Bumgardner family papers [manuscript], 1751-1930.

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Bumgardner family papers [manuscript], 1751-1930.

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Include four scrapbooks, 1751-1930, including letters, plats, wills, indentures, deeds, photographs, business papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and Confederate currency and war bonds, most materials relating to the Bumgardner and Murphy families of Augusta County, Va., their estate, Bethel Green, and the slaves that worked on that estate. Represented most prominently in the scrapbooks are Jacob Bumgardner (1767-1857), James Bumgardner (1801-1890), John Bumgardner, James Bumgardner (1835-1917), and Patrick Livingston Murphy. Also include miscellaneous correspondence, 1805-1875, of the Bumgardner family, regarding family and financial matters, social life, and business matters of the family-owned distillery, J. Bumgardner Distillery Co., later called J. Bumgardner & Sons. Correspondents include Christian Bumgardner, Jacob Bumgardner (1767-1857), Jacob Bumgardner (1789-1840), James Bumgardner (1801-1890), James Bumgardner (1835-1917), John Bumgardner, and William Bumgardner. Also include account book, 1858-1864, of James Bumgardner's accounts with the Valley Bank of Staunton; and muster roll, 1778, of the Ninth Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army, commanded by Burgess Ball.

125 (ca.) items.

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Bumgardner, Christian, 1786-1875.

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Murphy, P. L. (Patrick Livingston), 1848-1907

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Patrick Livingston Murphy (1848-1907) was a physician and superintendent of the North Carolina Hospital for the Insane at Morganton, N.C. He was married to Bettie W. Bumgardner. From the guide to the Patrick Livingston Murphy Papers, 1848-1944, (bulk 1880-1907), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Patrick Livingston Murphy (1848-1907) was a physician and superintendent of the North Carolina Hospital for the Insane at Morgan...

Bumgardner, John, 1787-1837.

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Bumgardner, Jacob, 1789-1840.

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Bumgardner, William, 1796-1820.

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Bethel Green (Estate: Va.)

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J. Bumgardner Distillery Co.

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Valley Bank of Staunton.

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Bumgardner, James, 1801-1890.

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Joceline, Nathaniel

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Bumgardner, James, 1835-1917.

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Baumgartner family.

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J. Bumgardner & Sons.

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Bumgardner, Jacob, 1767-1857.

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