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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Amherst County Virginia subscription list

 Collection — Box: BW 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16475

Content Description

This collection consists of five pages of names and amounts of money to pledge support for the Confederate Army in the early stages of the Civil War. The title page says, "The undersigned promise and bind themselves to pay on demand to T.W. Dillard, Henry Loving, Samuel Richeson, John B. Wheeler, William Kent and John D. Davis the sums severally annexed to their respective names to be expended under the direction of Amherst County Court in equipping the volunteers from the said county under the Governor’s proclamation and providing for the support of their families ...this 13th day of August, 1861."

The lists are arranged by different companies, for example, “Dillard’s Co.,” “Capt. Hargrove’s Co.,” New Prospect Co.,” Capt. Morris Co.,” etc. Underneath each company are names and dollar amounts.

Dates

  • Creation: 13 August 1861

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder) : Five manuscript sheets

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from David Lesser by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on December 11, 2020.

Condition Description

Fair

Title
Guide to the Amherst County Virginia subscription list
Status
Completed
Author
Initial record created by Rose Oliveira.
Date
25 January 2021 and 27 August 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States