Deane, F. B., Jr. (Frances B.) (Deane & Son Foundry, Lynchburg, Va.)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
F. B. Deane, Jr. Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-059
Abstract
The collection includes a letter from F. B. Deane, Jr. of Deane & Son Foundry, Lynchburg, November 23, 1864. The letter requests permission from Brigadier General John Echols to transport pork to Dublin and Abingdon, VA.
Dates:
1864 - 1864
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Frances B. Deane, Jr., Letter
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1992-006
Scope and Content
Member of the Virginia General Assembly from Campbell County from 1853 to 1858. Letter written June 28, 1857, to William Ballard Preston (1805-1862), a Montgomery County, Virginia, lawyer who rose to the office of Secretary of the Navy (1849-1850) under Zachary Taylor. In 1858 Preston was involved in the negotiations to establish a line of steamers from Norfolk, Virginia, to the west coast of Africa, which failed to materialize due to the Civil War. Deane writes Preston about the possibility...
Dates:
1857 - 1857
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech