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Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958,. Trigg-Carson collection, 1767-1924.

Title: Trigg-Carson collection, 1767-1924.

Correspondence and legal papers of William Trigg and Charles S. Carson, salt manufacturers and merchants in Saltville and Abingdon, Va. and Nashville, Tenn., comprise half the collection and include an agreement to operate a tan yard, the wills of William King and Charles S. Carson, a suit and a final settlement over the deposition of the business following the death of partners Trigg and James King. The collection also contains letters discussing aspects of the business such as purchase of goods, advertisements, and payment in goods rather than money, a Prince Edward County, Va. legal brief, ca. 1791, filed for the plaintiff by Patrick Henry; Shenandoah Valley German manuscripts, possibly from New Market including 143 hymn or poetic verses, a school exercise, a prayer, 2 songs and a decorated 10 commandments. Also included are an Augusta County property rental agreement,1767, of William Fleming, a 1771 letter from him concerning debt collection, and a 1786 doctor's bill from his final illness; letters, 1923 June 21 and 1924 July 14, James Branch Cabell to "Hunter" thanking him for a book, describing his summer cottage and asking him to convey a note to Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole; and a store receipt, n.d., B. W. Jefferson to Mrs. Pepper.

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