Papers of William Sam Burnley [manuscript] 1841 (1906-1928) 1930.

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Papers of William Sam Burnley [manuscript] 1841 (1906-1928) 1930.

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Personal and business papers of this Charlottesville attorney and Democrat who held various patronage jobs including asst. sec. Va. Military Records. There are speeches and poetry-political doggerel-and items regarding Charlottesville and Virginia politics. Letters are chiefly from his wife Lula Payne Burnley but other correspondents include: Harry Flood Byrd, Nathaniel B. Early, George Walther Mapp, Thomas Staples Martin, Lilburn B. Railey, Alfred Emmanuel Smith, and Elbert Lee Trinkle--History of Charlottesville & Albemarle by Burnley [14 v.]. Material on the Civil War and John Singleton Mosby includes letters, 1908, by Mosby and letters, 1862-1865, William Henry Burnley describing his war service and 2d Battle of Bull Run [13 items. holographs signed]. Earlier items are bills, receipts and ledgers of various members of the Burnley especially Samuel G. Burnley.

32 v. (2,700 items)

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