Goodwin and Morriss family papers, 1815-1897 [manuscript].

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Goodwin and Morriss family papers, 1815-1897 [manuscript].

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Chiefly papers and family correspondence of Dr. Beverly Preston Morriss (b. 1822) of Amherst County, Va., physician and partner in Coons and Morriss, a tanning business, 1863-1865, which supplied the Confederate army, relating to the tanning business and the settling of family property in Virginia and West Virginia. Also included are scattered papers, 1875- 1897, of John W. Goodwin, of Lynchburg, Va., an agent with the Norfolk and Western and other railroads, consisting of business and some family letters.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Goodwin, John W., fl. 1875-1896.

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Morriss, Beverly Preston, b. 1822.

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Physician, of Amherst Co. Va. From the description of Papers, 1814-1947. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019135 ...

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