Barnard, Robert, fl. 1827-1834,. Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1834-1920.
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Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1834-1920.
In a letter, 1834 August 28, Robert Barnard, treasurer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company writes to Elie Beatie, cashier of the Bank of Maryland requesting a statement and vouchers and conveying a list of balances due on stock subscriptions. A deposition, 1842 September 15, taken by Augustine J. Smith, concerns a Randolph County trial between John Mosby and Isaac Booth. In a letter, 1843 May 16, Benjamin Hallowell, Philadelphia writes to his nephew James S. Hallowell, Alexandria, relating news of family, meeting, and lectures. In a letter, 1851 March 11, S.S. Fahnestock, Pittsburg, Pa., writes to his cousin William C. Jennings, Rockingham County, concerning the settlement of an estate which is causing a delay in making a contribution to a cause. Mentions John Jennings and William F. Leake. In a letter, 1851 September 11, N.W. Kirkpatrick and Mason Kirkpatrick write their brother Thomas J. Kirkpatrick concerning family joys and troubles and conveying marriage advice. In a letter, 1854 September 26, Joseph Taylor, Petersburg, writes to Bulkley & Moore, New York, concerning tobacco sales and effect of crop failures in the west. In a letter, 1858 August 30, Julia Walker Gales, writes a gossipy lettter to William M. Walker, conveying news of family and friends including her uncle Joseph Gales of Gales & Seaton. In a letter, 1867 March 20, John Staige Davis, University of Virginia, asks R.L. Beall of Lenoir, N.C., for a list of physicians in Caldwell and the names of their post offices "when we are all reconstructed." In a letter, 1874 July 4, J.W. Mallet, University of Virginia, writes J.W.C. Davis of Virginia Agricultural College, Blacksburg, regretting that he can not come to Blacksburg and hoping Davis will come for the semi-centennial celebration. In a letter, 1875 March 16, Jerome T. Boyer, Putnam County, W. Va., writes to potential investor John A. Gundrum, Ohio, concerning transportation, farming land and timber land for sale, climate, coal and iron resources and noting that the government has appropriated money to improve the Kanawha River. Two letters, 1889 October 25, "Isaiah," Maxwell, Cal., to B.E. Luttrell and "Rich," Amissville, Va., concern new life in California and an old love in Virginia with comments on mutual family or acquaintances. In a letter, 1898 February 4, Methodist minister A.P. Boude, Lexington, Va., writes to Mrs. Ella Kast, Harrisburg, Penna., a former servant, concerning the poor health of his wife; Sigourney Keyser; Kast's successor as a family servant; the current "colored girl" who is "honest, and far above the average"; changes in their lives and in Lexington; his poor health and ministerial duties. In a series of 10 letters, 1915-1916, J. Mentor Caldwell, Parkersburg, W. Va., writes to M.A. Kendall, Pittsburg, Penna., regarding West Virginia coal land negotiations. In a form letter with a stamped signature, sent to J.C. McGavock, Max Meadows, Va., 1920 September 30, J.E. West, Suffolk, Va., announces his candidacy for Lieutenant-Governor. The letter is accompanied by a flier with editorial endorsements.
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