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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 595 Collections and/or Records:

Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-044
Abstract

The collection consists of financial receipts of the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company in the early days of the railway system.

Dates: 1905 - 1906

Washington County, Virginia, Court Notice of Payment for Slave Autopsy,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-045
Abstract

The collection consists of a Court Document, May 28, 1860, Washington County, Virginia.

Dates: May 28, 1860

Joseph J. Baker Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-046
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1863 - 1864

Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2011-047
Abstract

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.

Dates: October 29, 1863

Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-048
Abstract

This collection consists of a receipt for the impressment a slave in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863.

Dates: October 1, 1863

116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-049
Abstract

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.

Dates: September 10, 1863

John H. Taylor Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-050
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1859 - 1877; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1861

Daniel Verser Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-051
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1867 - 1867

Leonard A. Slater Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-052
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

Smithfield Plantation House Architectural Drawings,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-053
Abstract Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. In November 1958 the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and...
Dates: n.d.