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A handwritten letter from Grace Kestner, a student at Spanishburg Elementary School. The letter has a positive message that expresses sympathy to VT students. It also has drawing of a heart with "I am sorry" written in it and the Hokie Bird.

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Letter sent from I. F. White to his wife, Estelle, responding to a previous letter and agreeing to send several items.

Letter sent from I. F. White to his wife, Estelle, responding to a previous letter and updating her on his activities.

Norfolk and Western freight bill given to E. W. Key.

Bedford County, Virginia, tax bill sent to Forrest Wheat in 1841.

Receipt belonging to Forrest Wheat for $2.25 worth of goods.

Receipt given to Forrest Wheat for filing a petition.

Reciept showing postage puchases made by Forest Wheat in 1852.

Account held by Zachariah Wheat with Micajoch Travis Jr.

Account held by Jane Wheat with Chester Miller in 1867.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father responding to a previous letter and updating him on army life.

Letter sent from Levi Wheat to his brother inquiring about his health and updating him about deaths in the family.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father updating him on army life.

Letter sent from E. W. Key to his wife discussing his life in the army.

This is the will of George Reaves.

Letter sent from Joseph Key to his father responding to a previous letter and updating him on army life.

This is a copy of the Bedford Democrat, printed on August 11, 1892.

A Keystone letter trying to encourage the reader to become a Keystone View salesman for the summer. The letter claims that the experience both pays very well and will improve the salesman's character.

A Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart where he was sent a book to read.

Letter to Walter Barnhart about possibly going back to work as a salesman for Keystone.

Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone telling him their expectation in sales per week and recommendations on what to sell.

Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone encouraging him that getting back into selling can be a little difficult at first. They give him tips on what to sell and what conversations to have with customers.

Walter Barnhart continues to sell stereographs. Keystone answers some questions about quality and tells Barnhart about new sets that are going to be released.

Letter from Keystone telling Walter Barnhart about the new list of stereographs and passing along information about Mr. Curd.

Letter from Keystone to Walter Barnhart discussing commissions. It also recommends that Barnhart write a letter to Mr. Curd who has not put in an order in a few weeks.

Letter from Keystone to Barnhart informing him that Mr. Crafton has been signed as his sub-agent. Barnhart also provided Keystone with a high paying customer.

Letter from Keystone to Barnhart asking him to clear up a shipping error and assign him another sub-agent. Keystone wants to convince Barnhart to continue working through the Fall and postpone his return to college.

Letter to Barnhart from Keystone. They write about previous correspondence and explain to Barnhart the way his position of being a general agent with sub-agents will earn him a lot of money.

A request to Mr. Bean from Keystone to create stereographs of Randolph-Macon University.

Keystone sends Walter Barnhart a list of the schools he's worked with and a list of his sub-agents.

Letter from Keystone to Walter Barnhart explaining how the stereographs work and making a clarification about the commissions on a certain order.

Walter Barnhart returned to college for the fall term, his father is intersted in assisting him in the Keystone Company sales. Keystone wants Barnhart to find more sub-agents who are not in school.

Keystone wants Walter Barnhart's father to work for them full time. They have a few schools on hold for Barnhart when he goes back to sales, Keystone asks for a reply from Mr. Bean.

An account of the comissions for Barnhart's sub-agents.

Keystone writes Barnhart about new stereographs for Rome and they ask Barnhart to show Mr. Dameron how much he can make off of commissions working for Keystone.

Keystone writes to Walter Barnhart about the new stereograph collections, answers a contrat question, and sends Barnhart competition information.

Keystone writes to Walter Barnhart about the progress of his current sub-agents and his contract with Keystone. They send him a book to read to improve his sales and progress.

Keystone informs Walter Barnhart that the deadline for their salesman competition has been extended.

Keystone sends Walter Barnhart another contract for his General Agent position and they discuss Barnhart's father working full time for Keystone.

Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart (Walter Barnhart's father). They offer him a monthly salary and encourage him to meet with their manager in West Virginia to settle on a contract.

Keystone sends a letter to Walter Barnhart. The photographer, Mr. Bean, has finished his stereographs and Keystone asks that barnhart names each of the images. The list of image titles is on the back of the letter.

Letter from Keystone to H. G. Barnhart. Barnhart is unable to meet their manager in West Virginia, Keystone encourages Barnhart to consider the more full time position at Keystone and to try and meet their manager in Richmond.

Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart discussing his contracts with certain schools and inform him Mr. Bean will contact him.

Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart requesting him to do some work on the new set of views they're making in collaboration with Mr. Bean.

Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart discussing his work for them, and the possible schools he can secure as clients. They encourage him to work full time and meet their manager in Richmond again.

Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart discussing the negatives of new views, his contract, and a Mr. Wildman who will be visiting Barnhart at his school.

Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart about a new collection of stereographs of the Canadian Rockies. Keystone encourages Barnhart to bring the collection up to new clients.

Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart, reminding him to respond to the contract they offered. They encourage him to sign it and send it back.