1 50 4 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/95eae439c4aff83fc2fa40c587ce7418.jpg 078c4674ea6a50bb5ae419d25f05fe17 PDF Text Text Timberridge May 31st 1857 Dear Brother Under feelings of the deepest gratitude I avail myself this evening of the pleasure of addressing a few lines to you I received your kind letter this evening and was very glad to learn that you was all well though truly sorry to hear that Mr Harris was under the impression that I had sent him two letters for be assured by me that I never have sent him a line I thought when he was here that he was a gentleman of feeling but if he is trying to injure my reputation without the least shadow of a cause he must be one of the most unprincipled men that can be please let me know by return of mail whether Mr Harris sais I sent him the letters [or?] whether it is just an imagination off the people if he sais I did give it the lie at once pleas let me know who told you I sent them if Harris ever sais any thing to you about it ask him what reason he has to think I would send https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/13ec28f6cd76f8d166c21a606fd73f5e.jpg 7e844c27d08fb4ed3e7eee23e4ff6d4b PDF Text Text him letters come up next saturday if you possibly can at which time I want you to let me know all about it I don’t want you when you come up to say any thing before the family about it as I do not want them to know any thing about it we are all [?] well at present please dont show this letter to any person I want you and Sophia to come up next Saturday and not disappoint me you must excuse this miserable [scrawl?] as I hardly know what I am about this night I never had my feeling so mortified as then they was this evening when I read your kind letter and saw I was accused with sending Mr Harris letters I want you to write to me as soon as you get my letter and let me know who it was that put the report out first that I had sent him letters I must close as it is getting late give my love to Sophia and all your fathers family and accept a large portion yourself Adieu may peace ever dwell with thee Eva M Williams Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092) Subject The topic of the resource History of Food and Drink Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Description An account of the resource The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Figgat, Nancy Godwin Godwin, Ann Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783/1878 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000_092_SWVACounties Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000-092_F09_Williams_McCulloch_families_017a Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Williams Letter May 31, 1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Williams, Eva M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857-05-31 Description An account of the resource Letter from Eva M. Williams in Timberridge to her brother. Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [identification of item], [box and folder number], Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132</a> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6a517cec67f464b04a56ab2e70aa0b0a.jpg 595b71e0dcc53f78812585720464a511 PDF Text Text [Left side] Mrs Sophia P McCulloch Natural Bridge [Right side] Beavedam Sept 19th 1957 Dear Brother & Sister I avail myself this morning of the pleasure off addressing a few lines to you to inform you we are all well at this time I received your kind letter last thursday which afforded me much pleasure to hear you was all well I hope the reception off this may find you still in the enjoyment of good health there is a great revivial at Mill Creek theres been preaching there all this week and is likely to continue the best part off next week I forgot to tell you I dont want you to dream any more about me I will tell you in my next [M?] Sam Johnston has to leave [?] this fall he has hired a Mr Lampen to overseen for him so Mrs [Raidand?] said the other day if you see him you can tell him that [Sillie?] Ann Baker is gone to Tennessee her Brother https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c4e03665be3798de0d4acb651fd31d48.jpg 691a66699559207536a94ff974a4a64f PDF Text Text came in and took her out I would just say to you that John Helleys wife has a son I suppose when you said old Fathers Harris was all well you meant [J?] H too as you know I dont care how the rest is if [J?] is well [Jinn?] very glad that david picked her out a [bean?] as she thinks she has such hard times here she wants you to bring him up next Saturday with you as she thinks she getting so awful ugly that if she dont soon see him she will be too ugly to interest him she sais if you see [M?] Harris please get her the pattern of her quilt adieu may peace ever dwell with thee Eva M Williams My love to all Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092) Subject The topic of the resource History of Food and Drink Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Description An account of the resource The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Figgat, Nancy Godwin Godwin, Ann Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783/1878 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000_092_SWVACounties Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000-092_F09_Williams_McCulloch_families_013a Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Williams Letter Sept. 19, 1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Williams, Eva M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857-09-19 Description An account of the resource Letter from Eva M. Williams at Beaverdam to brother and sister [Sophia McCulloch]. Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [identification of item], [box and folder number], Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132</a> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/73646fb4a95262da2c57484b0804b2ab.jpg a79cf7164bd5f864430a968885cb1910 PDF Text Text [Left side] Blue Ridge Va Aug 26th Mrs Sophia [P?] McCulloch Longwood Rockbridge Cty Va [Right side] Beaverdam Aug 23rd 1857 Dear Brother & Sister I avail myself this evening off the pleasure of addressing a few lines to you I would suppose that you by time are becoming somewhat impatient because you have not heard from me for some time the family is all well except myself I have not been at all well since I wrote to you last I was very ill on yesterday a week ago but felt a great deal better on saturday morning went to the association and saw J H Harris and relapsed I do not know whether to attribute it to seeing J H H or to the ice water I drank but let the cause be what it may I have been very ill for severly days with a pain in my head and stomach I became acquainted with a very nice man at the association by the Bonsack https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6e54f01720b1fe4d4288f81947c9344e.jpg 7df539abd55c0c4b8785da91628f1822 PDF Text Text [Left side] name of Bonsack from Maryland but had no heart to give him as [L SeSe?] posesses that I tell you I had to carry myself very strait as there was two preachers at uncles all the time I was there I also became acquainted with Mr Richardson Mr Harris and Mr Sylen all from Rockbridge Cty Mr Harris is my uncle I suppose he was from Periah [?] when you write you must let me know I think he must be owing to the pact that he was so kind to me during the meeting we had rather a lonesome time of it at uncles as there was no white woman there Aunt and Bettie is gone to [Hanauha?] aunt don’t expect to back till the last of october I don’t suppose bettie will come back at all Mary is gone to her Mothers to stay till Aunt returns it is very sickly here now the prevailing disease is flux bill and george has both had them they are better able to go about theres no more of us got them got if any off us should take them I will let you know it you must write to me as soon as you get my letter let me know whether you are comeing to the association [Right side] in Buchanan Mr Masons meeting is still going on at back Creek there is six or seven mourners I believe Pa saw Mr Demsey last Tuesday said if he got able be would preach for you all at the bridge tomorrow Adieu May peace ever dwell with thee Eva M Williams Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092) Subject The topic of the resource History of Food and Drink Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Description An account of the resource The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Figgat, Nancy Godwin Godwin, Ann Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783/1878 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000_092_SWVACounties Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000-092_F09_Williams_McCulloch_families_012a Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Williams Letter Aug. 22, 1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Williams, Eva M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857-08-22 Description An account of the resource Letter from Eva M. Williams at Beaverdam to brother and sister [Sophia McCulloch]. Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [identification of item], [box and folder number], Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132</a> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7092333e0e49a09861b7d0b7fba9f787.jpg 1d54d17851124713f369e47240b4b192 PDF Text Text [Left side] Waskeys Mills VA Sept 10th 85 Mr. David F McCulloch Longwood Rockbridge Cty Va [Right side] Beaverdam Sept 9th 1857 Dear Brother + Sister I embrace this opportunity to inform you we are all [?] well at this time Mother has been right poorly with the flux for several days though she is better to day able to go about I received your kind letter on the 6 [inst?] and was sorry to hear you had been sick though truly glad to hear you was well again well David me and [Lin?] went to the [apociation?] last sunday and had the pleasure of seeing J H H and M H Hardy I suppose I need not tell you how much good it did me to see him as you know he is the star to which the needle of my affections points Mrs Moore has got hom she stayed all all knight at [Andersons?] Rocks as she came in she saw Aunt Betsy she stood the journey very well and was in good https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ba9b11ad690746be9e0992f148d8453f.jpg d0742dc976b7f679b2b444abb030ef49 PDF Text Text [Left side] spirits when she saw her Maloys widow is married again to a rich old widower I don’t know how she managed to get time married three times I can’t get married once M Peter and Ellen Finny was married last Tues day old [brilly?] Hesters family is all sick the have the fever and the flux I don’t know what sort of a fever it is they have Mat went up to see them to day we will hear when he comes home James Maskey is dead he died last sunday saturday I want you to write to me as soon as you get my letter and give me all the news that you think will interest me it was Margaret Vines that was hear the day you left we have boiled apple butter once we intended to boil again next week if they get time to make cider I think I must have a few boys and gals the next time [?] [Right side] [old?] bet will let me when you write to me I want you to write a little longer letter than you did the last time you wrote and let me know when you and [Book?] will be up and don’t forget to let me know how [H?] is a getting our old fortune letter was ove to see us the other day as a matter of course I had my fortune told again she told me the same old tale again that I will be married before christmas [?] which I think is very doubtful she told Jane she saw something very strange in her cup she said it looked like a bunch off flowers you said Tom Johnstons wife had told some [whappers?] in Rockbridge please let me know whether she said any thing about me or any of the family I saw her and Tom last sunday they wanted to be over friendly but I don’t like to trust them Eva M [McCulloch?] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092) Subject The topic of the resource History of Food and Drink Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Description An account of the resource The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Figgat, Nancy Godwin Godwin, Ann Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783/1878 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000_092_SWVACounties Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000-092_F09_Williams_McCulloch_families_011a Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Williams Letter Sept. 9, 1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Williams, Eva M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857-09-09 Description An account of the resource Letter from Eva M. Williams at Beaverdam to brother [David McCulloch] and sister at Longwood, Virginia. Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [identification of item], [box and folder number], Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2132</a>