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Jack and his wife Isabella, Alex McRae, Pullinam and Davis

This letter, written by the president of the Grange League Federation in 1934, to egg producers in Virginia. Farmers and retailers turned to cooperatives like the G.L.F. during the Great Depression as a way to control supply and raise prices of farm…

This is a letter from Patrick Henry to the Court of Louisa, during his term as governor. He is warning the court of the abuse of Revolutionary War pensions. Veterans and their family members were entitled to land grants out west. However, often those…

From Private William W. Downer, Company J, 6th Regiment VA written while he was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio. He was captured August 13, 1864 and released June 11, 1865 when he was finally willing to sign the oath of allegiance to the U. S.…

This letter, from Cousin Annie to Mary, was written in the early years of the Great Depression. The second paragraph depicts how Louisa was the victim of both terrible drought and frosts; the agricultural-based facets of Louisa’s economy suffered…

Regarding the birth years for several ancestors from the 1970 census; Doug Barnett, Ms. Miyagwa, David Barnett

This is a letter from the Western Electrical Supply Co. to the mayor of Louisa. He is pursuing an inquiry made by the mayor for the building of a power plant and electric lighting in Louisa. Written in July 8, 1903, leaders of Louisa were beginning…

Slave woman sent to Columbia; Allen Richard

signed Silas, addressed to W. Pace, Mr. Mcleney (?)

Letter from the supervisor giving thanks for kindness during his visit

This is a letter from B.O. James, Secretary of the Commonwealth, to P.B. Porter, Clerk of the Louisa County Court, written on July 13, 1914. It acknowledges a certificate that 304 citizens of Louisa County have voted for State Wide Prohibition. This…

This letter, written to Louisa County resident Josephine Neal by her mother during the Great Depression. It tells of the unusually warm weather's effect on the family and the many visitors passing through; she also tells of eating melons, family…

Letter stating how much the board will pay

Between 1913 and 1917 Dr. Robert Shelton received letters from other members of the socialist party concerning the distribution of pamphlets and the lining up of different speakers for the party. One of the letters mentions Shelton, himself, getting…

This card was mailed to Mr. Persons, of the Bank of Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia. Quantico was, and still is, a marine corps training center located in northern Virginia. Leiutenant Ralph K. Lawson, of the 11th Regiment of the United States…

E.A. Whitlock and J.A. Whitlock were required to post a surety bond in the amount of $500 in order to have an establishment as a retail liquor dealer. Dozens of such establishments were established in and around Mineral City, including dozens of…