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Forrer & Blakemore Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Papers, 1851-1856, of Forrer & Blakemore, iron founders and merchants, at Shenandoah Iron Works, Page County, Va. and at Waverlie and Cassville, Rockingham County, Va. Includes correspondence and accounts.

  1. College of William and Mary

Isabella Furnace Account Book (Page County, Va.) 0.10 Linear Feet

Account book, 1827-1842, of Isabella Furnace, Page County, Va. which includes account book, 1850-1854, of Caroline Furnace. Includes recipes for buttermilk muffins, corn bread and cakes and pies; and accounts for clothing and shoes.

  1. College of William and Mary

John A. Cave Ledger 0.01 Linear Foot

Case, John A.

This collection consists of a ledger that once belonged to John A Cave, a Blacksmith in Page County, Virginia. The entries primarily deal with Cave's accounts with Joshua Buracker from 1858 through 1861. Some of the items listed include shoes, shovels, and nails.

  1. College of William and Mary

John P. Louderback Journal 0.01 Linear Feet

Louderback, John Philip

This journal contains John P. Louderback's first-hand account of the First Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run) during the American Civil War. John Louderback served in the 10th Virginia Infantry, most likely Company I (Page Volunteers), although his company could not be verified. The 10th Virginia Infantry was part of the 4th Brigade of the Armies of the Shenandoah. This brigade participated towards the end of the First battle of Manassas (or Bull Run). The account is only five pages while the rest of the journal consists of birth and death dates for the Louderback and Holtz families of Page County, Virginia. Also included in the journal are local newspaper articles from Page County and Rockingham County, Virginia.

  1. College of William and Mary

Madden Family Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Madden family

Collection of papers about the "Free Black" Madden Family of Page County, Virginia. One letter written by Samuel Linberger stating that George Madden was born free. Two letters, Register No. 180 and 184, by Clerk of Court Watson certifying that George W. Madden and Sarah Ann Madden are registered. Gives descriptions of them. List of Madden family members and dates of birth. Includes Redman Strother and John Arthur Redman.

  1. College of William and Mary

Nancy Grove Copybook 0.05 Linear Feet

School copybook, circa 1818, of Nancy Grove, which includes a multiplication table. On last page appears the name, Thomas B. Glenn, with the date June 26, 1831. Possibly Page County, Virginia. 20 pages.

  1. College of William and Mary

Shenandoah Iron Works [D. & H. Forrer] Ledgers, 1851-1866 0.40 Linear Feet 1 loose volume, 1 volume boxed.

D. & H. Forrer. Shenandoah Iron Works

Ledger (MsV Ad82 ovesize) time book, 1851-1866, and ledger (MsV Ad83), 1865-1866, of the commissary [company store] of D. & H. Forrer, Shenandoah Iron Works, Page County, Virginia. The latter volume lists foodstuffs and goods given out to workers which they often paid for by work. Includes accounts with free Black persons.

  1. College of William and Mary

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