Dovel family Bible record, 1768-1919.

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Dovel family Bible record, 1768-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71299538

Includes Bible records (5 leaves), circulars (5 leaves), receipts (5 leaves), summonses (2 leaves), and correspondence (4 leaves). Area covered is Rockingham County, Virginia. Bible printed in 1825. Other surnames mentioned: Buggett, Good, Koontz, Petefish, Shiflet, Short, and Shular. The circulars are for the presidential campaigns of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), and James K. Polk (1795-1849).

21 leaves.

Library of Virginia

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081384

Library of Virginia

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Short family

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Dovel family

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