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A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.

A page of an early ledger tracking the Fries Mill's expenditures.

A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.

A memo sent to all departments notifying them that the Fries Mill would shut down knitting operations.

A letter asking the mill to support an amendement that would change the way the work of women and children was limited in Virginia.

An image of a bobbin winding machine sent to the Fries mill.

A letter responding to another company's attempts to collect on an alleged $2 debt.

A letter introducing a new mill employee, sent to the Fries Mill from another mill owned by the Washington Mills Company.

A short missive from the president of Wachovia Loan and Trust Company and the founder and president of Washington Mills Company, Col. Francis H. Fries, thanking the mill superintendent for sending updates about operations. Includes and example of the…