Papers (part 2), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930).

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Papers (part 2), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31752320

The collection contains family and business correspondence, 1862- 1928, of Martha Rochelle Tyler (1846-1928) of Courtland, Va., and Washington, D.C., in part concerning "Audley," Westmoreland County, Va., and including letters written by members of the Richmond Fayette Battery (Company B, 38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion) of the Confederate States Army; account books and loose accounts; commonplace book, 1873-1877; and records, 1896-1914, as postmistress of Courtland, Va. Also contains correspondence, 1861-1906, account book and loose accounts, and land records (Sussex County, Va.) of lawyer William Briggs Shands (1820-1906); correspondence, 1884-1921, accounts, land records (Southampton County, Va.), commonplace books, speeches, and case files of William Shands (1861-1922), lawyer of Courtland, Va., and successful Democratic candidate for the Virginia Senate in 1899; correspondence, 1841- 1889, of James Henry Rochelle (1826-1889) of Courtland, Va., and while serving in the United States and Confederate States navies and on the Peruvian Hydrographic Commission of the Amazon, accounts, commissions, and a diary, 1856-1859, while serving on the "Southern Star" on the U.S. Paraguay Expedition; and miscellaneous papers of other members of the Thomas, Tyler, and related families.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Peruvian Hydographic Commission of the Amazon.

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Tyler family.

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Members of the Rochelle, Shands, Thomas, Tyler, and related families lived primarily in Charles City and Southampton counties, Va., Jacksonville, Fla., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers (part 2), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31752320 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Rochelle, James Henry, 1826-1889.

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Naval officer, of Courtland (formerly Jerusalem, Southampton Co.), Va. From the description of Paper, 1811-1907; (bulk 1811-1898). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121717 ...

United States Post Office (Courtland, Va.)

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Democratic Party (Va.)

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Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia</a>. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party (Va.)">http://scrc...

Tyler, Martha Rochelle, 1846-1928.

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Virginia. General Assembly. Senate

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Shands, William Briggs, 1820-1906.

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United States Paraguay Expedition.

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Thomas family.

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Shands, William, 1861-1922.

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Southern Star (Ship)

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