Papers of the Noland family of Hanover County, Va., 1814-1948.

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Papers of the Noland family of Hanover County, Va., 1814-1948.

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The papers consist chiefly of the correspondence of three brothers, Nelson Berkeley Noland, Frank Noland, and William Churchill Noland with each other and their parents, Callender St. George and Mary Edmonia Berkeley Noland. The letters convey family news and discuss farming, school, the Civil War, business and employment. Specific topics include an 1851 slave sale; runaway slaves, 1864; Virginia Military Institute; defense of the James River, the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid, Jeb Stuart's forty mile ride to attend a wedding, family members imprisoned after Gettysburg, the Union march on Richmond, 1864, and privation during the war; the election of 1876; life in Texas, 1876; mining in Colorado, 1876, and the murder of a marshall in Leadville, 1878; pension claims for Mexican War service; 1889 purchase of a mill site and other Virginia land suitable for development. Other papers include: civil service examinations, 1889; two letters to William Churchill Noland (Oct. 21 and Oct 25, 1896) about the accidental death of a workman in the collapse of a portion of the newly rebuilt Rotunda at the University of Virginia--the Oct. 25 letter includes a small sketch indicating the collapsed portion; development opportunities in South America, 1903; Teddy Roosevelt's invitation to Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House; and the design of St. Paul's Church, Miller's Tavern, Virginia, 1924. Miscellaneous business papers include accounts from the firm of James Noland, 1882-1884; estate settlement papers; and a contract with a farm caretaker, 1910. There are also newsclippings of buildings designed by William C. Noland and a pocket memoranda book of background information for the design of a Roanoke hospital; and arithmetic example book of Thomas Noland. Miscellaneous items include: Confederate money and stamps; farm diaries, 1843-1849; and photographs of Mary Noland, Nelson Noland, and a (family retainer?).

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