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William Parsons Will and Related Material .01 Linear Feet 5 items (1 folder)

Felton, Jeffrey

Includes a photocopy of the will of William Parsons (1828); an accurate typescript of the will, prepared by donor; a less accurate transcript of the will, from a family history book; a transcript of an 1850s financial document from the Randolph County Courthouse about Buck, one of the slaves mentioned in Parsons' will who was apparently suing for freedom; and background information about William Parsons and his wife, Catherine/Catharine, as well as the names of Buck's children.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

[William Prescott Frost, Jr.], San Francisco, California, to "My Darling Wife" [Isabell Moodie Frost] Box 5

Urging her to join him out west, telling of his success in selling articles to newspapers, and giving information on train travel. [incomplete].

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Papers of Robert Frost 1873-1981
  3. Series II. Letters
  4. Subseries A. Correspondence of Robert Frost, Elinor Frost and the Frost Family
  5. Subseries 1. Parents of Robert Frost

William Preston Johnston collection 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

This collection consists of four items. The first item is a letter written November 4, 1870 to Johnston from a committee which was formed to solicit copies of remarks by various people given by associates of the Army of Northern Virginia for publication. The second item is a letter written to Johnston by William Davis and concerns money raised for a Robert E. Lee monument. It is dated January 13, 1872. The third item is a typescript broadside dated June 24, 1874. It was written by Johnston on behalf of Washington and Lee University for the Southern Collegian. It addresses the need for alumni gifts in order to keep the university's number of matriculates up while the South is impoverished. The fourth item is a letter written by Johnston, dated July 19, 1878, to Preston Johnston Beale. Johnston gifts Beale a copy of a book about Albert Sidney Johnston.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

William Price (1803-1881) Papers 0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Price, William, 1803-1881
Papers of William Price (1803-1881), a Monongalia County, West Virginia, resident, member of the Wheeling Convention, and state legislator, 1869-1873. Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, legal documents, and pictures. The correspondence, 1858-1912, concerns farming, the cattle business, and observations on the Civil War. Land papers also relate to Greene County, Pennsylvania. There is a diary and memo book of William Price, 1861-1863, containing two references to his membership in the Wheeling Convention, 20 June 1861; an account book, 1885-1890; a journal maintained by Price during two business trips to Philadelphia in 1865; and a novel, "Charlotte Temple" published in 1807 owned by Mary Swon, with her family history inscribed on the back pages. There are also letters from Monongalia County citizens commenting on legislative enactments. Correspondents include R.L. Berkshire and Alexander Martin. An addendum of 2001/06/29 contains typescript transcriptions of the papers of William Price and family.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

William P. Tams notebook 1 items

Tams, William P. (William Purviance), 1852-1920

This collection consists of one notebook that belonged to Cadet William P. Tams (VMI Class of 1873). The notebook includes:

  • Class notes for courses in mineralogy, civil and military engineering, and chemistry
  • A copy of a lecture by Superintendent Francis H. Smith ("Lecture to the 1st Class on Moral Sense, November 5, 1872")
  • Grade reports in chemistry, physiology, Latin, and astronomy

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

William P. Williams collection 3 items

Williams, William P. (William Patterson), 1834-1919

This collection consists of three items pertaining to the life of Confederate soldier William P. Williams, including:

  • Oath of allegiance document (1865)
  • A photograph of Williams taken circa 1880s
  • Williams' obituary (1919)

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

William Q. Thomson Day Book 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Thomson, William Q., ca. 1825-1891
This collection is a ledger or day book used by enslaver and farmer William Q. Thomson of Happy Valley, Louisa County, Virginia, dated 1845-1854, 1882-1891. The book includes debts to associates, purchases, and bills paid, including for family members. Some of the early entries are for hiring the labor of enslaved people. Thomson (ca. 1825-1891) enslaved at least 22 people, inlcuding Georgeanna and her baby Peter Dudley.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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