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1. Biography of James Power Smith - 1896

   The first two pages of this three-page series are a draft of the third page. James Power Smith was born July 4, 1837, at New Athens, Ohio. His father, the Reverend Joseph Smith, was president of a college in that city. His mother, Eliza Bell. was from Winchester, Virginia. He graduated in 1856 from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and was also graduated from Union Theological Seminary in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In May 1861, he enlist...

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2. George S. Bernard subscription lists - February 11, 1896

   George S. Bernard maintained a list of names of people who had pre-ordered his Volume 2 of "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Some of the entries on the eight pages are difficult to determine, so no names are listed. On some lists there appears the address of the recipient and a reference to a letter that person wrote. The heading for the list of names is as follows: "The undersigned will each take one copy of Vol 2 of "War Talks of Confeder...

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3. letter - 1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Ivy Creek, Augt. 17, 1861 to his sister Emma Gilmer Breckinridge from William Gilmer telling of his brother John and wife Eliza are living with him now, John appears to be a captain of a "Clerical force" and is well liked by all his command, wants information on Gilmer Breckinridge, and tells his thoughts on how the war is going, states he has "sufficient sight of the Elephant & a full share of military glory for a long time" althou...

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4. letter - 1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Grove Hill Aug. 30th 1861 to John Breckinridge from his sister Lucy giving him news of the family, thanking him for his "description of the battleground gave me a more vivid idea than I ever had of it", Miss and Mrs. Wise recently visited at Grove Hill and gave them gossip about "Lincoln and all those horrid Washington creatures", that several ladies had been put in jail for being too attentive to 'Rebel' prisoners with, the papers ...

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5. 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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6. Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)

   George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...

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7. Norfolk & Western Magazine - February 1936

   February 1936 edition of the Norfolk & Western Magazine. Cover image is of locomotive 118, speeding on a snowy track. Magazine contains a number of articles.

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8. Printed Flyer from the Bayer Sugar Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, entitled: Formula for Making Five (5) Gallons Home Made Beer - 1920s

   A printed flyer from the Bayer Sugar Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, titled: "Formula For Making Five (5) Gallons Home Made Beer," with step-by-step directions for making beer, using Bayer's Concentrated Malt Extract. Notes by English Showalter accompany the document.

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9. Strong Letter from a Former Ohio Man - March, 1915

   Letter from C.H. Seeley, Wakefield, Virginia, to Mr. F.H. LaBaume, Agricultural & Industrial Agent , N&W Railway, dated January 18, 1915. This letter appeared in a publication called "The Southern Homeseeker", published by the Norfolk and Western Railway, p. 20. The letter promotes Virginia as the right choice for moving his company from Ohio to Sussex County, Virginia. This same page includes a photograph of George Davis, a well-known Ro...

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