Virginia -- Botetourt County
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Alpine, Va. Railroad Photograph
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0013
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photo of a railroad in Alpine, Virginia, which is in Botetourt County.
Dates:
Unknown
Anderson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items of the Anderson and Alexander families including correspondence dealing with legal business, family matters, and Lexington, Virginia affairs. Consists largely of the family correspondence of William Alexander Anderson, Francis T. Anderson, and Mary Anne Alexander Anderson; includes letters to and from Virginia Governor John Letcher, and two letters from Mildred Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee. Other correspondents include William A. Glasgow, George Hutcheson...
Dates:
1755 - 1958
Etna Furnace Company Account Book
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0167
Scope and Contents
Journal ledger containing accounts of slaves, receipts, and expenditures.
Dates:
Inclusive 1854-1857
General, 1969 - 1970
File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove, Reeves...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1969 - 1970
George Hancock Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0054
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence written while Hancock was in Philadelphia as a representative of Virginia in the 3rd and 4th U.S. Congresses. The letter of Dec. 15, 1793, describes his living conditions and comments on the Algerian capture of American vessels; that of March 25, 1796, gives instructions to his overseer in Botetourt County, Va.
Dates:
Inclusive 1793-1796
Lackey, 1815-12-23
File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
This file includes a land survey for James Lackey of 569 acres of land in Botetourt county, surveyed by William Anderson.
Dates:
1815-12-23
Land Surveys
Collection — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0069
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original land surveys for land in Rockbridge County. Includes surveyors drawings.
Dates:
1815 - 1943
Mount Joy
File — Box 2, Folder: 65
Scope and Contents
This folder contains personal recollections from Ellen Anderson concerning Mount Joy, including the history of the property and its owners.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Rockbridge Historical Society files on local companies
Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1-39
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0042
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1870 - 1970
Thorn Hill
File — Box 2, Folder: 90
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a report and various notes on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer, a trustee of Washington College.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995