This resource is held in photocopy format as JML Pamphlet file 3041. The photocopy includes an image of the library's stamp, suggesting that the photocopy was made from an original newsletter held in the collection. The Library does not currently hold the original newsletter.

PAM 3041 includes photocopies of the "Segregation or Integration, Which?" newsletter sermon and a printed booklet, " Ministers and Marches" published by Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia.]]>
This manuscript is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1397, Folder 1-5.]]>
The Tweedside Plantation near Savannah, Georgia was owned by the Potter family. This document enumerates and names more than 200 enslaved persons on the Tweedside Plantation in 1856. ]]>
The will for Thomas Potter's estate lists the names and ages for enslaved persons on the Tweedside Plantation.]]>
The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near Savannah, Georgia. Thomas F. Potter and James Potter were brothers who owned and operated the plantations.

In this document, an entry on 20 July 1837 notes "Jail Fees Abraham 3.27" . Other materials in the Potter collection indicate that Abraham was the name of a person enslaved by James Potter on the estate. This entry may relate to this enslaved person and suggests that Abraham was enslaved on the Colerain plantation in 1837.

This document also lists a payment of $10.00 to "Overseer Davis".]]>
The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near Savannah, Georgia.

This document records the purchase of named enslaved person Abraham by James Potter from Thomas Fuller in Beaufort, South Carolina on 14 March 1834.]]>
The Potter estate included the Tweedside and Colerain Plantations near Savannah, Georgia.

This deed of gift records the transfer of named enslaved persons Minda and her child from Sarah Jones to Jones' great grand daughter.

"Minda" refers to Minda Campbell. Minda was mother to Thomas Sims (1828-1902), who was enslaved by James Potter but escaped from Savannah, Georgia to Boston, Massachusetts in 1851. Sims was then apprehended under the Fugitive Slave Act and, following a trial, was forcibly returned back to Savannah. Following the Civil War, Sims accepted a position at the U.S. Department of Justice under U.S. Attorney General Charles Deval.]]>
James Potter owned the Tweedside and Colerain Plantations in Savannah, Georgia. These documents list 15 named persons enslaved by Potter. Enslaved persons named in the first document include Israel, Grace, Will, Richard, London, Rachael, Paul, Munjo, London, Shelly, Baby, Bess, Jacob, Rebecca, and Lilla. There are 14 enslaved persons named in the second document including George, Hannah, Cyrus, Cain, Rose, Shelly, Grace, Moses, Landes, Ned, Dianah, Adam, Jemmima, and Jim.

Note that the two bills of sale are for the same date.]]>
Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. This document lists property and personal effects owned by Potter.]]>
Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. This document enumerates and lists named persons enslaved by Potter.]]>
The document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3. The Potter Estate Papers includes wills and inventories that document named enslaved persons on Potter family plantations in the Savannah, Georgia area, including Colerain Plantation and Tweedside Plantation. ]]>
Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. His will includes instructions on disposition of land and enslaved persons.]]>
Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. The bargain and sale documents Potter's purchase of named enslaved persons.]]>
The document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3. ]]>
James Potter owned the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations in Savannah, Georgia. His will includes instructions about the disposition of Potter's property, including lands and enslaved persons.]]>
This document is part of Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3.]]>
In the indenture, Potter divides his estate among his heirs while listing and enumerating more than 200 enslaved persons on his estate.

This will is part of Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-2.]]>
In the letter, Stockton appoints his brother-in-law James Potter as his lawful attorney for the purposes of selling enslaved persons Alonzo and Jamil in the state of Georgia.]]>
The list is sorted alphabetically by the name of the theater. It includes street address, date of opening and closing, and notes.

The term " colored" indicates an establishment that served African American residents during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.

This list may not be reproduced, disseminated, or re-published without written permission of Jones Memorial Library.]]>
The list is sorted alphabetically by surname and includes surname, first name, report date, type of services provided, recorded racial classifications, and family relationships.

The list may not be reproduced, disseminated, or re-published without written permission of Jones Memorial Library.]]>
The Lynchburg Biographies Index is organized alphabetically by surname and provides references for Lynchburg residents who are mentioned in key publications. The LBI Reference list includes the titles and sources of the citations.

The lists may not be reproduced, disseminated, or re-published without written permission of Jones Memorial Library.]]>
The list includes funeral home business names, locations, proprietors, opening and closing dates, and notes about the business.

The term "colored" indicates businesses that served African American residents in the late 1800s and early 1900s during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.

This list may not be copied, disseminated, or reproduced without permission of Jones Memorial Library.]]>
This list may not be copied, reproduced, or disseminated without written permission of Jones Memorial Library.]]>
The school is located at 1730 Seabury Avenue and is named in honor of William Marvin Bass, former teacher and principal. The building was completed in 1951.

Images come from a notebook collection of school photographs with construction details entitled " Lynchburg Public Schools Data" and from a framed drawing of the school.]]>
This index was created by Jones Memorial Library and contains more than 27,000 entries. All rights to this index are held by the George M. Jones Memorial Library and it may not be reproduced , copied, disseminated or re-published without written permission from the library.

The index file is broken into two parts. The first file contains entries for stories with no main subject and subjects beginning with the letters A through G. The second file contains entries for subjects beginning with the letters H through Z.

Articles listed in the index span from 1827 to 1989.

Printed and microfilm copies of the newspaper are held at the library.]]>
This four page pamphlet was printed around 1909 by Gray in Roanoke, Virginia. Accompanying the pamphlet is a letter from Gray on 14 November 1909 to W.M. Black, Librarian of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The pamphlet was written as a biography of Tena MacIntosh, an enslaved woman who lived in Montgomery County, Virginia. MacIntosh was enslaved by George Hancock at Fotheringay.

Gray's publication is referenced in a biography by Dale MacAllister, "Lucy Frances Simms : from slavery to revered public service" held at the Library of Virginia. The pamphlet appears to have been acquired by the Library of Virginia in 1910 and may also be held in their collection.

The pamphlet and letter are held in original print and handwritten physical formats at the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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This is a digital reproduction of a 76-page typewritten family history. The original copy is held in the Family Files at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. ]]>
Date range is mid-1900s.

Scans of original photos included for selected clippings.

File span is 526 clippings (there is no clipping #514).]]>
Manuscript 1047 ("Seth Woodroof Account Book") is a handwritten notebook which lists enslaved persons, buyers, and sellers in the slave trade in Lynchburg, Virginia between 1834 and 1840. The book lists individuals by name and is believed to have belonged to Seth Woodroof.

Seth Woodroof was an enslaver and slave trader operating in Lynchburg in the 1800s. He is known to have had business dealings with other slave traders in the city, including John Harris and Rowan Harris.

Manuscript 1047 is a tan colored, leather notebook. Imprinted on the cover in cursive writing is "Seth Woodroof Lynchburg March 1st 1834" and in print "S.W. No. 2". In white lettering at the bottom left are call (classification) numbers "658 W".

The book contains 74 unnumbered interior pages. Page numbering has been assigned to the digitized images by the library. Pages 16 to 61 and page 74 are blank with no linguistic content attributable to Seth Woodroof. Pages 1-16 and 62-73 contain handwritten entries believed to have been made by Seth Woodroof. In the original item, there appear to be missing pages between 10 and 11. Entries on pages 8 and 9 are labeled as "October 16, 1835. " Entries on pages 10 and 11 are labeled as "July 1840."

Woodroof's entries are in black ink and list the names of enslaved persons being sold along with the names of buyers and sellers. Most persons in the book, including enslaved persons, are listed with first and last names. The activity documented in the book is for the period 1834 to 1840.

Most of the entries that document the sales of enslaved persons is entered across the width of adjacent pages in the book. For this reason, the book has been scanned so that images include both the left and right hand pages. Most interior pages in the book are empty with handwritten entries only appearing at the front and back of the book; images of blank pages have been included to provide a complete digital record of the physical manuscript.

It appears that Woodroof recorded the date, place of sales, and seller(s) name across the top of the pages. Woodroof then recorded the first name, last name, age, and original purchase price of each enslaved person on the left hand side of the ledger. In cases where a sale was made on a date differing from that at the top of the page, Woodroof noted the date on the left hand side above or next to the enslaved person's name. On the right hand page, he repeated the first and last names of the enslaved individual, followed by the sales price and buyer's name.

Woodroof appears to have used the notation "do" as shorthand for "ditto", indicating that information on the line above is repeated (i.e., multiple transactions by one buyer). At the bottom or side of each page, Woodroof frequently entered a total numerical amount which represented the dollar sum of purchases and sales.

Pages 02-15 contain handwritten data on sales of enslaved persons, including names and amounts for dates between 01 March 1834 to 08 August 1840. Data entered on page 4 appears to have been continued on pages 72-73.

Pages 16 through 61 are blank with no data.

Pages 62-71 contain information for years 1834-1835. The ten pages at the back of the book include handwritten entries that were entered inverted (upside down and back- to-front). Inverted images have been saved as right-side up images for the digital copy.

An oval stamp marked "Jones Memorial Library" appears on the inside front cover, pages 3, 63, 72, 73, and the inside back cover. The binding string is found between pages 32 and 33.

Additional images of the front and back cover were taken with a ruler to illustrate dimensions of the original item.

A transcription of each image is included and can be accessed by clicking on the image.

To aid the reader, extra markings (such as periods, dashes, and hyphens) that do not significantly add to interpretation of the data have not been included in the transcription. In instances when data is not complete, or there is clarifying data that can assist with interpretation, entries are [bracketed]. In some instances, the order in which words appear has been altered slightly in the transcription so as to enable better interpretation for the reader (i.e., when parts of a date were entered on two lines, they are entered as if on one line, to avoid confusion with the names of persons that follow).

An article and dataset which record the names of individuals in this manuscript has been submitted to Enslaved.org

Researchers and readers who would like to submit a correction or transcription enhancement are invited to contact Jones Memorial Library via the online collection form, with an email to director@jmlibrary.org, or by telephone at 1-434-846-0501.]]>
Researchers may view a copy of the original at the library in addition to this digitized version of the original.]]>