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This broadside, which contains a tribute to the memory of Colonel Charles A. Davidson, was originally written for the Lexington Gazette.

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Includes folders on Samuel Dale, Benjamin Darst, Pierre Daura, Davidson, Charles Andrew Davidson, Greenlee Davidson, James Dorman Davidson, James M. Davidson, Jefferson Davis, Sam Davis, Benjamin Franklin Day, Marquis De Chastellus, Sally Bruce Dickinson, James Dabney Dix, Charles Squier Dod, Calvin M. Dold, Drake, and Dunlap.

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This collection includes a letter, December 12, 1845, to Virginia Congressman William Taylor concerning a federal appointment; a letter from Alexander H.H. Stuart, August 13, 1861; document, September 26, 1863, signed by Letcher exempting a slave from public works for the Confederate government; 3 letters to J. Hinholzer, November 3, 1864, December 3, 1864, and May 15, 1865; subscription list of a testimonial to Charles A. Davidson for service on behalf of the Conservative ticket.

Scope and Contents A five page letter, dated December 2, 1859, written by Virginia Military institute cadet Charles A. Davidson, of Lexington, Va. to his mother Hannah. The letter documents the events leading up to and the execution of abolitionist John Brown at Charles Town. Davidson vividly describes the V.M.I. cadets' journey from Lexington to Charles Town including noteworthy events that transpired along the way, and offers a detailed account of the actual execution. Eighty-five V.M.I. cadets along with...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of four broadsides offering land for sale at public auction as ordered by the Circuit Court of Rockbridge County from 1874-1885. Commissioners executing these sales were: J.G. Steele, W.P. Houston, S.H. Letcher, C.A. Davidson and W.P. Hanger. Litigants and defendants in the associated Circuit Court cases include: E.S. Tutwiler, John Mohler, Andrew Lindsay, A.T. Hanger, James Kennedy and A.J. McBride. The land parcels offered at auction are in Rockbridge County and...