December 31, 2012 - Library of Virginia

headquarters, his health, slavery, his hiring of an African American, and his family.Purchased. (50590)Ramsay, Charles S. 6 pages.Letter, 10 August 1862, from Charles Ramsay, Company I, 44th Ohio Infantry, atMeadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia, to his wife Kate Ramsay, ClarkCounty, Ohio, discussing an upcoming inspection, the regiment’s band of which he ispart, the weather, death and burial of the regiment’s quartermaster, and family and socialnews. Ramsay provides what news he knows about the war and the regiment’s status andasks about the military draft in Ohio. Purchased. (50593)Rucker, Robert Martin. 4 pages.Letter, 7 September 1861, from Robert Martin Rucker (1830–1908), Company A,2nd Tennessee Infantry, to his parents, Samuel Reade Rucker (1794–1862) and MarthaBedford Martin Rucker (b. ca. 1809), providing details on camp life in northern Virginia,describing the town of Dumfries, and describing the Potomac River. He notes that theConfederate army is trying to blockade the river and comments on a rumor that theConfederates had captured the Chain Bridge in Alexandria, Virginia, taking 400prisoners. Rucker asks for boots and flannel underwear. Purchased. (50598)Schultz, James P. 2 leaves.Papers, 1922 and 1926, of James P. Schultz of Richmond, Virginia, consisting oftwo commissions appointing Shultz a notary public. The 1922 commission is signed byGovernor Harry F. Byrd, and the 1926 commission is signed by Governor E. Lee Trinkle.Gift of Jacquelyn Williams, Richmond. (50558)Stribling Family. 11 reels of microfilm (Misc. reels 6105-6115).Papers, 1795–1993, of the Stribling family of Fauquier County, Virginia,including Dr. Robert Mackay Stribling (1793–1862) and his son Robert Mackay Stribling(1833–1914). The collection includes accounts and receipts, cash account ledgers,correspondence, daybooks, deeds, estate papers, historical information on the FauquierArtillery (Stribling’s Battery), ledgers, lecture notes, lists of balances due, medicalaccounts, report cards, and tax records. Loaned for microfilming by William C. Stribling,Markham. (50403)Timberlake, Seth Mason. 5 volumes and 8 pages.Papers, 1860–1907, of Seth Mason Timberlake (1832–1907) of Frederick County,Virginia, including correspondence, diaries, obituary, order for detail, poetry, receipt, andNew Testament. Some of the items relate to his service in the 12th Virginia Cavalry.Purchased. (50617)Trotter, Preston. 2 pages.Letter, 7 May 1863, from Preston Trotter (ca. 1795–1866) of Rockbridge County,Virginia, to John A. Davidson (b. ca. 1800) of Staunton, Virginia, commenting onTrotter’s efforts to get out of debt, including paying a bond to his cousin Rebecca Scott,and the difficulties of doing so because of the war. Trotter notes that his wife, Mary