Newspaper clippings, 1865 - 1880
Scope and Contents
Includes a complete single edition of "The Commonweath" newspaper of Covington, Ky., July 6, 1876. Clippings of Davidson's writings and interests - Davidson's account of the burial in Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Va.) of an artillery soldier, Richard W. Outland, formerly of his son Greenlee's "Letcher Battery" of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War; humorous description of the hand writing of a number of Lexington's prominent citizens of the 1860s-70s including James D. Davidson.; et al.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1865 - 1880
Creator
- From the Collection: Davidson, James D. (James Dorman) (Person)
- From the Collection: Davidson, Mary (Person)
- From the Collection: Letcher, Greenlee D. (Greenlee Davidson) (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository