Papers of the Thornton-Forbes families, 1859-1967.

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Papers of the Thornton-Forbes families, 1859-1967.

Include letter, 12 December 1859, of David S. Forbes, Lynchburg, Va., to his mother, Mary Elizabeth Semmes Forbes, of Falmouth and Fredericksburg, Va., describing his visit with Blackford family friends in Lynchburg. Also include records and correspondence, 1967, of the Thornton-Forbes-Washington Association, Inc., W. Murray Forbes Bayliss, president, describing the association's efforts to restore and maintain the Little Falls Burying Ground in Fredericksburg, Va., with a treasurer's report. Also include a typescript, 1963, of epitaphs from the Little Falls Burying Ground.

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University of Virginia. Library

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