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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Amherst County, Virginia Tax Ledgers

.4 Cubic Feet Two volumes contained in a letter sized document box.

This collection consists of two large manuscript volumes of tax records for Amherst, Virginia from 1819 to 1820, bound in leather. These ledger's identify enslavers and taxes paid for unnamed enslaved laborers among other things. Each volume lists hundreds of taxpayer names on the left side with comments about payments on the right. An alphabetical index in the front of each volume lists the page on which each name appears on the page in the volume, referring to tax transactions. The amount of tax is itemized for each taxpayer's land, enslaved laborers, horses, "muster fines," and levies. Volume one documents 1819 and contains 26 unnumbered pages and 271 utilized pages. Volume two documents 1820 and contains 23 unnumbered pagesand 224 utilized pages. Front endpaper indicates the records were compiled by George Holloway of Amherst for 1819 and his name is found on the end papers for 1820.

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Amherst County, Virginia Tax Ledgers .4 Cubic Feet Two volumes contained in a letter sized document box.

This collection consists of two large manuscript volumes of tax records for Amherst, Virginia from 1819 to 1820, bound in leather. These ledger's identify enslavers and taxes paid for unnamed enslaved laborers among other things. Each volume lists hundreds of taxpayer names on the left side with comments about payments on the right. An alphabetical index in the front of each volume lists the page on which each name appears on the page in the volume, referring to tax transactions. The amount of tax is itemized for each taxpayer's land, enslaved laborers, horses, "muster fines," and levies. Volume one documents 1819 and contains 26 unnumbered pages and 271 utilized pages. Volume two documents 1820 and contains 23 unnumbered pagesand 224 utilized pages. Front endpaper indicates the records were compiled by George Holloway of Amherst for 1819 and his name is found on the end papers for 1820.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers family papers

4.5 Cubic Feet 9 document boxes

The papers of Anna Maria (Campbell Hickman) Otis Mead Chalmers (1809-1891) and her family offer a deep look into a 19th century American family with a sharp focus on enslaved and formerly enslaved persons. The collection documents the life of a young, widowed woman, Anna Maria Mead Chalmers, who was the granddaughter of General William Hull (1753-1825). She was a mother of four children and became a businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia. She was a writer, an editor of the Southern Churchmen, an educator and founder of Mrs. Mead's School for Young Ladies, and a director of The Southern Churchmen Cot ("Retreat for the Sick"), a hospital for children. Anna Maria's family enslaved people who are represented in the papers including Othello "Tillo" Freeman (1790's-1860's?). It includes a letter from William written in [1875], who was their carriage driver, and letters about Sam the fiddler, who settled on the farm after escaping harsher enslavement in Louisianna, and Jordan who was described as being hired out in a letter dated September 8, 1841 from Thomas R. Blair.

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Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers family papers 4.5 Cubic Feet 9 document boxes

The papers of Anna Maria (Campbell Hickman) Otis Mead Chalmers (1809-1891) and her family offer a deep look into a 19th century American family with a sharp focus on enslaved and formerly enslaved persons. The collection documents the life of a young, widowed woman, Anna Maria Mead Chalmers, who was the granddaughter of General William Hull (1753-1825). She was a mother of four children and became a businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia. She was a writer, an editor of the Southern Churchmen, an educator and founder of Mrs. Mead's School for Young Ladies, and a director of The Southern Churchmen Cot ("Retreat for the Sick"), a hospital for children. Anna Maria's family enslaved people who are represented in the papers including Othello "Tillo" Freeman (1790's-1860's?). It includes a letter from William written in [1875], who was their carriage driver, and letters about Sam the fiddler, who settled on the farm after escaping harsher enslavement in Louisianna, and Jordan who was described as being hired out in a letter dated September 8, 1841 from Thomas R. Blair.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Dixon Evans letter to James Evans about Dixon's murder of an enslaved person

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter size folder

Autographed signed letter from Dixon Evans to his brother James Evans in Fayetteville, North Carolina with his acccount of his shooting, and killing an unnamed enslaved person from Marion, South Carolina. The enslaved person was trying to obtain food from the dairy and smokehouse. Dixon Evans was being sued by Nathaniel Evans who was the owner of the enslaved person. Dixon Evans blames the enslaved person for Dixon's own murderous actions.

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Dixon Evans letter to James Evans about Dixon's murder of an enslaved person 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter size folder

Autographed signed letter from Dixon Evans to his brother James Evans in Fayetteville, North Carolina with his acccount of his shooting, and killing an unnamed enslaved person from Marion, South Carolina. The enslaved person was trying to obtain food from the dairy and smokehouse. Dixon Evans was being sued by Nathaniel Evans who was the owner of the enslaved person. Dixon Evans blames the enslaved person for Dixon's own murderous actions.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Goodman and Farrow family journal

.04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder

This collection consists of a family journal kept by the Goodman and Farrow families of Albemarle county. The journal includes five pages labeled "Black register of births" recording the first names and birth dates of more than 49 enslaved people. Also included are handwritten recipes, a few draft letters, and ancestral information.

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Goodman and Farrow family journal .04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder

Farrow, Sue A., 1832-1874

This collection consists of a family journal kept by the Goodman and Farrow families of Albemarle county. The journal includes five pages labeled "Black register of births" recording the first names and birth dates of more than 49 enslaved people. Also included are handwritten recipes, a few draft letters, and ancestral information.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Memory Marks podcast and transcripts

0.0754 Gigabytes 10 files: 5 pdfs, 5 mp3 files

This collection contains audio files and transcripts created by students as part of ENWR 2520: Writing the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA in the Fall of 2021. Students were broken into four groups and each created a podcast episode and supplied the transcriptions. Students researched and reflected upon the history of slavery at the University of Virginia—including its connections to present day racism and white supremacy in Charlottesville and beyond. In addition to the four episodes, students also created an audio collage of what they learned from the project.

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Memory Marks podcast and transcripts 0.0754 Gigabytes 10 files: 5 pdfs, 5 mp3 files

This collection contains audio files and transcripts created by students as part of ENWR 2520: Writing the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA in the Fall of 2021. Students were broken into four groups and each created a podcast episode and supplied the transcriptions. Students researched and reflected upon the history of slavery at the University of Virginia—including its connections to present day racism and white supremacy in Charlottesville and beyond. In addition to the four episodes, students also created an audio collage of what they learned from the project.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Sharp family history papers

8.4 Cubic Feet 4 cubic foot boxes, 5 document boxes, 1 half-size legal document box, and 2 bibles in CMI boxes.

Sharp family papers that include correspondence, documents, diagrams, architecture and photographs of the Limestone farm which was built by his ancestor in the eighteenth century. William McQuiddy family letters and images, cased photographs, a photo album, carte-de-visites, and family bible records. Sharp family genealogy and court records in Virginia.

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Sharp family history papers 8.4 Cubic Feet 4 cubic foot boxes, 5 document boxes, 1 half-size legal document box, and 2 bibles in CMI boxes.

Sharp family papers that include correspondence, documents, diagrams, architecture and photographs of the Limestone farm which was built by his ancestor in the eighteenth century. William McQuiddy family letters and images, cased photographs, a photo album, carte-de-visites, and family bible records. Sharp family genealogy and court records in Virginia.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Staunton Virginia Farm and Boarding House account book (during Civil War)

.04 Cubic Feet 1 legal folder

This collection contains an account book written during the Civil War by an unidentified person or persons. It consists of the day-to-day transactions and the numerous individuals that either boarded on, used the owner's land, or purchased various products and services from the unnamed proprietor, including $600 for a land bond in 1862.

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Staunton Virginia Farm and Boarding House account book (during Civil War) .04 Cubic Feet 1 legal folder

This collection contains an account book written during the Civil War by an unidentified person or persons. It consists of the day-to-day transactions and the numerous individuals that either boarded on, used the owner's land, or purchased various products and services from the unnamed proprietor, including $600 for a land bond in 1862.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Thomas Anderson Jones copy book

0.04 Cubic Feet One legal-sized file folder
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