Papers, 1809-1887.

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Papers, 1809-1887.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20460613

Papers of Meriwether Lewis, Thomas L. Walker, physician, and Peachy Harmer Gilmer, physician, residents of Albemarle and Campbell counties, Va. Collection consists largely of bills and receipts, including several relating to Gilmer's treatment of soldiers during the Mexican War, and several for the Petersburg (Va.) Female College and for Mrs. Mead's School, Richmond, Va. Correspondence makes references to Virginia politics; the Whigs and the Democrats; the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad; abolitionism; the iron industry in Virginia; financial success of Judith Page (Walker) Rives' "Christmas Eve;" industrial development and internal improvements in Lynchburg, Va.; the Texas legislature and governor, and the University of Texas; the curriculum at Petersburg Female College; health problems caused by tobacco manufacture; and railroads. Also included are an account and memorandum book, 1853-1879, and a sketch of the Charleston, S.C., defenses.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998915

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Walker, Meriwether Lewis.

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Gilmer, Peachy Harmer.

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Walker, Thomas L.

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Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1848 as Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company; name changed to Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company in 1849; ran from Lynchburg, Va., to Bristol, Tenn. (204 miles); consolidated with Southside, Norfolk and Petersburg, and Virginia and Kentucky railroads in 1870 to form Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1848-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28411836 Chartered 1849, opened 1857; conso...

Mrs. Read's School (Richmond, Va.)

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Petersburg Female College.

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