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1026. ANDERSON FAMILY PAPERS
ca. 700 items, 1755-1958
Personal, business, and legal correspondence of this family of Botetourt and Rockbridge counties. Although the
material is primarily personal, an 1858-59 farm diary kept by William
Alexander lists the slaves and clothing allotted; a March 22, 1844, letter concerns the hiring of
slaves; and a letter from Andrew Alexander to William
Alexander comments on the effect
of Nat Turner's Rebellion in Lexington.
(Acc.
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