Ethel Littlejohn Adams collection, 1849-1928 (bulk 1850s-1870s and 1920s).

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Ethel Littlejohn Adams collection, 1849-1928 (bulk 1850s-1870s and 1920s).

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Chiefly papers of H.C. Littlejohn, drugstore owner of Leesburg, Va., and treasurer of the Loudoun Hospital, and Dr. Armistead Mott, physician and drugstore owner, also of Leesburg. The Littlejohn papers include ledgers (11 v.) containing lists of drug prescriptions (1885-1907) and letters concerning Littleton's drugstore; incorporation papers (1912) and other records of the Loudoun Hospital; account books containing records of clothing purchases, prices, and buyers' names; ms. record book (1924) of the Children of the Confederacy, including lists of members; and printed guide (1893) to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The Mott papers include patient bills, correspondence, and record books (1850s-1881); letters from Mott to Pres. Andrew Johnson requesting a pardon and the return of confiscated property together with the pardon and Mott's oath of allegiance to the U.S.; bills of sale and deed of gift for Negro slaves; and a survey book (1880s) of Leesburg by Lemuel Morris.

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