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Anne McClung Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0695
Content Description
The Anne McClung Collection is comprised of materials from the Lindsay Family, which include 19th century correspondence, WWII ration books, and the last will and testament of William Lindsay; a tax book from 1844; 19th century receipts from the Gilmore Family; records of the Alone Canning Company; records from the Alone Mill Telephone Cooperative; papers on regional history, including canals, an emergency plane landing, and personal narratives; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and...
Dates:
1844 - 1966
Reid Family papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0027
Scope and Contents
Series 1 of this collection primarily covers the period from 1763 through Samuel McDowell Reid's death in 1869. There are also a few later items dealing chiefly with his estate. The bulk of the papers deals with business matters. Documents concern such matters as the James River and Kanawha Company, the North River Navigation Company, Washington College's relationship with the Society of the Cincinnati, slavery, and the financial dealings of John Robinson and the Hare family. Series 2 is...
Dates:
1760-1896
Rockbridge County records
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0067
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Rockbridge County records, including tax lists, ordinary licenses, muster rolls, lists of enslaved people, court cases, and election polls.
Dates:
1778-1912