Papers of the Gilliam family, 1834-1905.

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Papers of the Gilliam family, 1834-1905.

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Include correspondence, 1840-1861, of the Gilliam family, regarding student expenses at the Virginia Military Institute and Hampden-Sydney College, financial and family matters, the sale of cotton, the purchase of religious books, music, and other school supplies, a railroad pass, the first crossing of High Bridge, courtship, secessionism, and land values in Virginia. Also include correspondence, 1854-1870, of Mary E.C. Gilliam, regarding financial and family matters, the management of Burnt Quarter, a plantation, the education of her daughter, the purchase of a harp, and her loyalty oath and pardon after the Civil War. Also include letters, 1880-1905, of Samuel Yates Gilliam, Dinwiddie County, Va., regarding the Battle of Five Forks, the Warren Court of Inquiry, and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. Correspondents include G.K. Warren and Thomas T. Munford. Also include miscellaneous papers, 1834-1901, including a land grant, 5 July 1834, for land in Demopolis, Ala.; two commissions, 1844-1848, for the Virginia Militia; letter, 30 May 1877, from the Clifton Grange, regarding charitable assistance to a member; invitation, 28 November 1901, to a Kappa Sigma banquet in Norfolk, Va.; and typescript transcriptions, n.d., of newspaper articles regarding the Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association.

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