<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Beard-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Beard Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Beard Papers <num>Mss. 39.2 B38</num></titleproper><author>Special Collections Staff.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-08-14</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:35:20 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>John Link Beard was a cabinetmaker in Augusta County, Virginia.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Purchase</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Beard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>John L. Beard Daybook (Mss. MsV Ac1), John L. Beard Ledger (Mss. MsV Ac2), John L. Beard Account Book (Mss. Acc. 2006.10), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Papers (including correspondence) of Eva V. Beard, Nannie S. Beard, and John Link Beard of Augusta County, Virginia. Includes letter, 1843, of J. E. Carnes describing a trip by land and river boat from Augusta County, Virginiaa. to Licking County, Ohio (describing Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio, particularly Cincinnati); a portion of John L. Beard's account book, 1834-1865, listing coffins made; and an order for exchange of Civil War prisoners at Richmond.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <geogname source="local">Virginia--Description and travel</geogname>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865</geogname>
    <geogname source="local">West Virginia--Description and travel</geogname>
    <subject source="local">Cincinnati (Ohio)--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Coffins</subject>
    <subject source="local">Furniture making--Southern States</subject>
    <subject source="local">Furniture making--Virginia</subject>
    <subject source="local">Ohio--Description and travel</subject>
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