MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:
Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records
The collection consists of financial receipts of the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company in the early days of the railway system.
Washington County, Virginia, Court Notice of Payment for Slave Autopsy,
The collection consists of a Court Document, May 28, 1860, Washington County, Virginia.
Joseph J. Baker Correspondence,
Joseph J. Baker's letters discuss the October 1863 Battle at Chickamauga and the 1864 battles at Marietta, Georgia, part of the Atlanta Campaign, including estimates of wounded, killed, and captured soldiers, food resources, and sentiments sent to his family.
Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters,
Collection consists of a Confederate broadside issued October 29, 1863, by Major General Sam Jones, concerning the provision of aid for deserters and punishment for those who engage in such acts.
Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document,
This collection consists of a receipt for the impressment a slave in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863.
116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter,
The collection consists of an autograph letter signed by a sutler working with the 116th Ohio Infantry, located in September 1863 near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). The letter discusses business conditions surrounding the 116th Ohio, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863 between Clement L. Vallandigham and John Brough, and offers brief information about the regiment and its leisurely activities.
John H. Taylor Correspondence,
The Taylor correspondences collection includes two types of materials: envelopes from correspondence, mostly to Taylor; and correspondence to and from Taylor, largely dating between 1859 and 1861. Correspondence includes Taylor's daily news, as well as news from family and friends. Several 1860 and 1861 letters mention politics at the start of the Civil War.
Daniel Verser Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
Leonard A. Slater Letter,
The collection consists of a letter written by Dr. Leonard A. Slater to his father, John Slater, on October 10, 1862. At the time of the letter Leonard A. Slater was serving as a surgeon in the 15th Virginia Calvary at General Hospital No. 23 in Richmond, Virginia.