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Richmond (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Lewis D. Crenshaw Correspondence

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-469
Scope and Contents

One March 22, 1855 letter from Lewis D. Crenshaw of Richmond, Virginia, written in Norfolk, to John J. Burroughs of Princess Anne County Court House regarding fees associated with the renting of slaves.

Dates: created: 1855; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Lida Casper Letters

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-534
Scope and Contents

Three letters from governors of Virginia to Mrs. Foy C. Casper, thanking her for sending each of them a poppy for Memorial Day.

Dates: created: 1942, 1952, 1955; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History Typescript

 Collection — 3 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-647
Scope and Contents One 192-page typescript of the Tazewell family of Virginia (compiled between 1894 and 1901), one photocopied document from 1826 belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell, and one original document of field notes dated circa 1828 for the old plantation belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell of Norfolk, Virginia. The typescript includes typed notes in the margins from Littleton Waller Tazewell (1848-1918), whose grandfather Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) originally wrote a majority of the...
Dates: created: 1894-1901; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Major William Baker Papers

 Collection — 3 folders
Identifier: MSS-0000-003
Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence sent to William James Baker and Sarah F. Baker. Scrapbook pages include obituary clippings and information about the Chesapeake Boat Club.

Dates: created: 1847-1918; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Mary Johnston Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-551
Scope and Contents

One 1912 letter regarding Mary Johnston's travels and inability to pay a visit to Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1912; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Clifford I. Millard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 001/01/MSS 0000-584
Scope and Contents

Four letters and a newspaper article relating to Clifford I. Millard's article "The Acadians in Virginia," published in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography in July 1932.

Dates: 1931-1933, 1937

Nathaniel Margin Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-542
Scope and Contents

One 1801 business letter regarding shipping and cargo, particularly sugar that was shipped from a schooner in Saint Martin and a sloop from Antigua.

Dates: created: 1801; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk and Hampton Steam Boat Company Register

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-611
Scope and Contents

One 1817-1818 register recording individuals purchasing shares in the Norfolk and Hampton Steam Boat Company, along with meeting minutes.

Dates: created: 1817-1818; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk Transportation Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-361
Scope and Contents

One November 1963 photograph featuring passenger ferries and one circa 1930s photograph showing a city bus on the road next to an automobile.

Dates: created: circa 1930s, 1963; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/2009

Oliver Cromwell Family Papers

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-026
Scope and Contents

Various documents from 1928-1950 relating to Oliver Cromwell and his family. Included is correspondence (mostly between Oliver and his half-brother Albert A. Cromwell); assorted envelopes; tax and business-related statements; postcards; several snapshots; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and advertisements. Other family members mentioned in the collection include Annie L. Cromwell (Oliver's stepmother) and Marshall Cromwell, Oliver's half-brother.

Dates: created: 1928-1950, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/02/2016