Papers, 1837-1917.

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Papers, 1837-1917.

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Chiefly papers of Harrisonburg, Va., attorney John Edwin Roller, including correspondence, 1863-1917, concerning his legal career and temperance activities; letter books, one of which, 1871, concerns the Broadway (Va.) Land & Improvement Company, the Broadway (Va.) Pottery Company, and the Buckhannan Land Trust Association of West Virginia; Virginia Senate materials, 1871-1873; and Civil War and other scrapbooks. Also included in the collection are papers of John Edwin Roller's grandfather, Mt. Crawford, Va., merchant John Roller, including correspondence, 1842-1850, financial papers, 1837-1855, scattered papers of Roller & Son; and papers of John Edwin's father, merchant Peter Samuel Roller, including correspondence, 1845-1890, loose accounts, 1844-1871, and materials concerning the German Reformed Church in Augusta and Rockingham counties, Va.

850 (ca.) items.

Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287603

Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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Roller, John, 1796-1858.

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Roller family.

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Represented are three generations of the Roller family of Rockingham County, Va., including John Roller (1796-1858), merchant at Mt. Crawford, Va.; his son, Peter Samuel Roller (1823-1894) of "Grassy Dale," also a merchant; and Peter's son, John Edwin Roller (1844-1918), Confederate veteran and attorney, of Harrisonburg, Va. From the description of Papers, 1837-1917. (Shepherd University Library). WorldCat record id: 30537016 ...

Perry, Thornton Tayloe, 1892-1981,

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Native of Charles Town, W. Va., auto dealer, postmaster, veteran of both World Wars, and collector of manuscripts and rare books dealing with western Virginia and West Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1852-1980 (bulk 1940-1975). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30658879 ...

German Reformed Church (U.S.)

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Broadway Land & Improvement Company (Broadway, Va.)

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Virginia Historical Society.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Broadway Pottery Company (Broadway, Va.)

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Buckhannon Land Trust Association.

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Roller, John E. (John Edwin), 1844-1918

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John E. Roller, a general in the state militia, was a prominent Virginia attorney and businessman. He appears to have been a Republican. George B. Keezell and George N. Earman defeated Roller and T.A. Haas in the election of two members to represent Rockingham County in the Constitutional Convention of 1901-02. From the description of Papers, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86172330 Resident of Harrisonburg, Va. From the description of Letter books, 1872-189...

Roller, Peter Samuel, 1823-1894.

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