George Edward Tabb Lane was treasurer of Matthews County. He was born at 'Woodstock', Mathews County, Virginia, on 29 May 1872. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
Sally Louisa Tompkins was born 1833 at "Poplar Hall" in Mathews, Virginia, daughter of Christopher and Maria Patterson Tompkins. She opened the Robertson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she and her staff of doctors treated the Confederate wounded. In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded an officer's commission as a captain in the Confederate States Army by President Jefferson Davis.
Gifts in 1939 by Mary Randolph Lane and in 1951 by Eva A. Trower.
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Captain Sally Tompkins Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Mss. 65 T59 Christopher Tompkins Papers
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The collections material collected about Captain Sally Tompkins including letters, typescripts, and news clippings.
Letter from Mary Randolph Lane to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler where Ms. Lane lists items enclosed about Sally Tompkins. Ms. Lane gives biographical information on Sally Tompkins, partially to correct previous versions given by others.
2 typescripts of the 1939 letter and a December 5, 1912 article from the Mathews News Reporter on Captain Sally Tompkins by George Edward Tabb Lane. (Typescript prepared from the original newspaper account sent by Ms. Lane which was returned).
Richmond News Leader article on Captain Sally Tompkins by Gertrude Blair and Gilberta S. Whitte and a short article by Ida Leftwich. These items are typescripts and labeled "Women File Copy."
Copy of photograph sent by Ms. Lane of Sally Tompkins in her later years.
Letter from Eva A. Trower to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler giving biographical information on Captain Sally Tompkins.