Letters & Diaries

letters and documents

Assorted Documents: Donations from Local Residents (1860s-1870s)

In conjunction with our collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Museum in Staunton, we held a “History Harvest” in October 1994. Members of the community brought family memorabilia, which we digitized.

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Letter to commissioners R. G. Bickle, J.B. Evans, and W.B. Kayser from Jedediah Hotchkiss (No date)

Hotchkiss writes about macadamizing Main Street in Staunton.

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Letter from Llewellyn Merriwether Humphris to Merriwether Alan Humphris (1862)

Llewellyn writes to Merriwether about avoiding Confederate service.

letters

Harman family letters (1862)

Two letters from Col. William H. Harman to Col. Asher Harman.

note

$100 Note to the Augusta County Fair, signed by S. L. Timberlake (1868)

Dated April 10, 1868.

scripts

25-cent Augusta County script (1862)

Three pieces of Augusta County script, dated May 25, 1862.

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National Democratic Ticket, 1860 Election (1860)

This electoral ticket includes vote tallies for Goshen, Rockbridge County, VA.