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Slaveship "Elizabeth" Ledger Account Copy
This is a ledger for the Slaveship "Elizabeth" from 1750.
Slaveship "Elizabeth" Ledger Account
This is a ledger for the Slaveship "Elizabeth" from 1750.
Slaveship "Elizabeth" Ledger Account
This is a ledger for the Slaveship "Elizabeth" from 1750.
Liasse de Compter Paper
Slip of paper stating that Liasse de Compter and Audebert were commanding the Elizabeth.
Slaveship "Elizabeth" Receipt
This is a receipt signed by Audebert in 1750.
The History of Health: and the Art of Preserving It
464 pages
February 18, 1783, Letter to Merchant from Walker Daniel
February 18, 1783, Letter from Walker Daniel, at Col. Floyd's, to a French Merchant concerning commercial conditions on the wester Kentucky Frontier Both are friends of Col. Floyd, mentions Lincon, Fayette, Fall's of Ohio River, KY River' number of…
Land Survey, Montgomery County, Virginia, 1784 (Ms2011-023)
The collection consists of a manuscript map survey of land in Montgomery County, Virginia, belonging to Philadelphia merchant Levi Hollingsworth. The acreage, divided into thirty-two tracts of one thousand acres each, is situated on the Guyandotte…
Coade's Lithodipyra or Artificial Manufactory Trade Card, 1784? (Ms2015-045)
Coade's Lithodipyra or Artificial Manufactory Trade Card, probably printed about 1784. The Coade stone business was started by Eleanor Coade in 1769 and operated into the 1833, later run by a business partner after Coade's death. The trade card was…
Letter from Eliza Preston Madison in Stafford, Virginia to her sister Sarah Preston McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, January 10, 1784 (Ms1997-002)
La Cuisiniere Bourgeoise, Suivie de l'office
381 pages
Letter from John Preston to James McDowell, August 29, 1794 (Ms1997-002)
Catechism of Health for the Use of Schools, and for Domestic Instruction
108 pages
Letter from J. Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell, April 15, 1795 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, June 17, 1798 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, October 5, 1798 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from William Preston from Fincastle to James McDowell, January 12, 1799 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from J. Preston at Smithfield to James McDowell, July 21, 1799 (Ms1997-002)
Hertford Receipt Book, 1800-1833 (Ms2008-027)
The Hertford Receipt Book is a recipe book written in Hertford, England (a county town of Hertfordshire) from 1800 to 1833. The recipes were documented by several people as handwriting changes throughout the volume. Some recipes are…
Letter from William Preston from home to James McDowell, December 5, 1801 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Susanna Smith Madison [Peyton] to her uncle James McDowell, January 8, 1802 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from William Preston from Fincastle to James McDowell, January 29, 1802 (Ms1997-002)
The Domestic Encyclopaedia; or, A Dictionary of Facts and Useful Knowledge
5 volumes
Promissory Note, Thomas Goodson, October 23, 1803 (Ms1998-001)
Goodson asks Samuel Huff to pay George Helton two pounds and five shillings for him.
Letter from James Patton Preston in Richmond, Virginia to James McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, May 5, 1804 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, May 27, 1804 (Ms1997-002)
Letter from John Lewis in Covington to James McDowell in Rockbridge County, Virginia, August 5, 1804 (Ms1997-002)
Promissory Note, Samuel Huff to James Goad, October 8, 1804 (Ms1998-001)
Samuel Huff says that he will pay James Goad $10.00.
Promissory Note, Bird Smith to Samuel Huff, February 4, 1805 (Ms1998-001)
Bird Smith says that he will give Samuel Huff 30 acres of land.
Letter from Nathaniel Hart in Franklin, Kentucky to James McDowell in Fairfield, Virginia, June 15, 1805 (Ms1997-002)
Letter, John Weddle to Samuel Huff, August 1806 (Ms1998-001)
Weddle informs Samuel Huff of his welfare after his trip and what he saw while he traveled.
Promissory Note, James Keef to William Byron, September 23, 1806 (Ms1998-001)
Keef promises 8 dollars to be paid on or before November 1, 1806.
Indenture, Bird Smith to William Thompson, March 3, 1807 (Ms1998-001)
Indenture between Bird Smith and William Thompson, for land on the west fork of Little River in Montgomery County, VA.
Promissory Note, Sam Huff to John Snyder, January 12, 1808 (Ms1998-001)
Huff promises to pay John Snyder one pound and nine pence.
James Barnett Inventory, 1811 (Ms2002-022)
A list of free Negroes and Mulattoes, compiled by James Barnett, district commissioner of revenue, Montgomery County, Virginia. The list includes places of residence of the free persons as well as a brief job description for each. The list divides…
Promise to Pay
James Adams or Jacob [Hallex?] promises to pay John Douglas seven pounds, sixteen shilling, and sixpence.
Promissory Note, James Brawhey to Samuel Huff, February 23, 1812 (Ms1998-001)
Promises 4 dollars, 4 shillings and two sixpences.
George Reaves Will
This is the will of George Reaves.
Financial Records
Financial records of multiple transactions.
Fine, Samuel Huff, November 12, 1812 (Ms1998-001)
Fine of 1 dollar and 50 cents to Samuel Huff for delinquency at Battalion and Augt. Musters
Letter, Landon Duncan to Mr. Alamander Duncan and relatives, Giles County, VA., November 21, 1812 (Ms1997-023)
Duncan tells his uncle and relatives about his travels from his cousin's house and back to home as well as his health and welfare.
Yonson Family Receipt 9, 1813
Baltzer Yonson's receipt for payment to Sheriff of Wythe.
Letter from Edmonia M. Preston in Stafford, Virginia to Sarah Preston McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, May 30, 1813 (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the third page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter, Landon Duncan to Mr. Alamander Duncan and relatives, Giles County, VA., December 16, 1814 (Ms1997-023)
Duncan talks about newly passed laws in Virginia regarding soldiers.
Zachiariah Wheat Account with Micajoch Tavis, Jr.
Account held by Zachariah Wheat with Micajoch Travis Jr.
Yonson Family Receipt 1, 1815
Receipt written by Baltzer Yonson in 1815.
Yonson Family Receipt 2, 1815
Receipt written by Baltzer Yonson in 1815.
Yonson Family Receipt 3, 1815
Receipt of payment of Baltzer Yonson to the Clerk of Waythe Superior Court.
Robert Edmiston Inventory, 1815
This is a document appraising the values of enslaved persons and lands held by Robert Edmiston, of Washington County, Virginia. The inventory lists an enslaved man and woman, both aged between 12 and 50 years, and an enslaved boy and girl, both aged…
John Bralley's Notebook and Store Account Book
Notebook belonging to John Bralley, where he practiced arithmetic (1815-1816). The latter parts of the book contain store accounts from 1832-1846. Parts of the book are written in pig-pen cipher.
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