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Zu der grossen rechteckigen Decke in Filethäkelei passt der dreiteilige Wärmer in derselben Arbeitstechnik.

Large landscape painting featuring rolling hills and buildings in the distance. Signed. Framed.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti after ink-and-brush haiku demonstration, Naropa Institute, July 8, 1994.

This document is a deed of 29 1/2 acres on South River from David, an emancipated slave, and McDowell, Dec. 23, 1816. There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this…

This document is a land survey, Oct. 27, 1795, of 624 acres on the Big Calf Pasture River in Rockbridge County, Va.. There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this…

This document is a deed of trust between William Moore and Andrew Reid, Jr. in favor of McDowell, Oct. 8, 1804.||There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.

A letter Nelson wrote to R. E. Lee nearly one year into his presidency at Washington College, in which he comments on the much-improved condition of the school. The letter is brief and describes quotidian elements of Lexington and the University, yet…

Letter which accompanied Pickens's commission to meet with the Creek Nation. There are three files available: a PDF transcription; a JPG image and a PDF, both taken from scans of the original document.||There are two files available: a PDF…

This letter accompanied an account statement. Calhoun remarks that "We are now exceedingly busily engaged." Also, "The administration is in a state of considerable confusion." There are several files available: a PDF transcription; JPG images of…

Features a brief discussion of the possible candidates for President.||There are two files available: a PDF transcription and a PDF which was created from scans of the original document.

Features a brief discussion of the possible candidates for President.| There are two files available: a PDF transcription and a PDF which was created from scans of the original document.

Describes the authorization and distribution of rations for Indians while treaties are being negotiated.||There are two files available: a PDF transcription and a PDF which was created from scans of the original document.

Describes the authorization and distribution of rations for Indians while treaties are being negotiated.|

A letter from George Washington Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee and President of Washington and Lee, regarding the opening of The Reading Room in Newcomb Hall.

This document discusses payment for "the monument over the General's grave at Lexington." There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.

This letter seeks a copy of Johnston's remarks at a meeting of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia for inclusion in a publication of the proceedings of that meeting. There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of…

Johnston explains why he sends the accompanying copy of a book he'd written as a memorial to his father. There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.

While purporting to give his views on the prospects of Washington and Lee University, this letter goes on to examine the problems facing the South since the Civil War. There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original…

The Leyden jar is the earliest form of the condenser or capacitor. The jar allowed the electric charge produced by an electrostatic machine (for instance) to be accumulated and stored for future use. The first jars were made independently in 1745 by…

Metal life mask of James Dickey next to an issue of Esquire Magazine, which features Dickey on the cover.

Light Green Pullover.

These light bulbs were manufactured around 1905. They can be dated by the construction of the filament.  To learn more about antique light bulbs, visit this link to the  SCHENECTADY MUSEUM.

A lithograph of Robert E. Lee, date unknown. The rare tint of this picture indicates that it was most likely printed from a painting, making it somewhat unusual.

One of the loose pages pulled from the copybook / math journal. Unknown creator, charts the Meyer's family history from 1897 to 1904.

One of the loose pages pulled from the copybook / math journal. Most likely the work of Nelson's mother or aunt, this charts the genealogy and family history of the Nelsons and other Rockbridge area families

One of the loose pages pulled from the copybook / math journal. This document appears to be the itinerary of a trip, though the participants and the date remains unknown.

One of the loose pages pulled from the copybook / math journal. Most likely the work of Nelson's mother or aunt, this charts the genealogy and family history of the Nelsons and other Rockbridge area families.

One of the loose pages pulled from the copybook / math journal. Most likely the work of Nelson's mother or aunt, this charts the genealogy and family history of the Nelsons and other Rockbridge area families