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Ms2008-020_BardoAnthony_letter_2008_0409.pdf
Letter from Anthony V. Bardo to Megan L. Armbruster, Recovery Coordinator, Virginia Tech Office of Recovery & Support, regarding the song "33 Gone" written by Bardo and performed by The Fabulous Dialtones in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings.

Ms2018_018_BarnardJamesandJehu_Letter_1864_0324a.jpg
Letter written by James and Jehu Barnard of Patrick County, Virginia to their parents. Both were members of Company K, 50th Virginia Infantry. Written from camp at Orange Court House, Virginia, March 29th, 1864. Letter shares news of stoppage of…

Ms2002_022_BarnettJames_Inventory1811a.jpg
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…

Ms2012-075_BarnettWilliamW_Diary_1862_frontcover.jpg
A diary with one-page entries for the year of 1862. A few pages of memoranda follow on which Barnett has listed miscellaneous clothing expenses and his pay record for the year. The diary describes his time in hospital in January and February, as well…

Ms2012_008_BartlettAnsil_1865_0415a.jpg
The collection consists of a letter by Ansil T. Bartlett to his father, dated April 15, 1865. Written from Camp Farmville, Virginia, the letter mentions soldiers stealing good from nearby homes, daily tasks, war rumors, and Bartlett's hope to be home…

Ms1993_022_BauerGeorge_1864_0520a.jpg
Union soldier during the Civil War, writing from Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 20, 1864, to his daughter, about the many battles he had fought in and the presence of the Confederates in the immediate area. Bauer was a native German speaker and the…

Ms1992-010_010.pdf
Harvey Bear's diary from 1862.

Ms1992-010_011.pdf
George Bear's diary from 1878.

Ms1992-010_017.pdf
George Bear's diary from 1879.

Ms1992-010_001.pdf
This is a receipt for a newpaper subscription purchased by Mrs. Friske in 1869.

Ms1992-010_002.pdf
This is a receipt for hay signed by G. M. Bear in 1877.

Ms1992-010_003.pdf
This is an undated list of money received for lambs and other items.

Ms1992-010_004.pdf
This a reciept for grain and hay purchased in 1864.

Ms1992-010_005.pdf
This is note detailing a book belonging to the Bear family.

Ms1992-010_006.pdf
This is an agreement made between Harvery Bear, Jospeph Wilson, and Thos. N. Lindsey in 1853.

Ms1992-010_007.pdf
This is a General Order written for Stonewall Jackson's Second Army Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Ms1992-010_008.pdf
This is a letter written to Harvey Bear in 1849.

bd5289bcae75ebf3d902df4ba1dd284f.pdf
This is a transcript of Harvey Bear's diary from 1862.

Ms1992-010_012.pdf
This is a label with "Gilt Edge" printed on it from the 1870s.

Ms1992-010_013.pdf
This is a note about taking an animal out of pasture from 1877.

Ms1992-010_014.pdf
This is a poem entitled "Louisiana Anderson" that has been clipped out of a newspaper.

Ms1992-010_015.pdf
This is a calling card with "G. M. Bear" printed on it from the 1870s. The reverse side contains a record of the cost of cattle.

Ms1992-010_016.pdf
This is a calling card with "J. R. Wright" printed on it from the 1870s. The reverse side contains a record of the cost of cattle.

Ms1992-010_018.pdf
This is a calling card with "Mary I. Bell" printed on it from the 1870s.

Ms1992-010_019.pdf
This is a sample calling card from the 1870s.

Ms1992-010_020.pdf
This is a calling card with "Agnes C. Harman" printed on it from the 1870s.

Ms1992-010_021.pdf
This is a receipt for a settlement from 1881.

Ms1992-010_022.pdf
This is a card signed by G. M. Bear in the 1870s.

Ms1992-010_023.pdf
This is a list of items and their costs from 1879.

Ms1997_021_001.tif
"Earl Palmer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Ms1997_021_002.tif
Stone Face Mountain, Lee County, Virginia

Ms1997_021_003.jpg
Man and horse on postcard

Ms1997_021_004.tif
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Ms1997_021_005.tif
Written on back: "A fast-vanishing art among mountain families in the appalachian mountains, hog-killing was once a way of life. Here they are getting the water hot to scald the hog so the hair will come off. Water temperature is about 155 degrees."

Ms1997_021_006.tif
Written on back: "Log building in Elliot Valley in Montgomery County, Va. was once used for a church."
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