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"Inventory of the goods and effects, of John G. Wampler . . . ."

8. 1 p. 23x18.5 cm. 11/6/1861 Document signed: "Inventory of the goods and effects, of John G. Wampler . . . ."

GLC04197.08

to [Aaron] Jeffery

Letter thanking Jeffery for his hospitality on Phinizy's recent visit to Richmond, and mentions that "[t]he poor boy is now at rest here at our cemetery & he sleeps between his 2 little brothers who died here many years ago."

GLC01896.147

[Scrapbook of E.R. Archer]

Scrapbook containing programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to the variously named Richmond Mozart Association and two or three clippings relating to the death of Joseph R. Anderson, Confederate general and owner of the Tredegar...

GLC01896.165

To: [J.Q.A. Ward]. Re: "making a monument to the Confederate dead."

Written on "Hermitage Club"stationary.

GLC06343.304

[Clerical copy of the last will and testament of Edward Perry].

Copy made and certified as a true copy by Bassett, who signs as register.

GLC02924.006

"At the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln"

One article entitled, "At the Deathbed of Abraham Lincoln," written by James Tanner and printed by the National Republic. Consists of an eye witness account related to Lincoln's assassination and his deathbed. Relays the chaos at the scene at Ford's...

GLC05603.03.04

[Last will and testament of Robert Kirby of Dartmouth, in the County of Bristol].

Witnessed by Peter Allen and Nathanel Tallman (his mark). Attested by Dartmouth town clerk Sanford. Signed with his mark.

GLC02924.010

to Mary Kelly

Describes Provo as the largest town in Utah next to Salt Lake City. Mentions that the U.S. Court has been in session there for ten days. Explains there have been many murders in Provo, and that the judge has been trying without success to get the...

GLC04194.13

to Richard W. Hutson

Discusses suffering in the south during the Civil War. He is getting along well in the army. He heard about the occupation of Orangeburg, South Carolina, but took longer to find out whether or not their family had left. Discusses correspondence...

GLC08165.69

to Lucy Knox

Thanks her for writing and remarks that "Religion and virtue dictated every line" of her last letter. Discusses death from a religious perspective. Informs Lucy that this letter will be delivered by Elbridge Gerry, a member of the Continental...

GLC02437.00387