Papers, 1752-1920.

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Papers, 1752-1920.

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Include correspondence, 1885-1904, of Robert Lee Traylor concerning Virginia history and literary affairs. Also include collected materials, in particular, letters of students in Virginia colleges and universities; slave records, 1857; letters, 1892, to Thomas Colgate Morton concerning an exhibition of Virginia authors at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago; material, 1854-1884, concerning the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, Georgia and Pacific Railroad Company, Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad, and the Piedmont Railroad; miscellaneous documents, 1861-1865, issued by agencies of the Confederate States of America; legal documents issued by Virginia courts; broadsides, tickets and other miscellany concerning political parties in Virginia; 19th century newspapers and pamphlets printed in Richmond, Va., and Georgia; loyalty oaths, 1777 and 1865; land records issued by the Virginia Land Office; miscellaneous documents of numerous prominent Virginia statesmen, governors, lawyers, doctors and educators; and an autograph collection.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Georgia and Pacific Railroad Company.

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Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad Company.

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Richmond and Danville Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1847; main line opened in 1856 from Richmond to Danville, Va. (140 miles); grew through purchase, lease, and other means to 3300 miles of railroad by 1890; controlled by Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse Company (1886-1894); reorganized as Southern Railway Company in 1894. From the description of Records, 1847-1894. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410076 Stem (Granville Co.), N.C. railroad company. From the ...

Piedmont Railroad Company

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Incorporated in North Carolina in 1862 to connect the Richmond and Danville Railroad with North Carolina Railroad; financed by the Confederate government; line opened 1864 from Danville, Va., to Greensboro, N.C. (48 miles); operated by the U.S. government in 1865; part of Richmond and Danville system (1866-1894); acquired by Southern Railway Company in 1894. From the description of Records, 1862-1895. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28409614 ...

Traylor, Robert Lee, 1864-1907

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Collector of documents pertaining to Virginia history and literature, and resident of Richmond, Va., and Memphis, Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1752-1920. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31276740 ...

Morton, Thomas Colgate.

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