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Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts

 Collection — Box: BW 27, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-16487

Content Description

This collection contains thirty-two freight receipts for agricultural goods shipped by John Dickinson from Liberty Depot, Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1859 - 1863

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Built in the 1850s, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad ran completely through southwestern Virginia along a portion of the Great Valley of Virginia. The railroad extended westward from Lynchburg, through a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the town of Big Lick (the present-day city of Roanoke); there, it turned southwestward and followed the Great Valley to Bristol, a total distance of 204 miles (328 km).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_and_Tennessee_Railroad

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 25, 2021.

Title
Guide to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts
Author
Initial record created by Rose Oliveira.
Date
20 April 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