Bankhead, Ada Pyne. Papers of Ada P. Bankhead, 1805-1865.
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Papers of Ada P. Bankhead, 1805-1865.
Include two letters, 1825, to Asa Hume of Warrenton, concerning a lawsuit pertaining to hire of slaves; letter, 1849, to Richard Payne Stewart from Thomas E. Digges, containing gossip and family news; letter, 1841, to Richard Payne Stewart, Culpeper Court House, Va., from H.G. Garrett, Wyatt, Miss., concerning cotton crops, courtship, and travel in Mississippi, Virginia, and Louisiana. Also include two letters, 1865, from Mrs. J.S. White to her granddaughter, concerning interaction with Union soldiers, slaves' abandonment of the household, and social news. Also include will, 1805, of James Johnston of Isle of Wight County, Va., and will, 1823, of William H. Cocke, of Isle of Wight County, Va.; bill of sale, 1829, of slaves of Isaac W. Darrett of Albemarle County, Va., to James Woods, Nelson County, Va.; invitation, 1864, to ball given by Lee's Cavalry Division; and safe conduct pass, 1865, issued by Confederate States of America War Department.
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