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    <unittitle>Etna Furnace Company Account Book</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Weaver, William</persname>
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      <corpname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Etna Furnace Company</corpname>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Etna Furnace Company Account Book, WLU Coll. 0167, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Gift of James Lewis Howe.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>Iron furnace owned by William Weaver in Botetourt Co., Va., near Buchanan.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Journal ledger containing accounts of slaves, receipts, and expenditures.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <geogname source="fast">Virginia -- Botetourt County</geogname>
    <subject source="fast">Iron Industry and Trade</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Slavery</subject>
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