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Virginia The Beckoning Land comes from the Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development in 1929 under Governor Harry Flood Byrd. The pictorial wrapper shows a street scene with lots of red included. There is a large tree and people walking down the sidewalk. There is a map included with the document inside the wrapper.
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01/05/1866 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Jan. 5th 1866 to Emma J. Breckinridge from her mother Emma W. G. Breckinridge responding to the news that Mr. Wilmer is planning to move from Virginia, how much she is distressed about her family being separated, worrying about Emma traveling home alone, mentions Cary who is there and waiting, Eliza is also traveling, and money seems to be in very short supply. She is asking Mary Ann Woodville to bring her family back to ...
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01/06/1910 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Roanoke, Va, , Jan. 6th, 1910, Friday to Susie Preston from William Robertson responding to a letter she has recently sent about her trip to Ivy [Virginia] and has now returned to Stuart Hall [a girl's school] "where you can work and make a name for yourself, as I'm sure you are going to do." He makes remarks about resolutions, the best thing is to resolve in your heart to do right as far as possible, but our desire to do wrong is t...
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01/14/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Danville, Va - January 14th, 1865 from Cousin Ella P Burch to "Dear Cousin" giving her reasons for not being able to visit this winter: miserable roads and difficulties for ladies traveling alone during these times, plans to go to Petersburg to visit friends in February and gives an address there, comments on the grave condition of our country and hopes "God forbid that the sacrifices of so many noble victims shall be in vain."
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07/09/1877 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Brenham Texas, July 9th 1877 from Jeff Bassett to his niece Nannie Breckinridge answering a letter from Nannie and telling her about the hot weather in Texas, 98 degrees as he is writing (and sweating), about the arrival back in Texas of his daughters after their visit to Virginia, thanks her for the greatly improved deportment of his daughters while in Virginia, and they have been called on my several young men and attended parties...
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08/18/1908 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Julia A. Breckinridge, 401 15th Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America from Stella A. Dyer in Karlsbad, Bohemia. Stamp has been removed and post mark on front is not legible and a clear postmark on the reverse side shows Sep. 2, 1908, Roanoke, VA.
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08/27/1877 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Tallahassee, Feb: 14th, 1879 from Nannie Breckinridge to her Aunt Eliza [Breckinridge] replying to a letter from her grandma [Emma W. G. Breckinridge] who was concerned that Nannie might be letting "a man go to Virginia to see me". She declares she will not mention any more of her gentlemen friends as they may think all her friends are coming to visit. She offers to describe a ball she attended and tells that one lady "wore her blue...
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11/27/1859 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Nov 27th 1859 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother James with news about the book club she is attending with meetings every two weeks, Eliza wrote a poem for presentation to the club about a local woman who ran off with a stage driver to get married, at the end of the journey found her flock of peacocks had followed her, of a late name alarm when the Fincastle Volunteer Company headed by Mr. Anthony called for Gilmer Bre...
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12/30/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Bath Alum [Springs] Dec. 30th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of receiving Northern papers from some of the troops retreating from West Virginia, gives his thoughts on ways the war might be stopped, news of the great battle at Fredericksburg where the papers claim the losses were greater then the South had heard, proposes a boundary that would separate the Cotton States from Virginia and other border states, ...
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copy of original print, b & W of a block house- one storied timber buidling used as a fort- on Lord Fairfax's property " Greenway Court, White Post, VA., 18th Century
1967.1.17
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March 1870 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter without a heading, date by context was March 1870, from Letitia Watts Sorrell to her Aunt [Emma W. G. Breckinridge] telling of change in the labor force as ex-slaves are seeking employment and looking for references from their old owners, ie. Paterson and Rose, with only experience in working in the fields are hoping to get her a job as a cook, but she will have to be trained for the job, and has 9 or 10 children to look after. Lettie had ...
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March 1870 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Envelope for letter 1969.51.743 addressed to Mrs. E. W. Breckinridge, Grove Hill, Botetourt Co, VA and was hand delivered by Allen Hawkins.
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1859 Richardson's Almanac - 1859
1859 Richardson's Almanac, published in Richmond, Virginia. Includes short sayings and stories; a table of the equation of time; poems; social advice; solar and lunar calendars; advice on planting; lists of the officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia; lists of officials of North Carolina; biography of John Warrock; and advertisements.
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96 North, Luray Crossing, Luray, Va. - Variation of NW 825, a test. 96 North, Luray, Va.
OWL2007.04.826
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96 North, Luray Crossing, Luray, Virginia - 96 North, Luray; taken the night before NW 821. Link has noted, "this was a test" as the caboose is passing by.
OWL2007.04.825
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