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  • Subject is exactly "Virginia--History"

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, thanking him for sending a copy of the "Magazine of Medicine," in which Willy had a picture and article; detailing his busy and tired days working in coal; speculating on the terms of his and his housemates'…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to his brother, Willy, discussing the declining health of "Pa"; detailing a visit from John Conway and his son Kent; Catlett's new job in the coal business with Charles H. Page; and the current political climate, mentioning…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy discussing different accounts of cavalry movements during the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee's wartime decisions, and masonic meetings.

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Letter from Conway Catlett to Willy, adding to an account of Custer's raid of Charlottesville that Willy requested in the Dispatch, answered by Mr. Clem Morton. Concludes with Catlett's opinion on going to war with England over the country of…

Ms2008-058_VirginiaRepublicanPartyFlyer_1921.jpg
The Virginia Republican Party Flyer is a list, titled "The Republican Ticket" and printed on newsprint, of the so-called " Lily Black" Republican ticket of 1921 (an African American offshoot of the Republican party). Sought-after offices include:…

Ms2014-013_ChristiansburgDAR_B1F7_Pamphlet_1965a.jpg
Program and dinner menu for the 1965 Diamond Jubilee event held by the Col William Christian Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Christiansburg, Virginia, 1965.

Ms2012-025_BrownMima_Letter_1863_1108a.jpg
The collection consists of a letter written by "Mima Brown" from Pulaski, Virginia to her brother Pvt. James H. Farmer on November 8, 1863. Brown reports news about an outbreak of Diphtheria in the area, a shortage of supplies for soldiers, unfair…

Ms2011_015_WilsonDiary1913_0frontcover.jpg
Jeffrey Thomas Wilson (1843-1929) was a former slave who spent most of his life in and around Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. He outlived four wives and had at least twelve children. Wilson's diaries include entries on a range of topics from local…
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