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Blackford, James Baylor, 1907-. Papers of the Blackford Family [manuscript] 1859-1967.

Title: Papers of the Blackford Family [manuscript] 1859-1967.

The collection contains a letter [18]59, David Sterling Forbes, Lynchburg, Va., to his mother Mrs. Murray Forbes, Falmouth, Va. regarding Lynchburg and its people. Copies of epitaphs, 1963 Jan. 1, in the Little Falls Burying Ground, Fredericksburg, Va. ,chiefly of the Thornton, Forbes, and Washington families. There is also a letter, 1967 Oct. 19, W. Murray Forbes Bayliss to James Baylor Blackford with information, a treasurer's report, and a list of members of the Thornton-Forbes-Washington Association, Inc., Fredericksburg, Va.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Forbes family. Papers of the Forbes family [manuscript], 1814-1859.

Title: Papers of the Forbes family [manuscript], 1814-1859.

The papers consist chiefly of letters containing family news. Of interest is a letter, 1852, from William S. Forbes to Murray Forbes requesting permission to continue his medical studies with Dr. Mutter, a Philadelphia surgeon. Also included is a copy of a bill, 1821, sent to Zacharia Vowles dealing with a dispute between Francis Thornton and Robert Dunbar.

ArchivalResource: 28 items.

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