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1. Bernard letter - 1862

   This is a two-part page. The lower section is the more important. The first part is taken from another letter and has been cut and pasted to make the top of the page. The first part is a partial account written by Bernard in which he recalls an event that is not specifically described and is at first unclear. But a clue can be taken from the date of the second entry. From that date it could be determined that Bernard was referring to the close of...

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2. Biography of Walter N. Jones - 1896

   Walter N. Jones was born August 3, 1850, in Manchester, Virginia, whose [sic] ancestors for generations have lived in Eastern Virginia. His father was [the] Reverend Thomas H Jones, of Gloucester County, Virginia, and his mother was Rosa C. Day of Manchester, Virginia. Both parents died before Walter was twelve years old. After his mother died in 1862, he lived with his uncle, Dr. Francis F. Jones of Gloucester, then living in Dinwiddie County...

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3. Letter - October 13, 1774

   Letter from George Purnell, Manchester (Richmond) to Col. William Preston, Fincastle, dated October 13, 1774. Speaks of the troubled political situation, the lack of news from the delegates to Congress, the necessity to independence of exporting, the number of pamphlets in circulation, mentioning in particular one by the Bishop of Asaph's and one by Thomas Jefferson, etc.

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4. Newsletter - January 30, 1802

   Circular or newsletter dated January 30, 1802 from Bird Smith, Richmond, to General. John Preston, reporting on the Legislature. Deals with Southwest Virginia Congressional District, judges, constables, toll roads, and free education. The sheet was printed by H. Pace, printer of a newspaper in Richmond: "The Recorder".

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