, New York, May 19, 1885; and two miscellaneous Gallatin related items

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Rebecca Cobb Masengill Dulaney Album, 1838/1867

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The Rebecca Cobb Masengill Dulaney Album is a religious album or remembrance book belonging to Dulaney (1825-1870) in which friends wrote poems and notes.
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Rebecca Cobb Masengill Dulaney Album, 1838/1867 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Dulaney, Rebecca Cobb Masengill, 1825-1870
The Rebecca Cobb Masengill Dulaney Album is a religious album or remembrance book belonging to Dulaney (1825-1870) in which friends wrote poems and notes.

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