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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.

Longwood University

Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne Collection.

.65 Linear Feet 1 legal-sized archival box 13 Photographic Prints

This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.

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Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne Collection. .65 Linear Feet 1 legal-sized archival box 13 Photographic Prints

Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson.

This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.

Alexandria Library

Cazenove Family Papers (MS212)

8.06 Linear Feet 15 boxes

This collection covers the history of the Cazenove Family of Alexandria from the 1790s to the 1970s. The first part of the collection features records from James O'Hara Cazenove (1880-1971), consisting primarily of correspondence and records relating to his business interests and investments, as well as legal documents and business related litigation. Some of the correspondence and notebooks relate to his role as an inventor including a patent for an improved eggbeater from the 1920s. It also includes records from his brother, Louis A. deCazenove (1851-1925), primarily related to his education at Cornell University.

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Ann Smith Academy Papers

370 Item

Includes 2 bound volumes of minutes of the meetings of its Board of Trustees (1807-1910), yearly reports of the various principals, miscellaneous correspondence, business papers, bills and receipts.

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Ann Smith Academy Papers 370 Item

Graham, Edward

Includes 2 bound volumes of minutes of the meetings of its Board of Trustees (1807-1910), yearly reports of the various principals, miscellaneous correspondence, business papers, bills and receipts.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer fox hunting journal

.2 Cubic Feet 1 half-width document box
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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Lawrence Lewis family papers

3.25 Linear Feet

This collection (269 letters) includes correspondence regarding family matters, farm business, legal questions about various wills, including that of George Washington, buying and selling of slaves and land, letters from friends, travels, and business interests. Also included are financial papers, including accounts and bills for various services, many dealing with daily life, building materials, education expenses, books, taxes paid/owed, and financial transactions.

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Charles Page to Lawrence Lewis Box 8, Folder 15

From Alexandria. Statement giving credit of certain amount to his account. Mentions rent due to St. Paul's Church.

  1. Correspondence
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anthony Ware, Miscellaneous Papers

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Facsimile of The Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, 20 Aug. 1773; broadsides: Baltimore American Calendar, 1886, 24 x 19 in., and The Wheeling Intelligencer for the Presidential Year, 1884, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Civil War materials, including invoices of ordnance and ordnance stores at Mannington (W.)Va., signed by Thos. Hornbrook, Military Agent for Governor F. H. Pierpont, 21 August 1862 and 11 March 1863. Also includes telegrams, Fairmont, W. Va., 27 April 1863: F. Parich, Major, to J. B. Hirons, Adjutant, "Call your battalion in at Mannington immediately for active service"; and J. B. Hirons to Capt. Hall, "Report immediately with your Company to Mannington."
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Anthony Ware, Miscellaneous Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Ware, Anthony
Facsimile of The Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, 20 Aug. 1773; broadsides: Baltimore American Calendar, 1886, 24 x 19 in., and The Wheeling Intelligencer for the Presidential Year, 1884, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Civil War materials, including invoices of ordnance and ordnance stores at Mannington (W.)Va., signed by Thos. Hornbrook, Military Agent for Governor F. H. Pierpont, 21 August 1862 and 11 March 1863. Also includes telegrams, Fairmont, W. Va., 27 April 1863: F. Parich, Major, to J. B. Hirons, Adjutant, "Call your battalion in at Mannington immediately for active service"; and J. B. Hirons to Capt. Hall, "Report immediately with your Company to Mannington."
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Folly Farm Papers 1774-1891

This collection of 842 items, 1774-1891, n.d., consists of correspondence, business and legal papers, account books and a survey book belonging to various families. The material relates to the Smith familyof Staunton, the Lewis familyof Sweet Springs(now West Virginia) and the Cochran familyof Charlottesvilleand Staunton.

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College of William and Mary

Appomattox Manor Music Collection

10.10 Linear Feet

The collection contains bound volumes and sheet music of the 19th century and early to mid 20th century. Appomattox Manor, near Hopewell, Virginia, has belonged to the Eppes family since 1635, when Captain Francis Eppes was granted a patent to the land. The Manor served as the headquarters of General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. The home was restored and is open to the public. The collection contains both popular and classical music. Boxes 1 - 18 are bound volumes and sheet music. Box 19 is miscellaneous material including: children's books; poetry books; original index cards for Manor Music Hall library.

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Appomattox Manor Music Collection 10.10 Linear Feet

The collection contains bound volumes and sheet music of the 19th century and early to mid 20th century. Appomattox Manor, near Hopewell, Virginia, has belonged to the Eppes family since 1635, when Captain Francis Eppes was granted a patent to the land. The Manor served as the headquarters of General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. The home was restored and is open to the public. The collection contains both popular and classical music. Boxes 1 - 18 are bound volumes and sheet music. Box 19 is miscellaneous material including: children's books; poetry books; original index cards for Manor Music Hall library.

College of William and Mary

Archibald Stuart Ledgers

2.00 Linear Feet

Account books, 1788-1831, kept by Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va. Accounts concern his law practice, personal finances, and include accounts concerning the building of his house.

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Archibald Stuart Ledgers 2.00 Linear Feet

Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832

Account books, 1788-1831, kept by Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va. Accounts concern his law practice, personal finances, and include accounts concerning the building of his house.

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