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A merry Christmas
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A Trooper's Reminiscences by Benjamin Boisseau Vaughn - May 27, 1894
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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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Biography of Major George N. Bliss - 1896
Worn sheet of paper, stuck to a piece of scrap paper that Bernard had available, on which is typed: George N. Bliss was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, July 22, 1837. He graduated from Union College, and Albany Law School, prior to the war. He enlisted in the First Rhode Island Cavalry Volunteers as a private and mustered out as a Captain. He saw action at Cedar Mountain, Groveton, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station,...
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Fredericksburg to the Valley of Virginia. - November 1893
George S. Bernard spoke to the R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond on November 3, 1893, about his experiences during the Gettysburg Campaign. His talk was published in the newspaper. Bernard used his wartime diary and notebooks as source material for the talk. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Mahone's Brigade made camp at Salem Church, and then marched to Fredericksburg to relieve Barksdale's brigade. After a week, the reg...
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Historic Shrines of Virginia
From the dedication page..."When the City of Norfolk entertained the American Society of Civil Engineers in April, 1931, I was invited by the local chapter to outline some points of interest to be found on a trip through Virginia which had been planned for the special entertainment of the guests of the City. In response to this invitation, I read to the Society a paper, illustrated by lantern slides, giving a running description of thirty-five V...
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Letter - April 5, 1842
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Letter - June 19, 1835
Letter dated June 19, 1835 and postmarked Pittsylvania Court House, June 25, 1835, from George H. Gilmer to his sister, Emma W. Breckinridge, in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia. News that their brother, Harmer, is engaged to a Miss Walker and will settle in Meadsville, in Halifax County, near Judge Leigh's. Talks of his own interest in a Miss D, and of his plans to visit the Breckinridges and the Springs later in the summer.
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Letter - October 8, 1819
Letter dated October 8, 1819 from E. (Elizabeth?) Trist, at Ridgeway, postmarked Charlottesville, to Mrs. Mary Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. Refers to sale of land in Henry County, crops, neighbors, and family. Mrs. Trist was returning from a stay at Monticello and mentions that Mr. Jefferson had been ill, but planned to travel to Poplar Forest in about 10 days.
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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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Letter from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her brother, James Breckinridge - October 17, 1851
This letter headed "Grove Hill October 17th 1851, Saturday morning" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her brother James, no address given, who is in school, telling of their family, that she is teaching dictionary and history, but cannot teach Latin and mathematics, to her siblings, and other family news. Mother Emma Gilmer Breckinridge attached a note at the end of this letter.
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Mount Vernon Apple Cider Vinegar Original Label - Circa 1950
This item is a Mount Vernon brand apple cider vinegar original barrel label. The label has a red background and at the top says "Mount Vernon Brand" in large white letters. Bellow that is an image of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of the first President of the United States, George Washington, and located near Alexandria, Virginia. Beneath the image is the text "Apple Cider Vinegar" and below that, in much smaller print, is the text "Reduced w...
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