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This accession consists of two letters from Private William H. Bowling, of Company K, 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (19th Regiment North Carolina Troops). Bowling enlisted on 9 February 1863 from Orange County, North Carolina. The first letter dated 2 August 1863 is written from Culpeper Court House, Virginia, and discusses military rations, a possible furlough, and the progress of the war. Bowling also directs his wife, Lucretia, on what type of crop to plant.

William Hodgson Account Book, 1796-1810, records the personal, legal, and business financial transactions of William Hodgson with individuals and businesses in the United States and Great Britain. Information found includes name of individual or business, place of residence, date of transaction, item bought or sold or service rendered, and amount owed or paid. There are alo entries related to properties owned by Hodgson in the city of Alexandria, counties in western Virginia, and Kentucky.

This letterbook contains copies of correspondence of William Hodgson in his capacity as executor of William Ludwell Lee, especially concerning the operation of "Greenspring" plantation in James City County, Virginia. There is substantial business correspondence as well as personal and familial notes. References to accounts, slave purchases, agricultural production, freed slaves, and plantation upkeep form the bulk of the topics of the letters. There are also references to yellow fever outbreaks. The correspondents include a number of business associates, family members, and prominent individuals.

A bill of complaint filed by William Hunt of Lancaster County, Virginia, filing suit in a court of chancery of Richmond County against Ezekiel Levy (d. 1812), George Davis (d. 1826), Dennis McCarty (d. ca. 1803), Henry Dobyns, and Kister Toon [Tune] (d. ca. 1803). Hunt is suing over part of the estate of his grandfather, specifically the "increase" of two slave women. The bill of complaint includes genealogical information on the Barber family, the Hunt family, and the McCarty family. It also contains genealogical information on the children of two slave women, Jean and Betty.

Ledger records the accounts for making and mending of clothes, as well as for purchases of clothes, buttons and sewing items. Accounts appear for George French, Goodlove Heiskill, James Lewis, Mann Page, Francis Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro, Anthony Thornton, among others.

Bond, 9 March 1810, issued to William Jordan of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and William T. Muse and William Spence of Pasquotank County, North Carolina, for the manumission of a slave named Tom. Filed in Pasquatank County, North Carolina.

Receipts from John Tyler (ca. 1788-1868), dated 28 February 1857, and from Ira E. Lipscomb (ca. 1795-1864), dated 3 January 1858, to William L. Day (1830-1897) for Day's purchases of slaves.

Slave record book, 1836-1866, listing the births and deaths of slaves owned by William Massie (1795-1862) of Nelson County, Virginia. The list of births begins in 1762 and the last death was recorded in 1913 by Bland Massie. William Massie also recorded information on whether he purchased or sold a slave. There is also a list of people who had mumps and measles. Also contains information on William Massie's taxable property from 1837 to 1849. The volume lists the slaves belonging to his wife Maria Catharine Effinger Massie (1814-1889), and his three youngest children Hope W. Massie (1843-1892), Florence Massie (1847-1912), and Bland Massie (1854-1924) in the year 1863.

William Nickels Ledgers, 1850-1853, record the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in ledgers include date of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Items sold include dry-goods, tools, food, shoes, tobacco, coffee, and clothing. Forms of payments include cash, credit, labor, and barter.