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Tapscott, John Baker. Papers of John Baker Tapscott, 1843-1943, (bulk 1861-1904).

Title: Papers of John Baker Tapscott, 1843-1943, (bulk 1861-1904).

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of John B. Tapscott. The family correspondence includes pieces describing a John Bartholomew Gough's temperance lecture in Charlottesville (1847), the opinions on the Mexican War, Civil War, and Reconstruction. The Civil War papers, assembled in a scrapbook, contain orders, reports, communications with Engineer Bureau, and other military records, a few personal letters, passes, passports, and copies of Robert E. Lee's farewell address to the troops. Also included is an account book entitled "The Confederate States in cash account with Lieutenant John. B. Tapscott." Correspondents include Alfred L. Rives, Charles Henry Dimmock, and others. The collection also contains a surveyor's field book kept by Tapscott in 1859-1860, his public lecture of the history of the crusades (1875), his poems, contributions to various newspapers, reports on the on the transit of Venus addressed to U.S. Transit of Venus commission (1882), and genealogical materials related to the Tapscott, Baker, Cobb, Gilmer, and Pegram families.

ArchivalResource: ca. 200 pieces.1 box.

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Dimmock, Charles H. Topographical memoir of the route traversed by the San Juan Exploring Expedition. 1859.

Title: Topographical memoir of the route traversed by the San Juan Exploring Expedition. 1859.

ArchivalResource: 24 pp. : photocopy of manuscript and typescript.

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Dimmock, Charles Henry, 1831-1873. Charles H. Dimmock papers, 1826-1872.

Title: Charles H. Dimmock papers, 1826-1872.

Papers, 1826-1872, of Charles Dimmock and Charles Henry Dimmock. Includes sketch of the life of Charles H. Dimmock; a manuscript volume containg a journal of a voyage from Norfolk to Madeira and farm journal of "Shabby Hall," Gloucester County, Va.; travel diary, 1826, of Charles Dimmock concerning travels in Venice and Germany; and papers concerning the service of Charles Henry Dimmock in the engineer's corps in the Confederate Army.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

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Virginia. Board of Public Works. Applications for employment as assistant engineer, 1829-1858.

Title: Applications for employment as assistant engineer, 1829-1858.

Letters of application and recommendations. Applicants include: Joseph R. Anderson (1837-1838); Clement B. Barrett (1836); Robert H.B. Brazier (1831-1832); William H. Breuer (1837-1838); E.T. Bridges (1850); Samuel Brooke (1836); James Callaghan (1832); Joseph B. Conard (1837); Thomas J.B. Cramer (1849-1850); Samuel Dale (1847; 1850; 1858); Charles Dimmock (1836); Wilson M.C. Fairfax (1837); J. Farley (1831); Edward F. Gay (1837); Basil Gordon (1850); David B. Gretter (1838); Walter Gwynn (1833-1835); Luther Haymond (1838); J.W. King (1836); Nathaniel Kuykendall (1850); John Martineau (1831); R.T. Mason (1849); William Matthews (1832; 1834); James McCally (1837; 1850); William H. Morell (1837-1838); Thomas Mumford (1836); William S. Naylor (1836); C.A. Sharp (1850); Charles B. Shaw (1846; 1850); A.H. Sheppard (n.d.); John L. Smith (1836); George E. Taylor (1850); Hugh P. Taylor (1829); William R. Teller (1856).

ArchivalResource: 2 in.

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