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  1. Account book - 1854 to 1872

    This small daybook was used to keep accounts of tuition, fees for boarding pupils, cash advances, and small store items. This was probably kept by Burford Wills for the years 1854 through 1859, in Franklin County, Virginia. He was reported to have the largest school in Franklin County before the Civil War. Wills also provided room and board for some of his pupils. Later entries were a recipe for "cleansing the blood" written by Wm. Holland, "plan...

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    Daybook
  2. Letter - October 16, 1831

    Letter dated October 16, 1831 from William W. Gilmer, at Ivy Creek, postmarked Hardins Tavern, to his sister Mrs. Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Botetourt County. Family letter reporting on progress of farming, hunting trips, and a pessimistic prospect of him ever finding a woman to marry, and a comment on insurrection.

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    letter
  3. Narrative of the Saunders Family

    Document is a detailed recounting of the Saunders Family and its European origins. Document goes into detail regarding from where the Saunder's came from and when they arrived in Bedford.

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    Narrative of the Saunders Family

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