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Bankhead, James, d. 1856,. Letters pertaining to Virginia [manuscript], 1821-1867.

Title: Letters pertaining to Virginia [manuscript], 1821-1867.

A group of miscellaneous letters pertaining to Virginia contains two letters from Virginia army officers, 1821 and 1824. The first, from James Bankhead, Fort Johnson, discusses military recruitment and mentions General Gaines and Major Glassell, and the second from Mann Page Lomax to Richard Barnes Mason discusses the purchase of uniform accessories. Three letters, 1829-1849, deal with slavery in Virginia and Tennessee. An 1829 letter from L. Smithson, Lynchburg, discusses hiring workmen and mentions a runaway. An 1846 letter from C.S. Palmore, Tennessee, to Edward S. Brown, Ballsville, Va., discusses the merits of living in Virginia versus Tennessee and mentions slaves from an estate and slave sales. A letter, 1849, from H.W. Fry, Richmond, to A.N. Montgomery, Lynchburg, mentions bond for a slave's hire. In a letter, 1854, John L. Ligon, Richmond, discusses the Virginia tobacco trade with Jedediah Jewett of Maine. An 1861 letter from Stokes and Rives, Richmond, to Hudson Martin, Nelson County, concerns a deed with William H. Moore and Co., and mentions lawyer William C. Carrington. The final two letters, 1866 and 1867, to Nannie L. Pollock, Leesburg, contain personal and local news and mention the wife of William "Extra Billy" Smith.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

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Brown, Edward E. (Edward Eagle), 1885-1959. Edward Eagle Brown family papers, 1749-1955, bulk 1810-1900.

Title: Edward Eagle Brown family papers, 1749-1955, bulk 1810-1900.

Materials pertaining to William Brown's shipping career, including invoices, receipts, bills of lading, and ships' manifests; correspondence between members of the Brown and Baker families and other family members, personal and school writings, and financial and legal documents, photographs, memorabilia; several bound volumes of addresses given by Edward Osgood Brown.

ArchivalResource: 8.5 linear ft. (18 boxes)

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