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JMLMS1141.1-3.01February1848BillofSaleJamesPotterCoto.1.jpg
Digital images of a Bill of Sale from Elisha Wylly to James Potter on 01 February 1848. The bill details the purchase of named enslaved persons Coto, June, Barbary, and Tom.

This document is part of Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate…

MS1047 Front Cover
Note: A transcription is included with each of the images at the bottom of the page; click on an image to read the transcription.

Manuscript 1047 ("Seth Woodroof Account Book") is a handwritten notebook which lists enslaved persons, buyers, and…

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JMLMS1141.1-3.Possiblesale15May1844JohnWilliam.1.jpg
Scanned image of a document dated Savannah 15 May 1844 signed John William. This document may represent the purchase of sale of an enslaved person named George. The document is partially torn and incomplete.

The document is part of Jones Memorial…

JMLMS1944.1.jpg
Digital images of three receipts from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection 1944. The receipts are for auto repairs done at the N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop in Lexington, Virginia in the 1920s.

Manuscript collection 1944 is held in…

JMLMS1267.BushrodWashington18270120.1.jpg
Digital image of a handwritten letter from Bushrod Washington to an unknown addressee in Albemarle County. This letter is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1267: Autograph Collection.

The letter is handwritten in black ink on…

MS2047-1.JPG
Handwritten baseball score book recording games of various Lynchburg, Virginia baseball teams, including Dexter, Oceola, Star, Greenwood, Eagle, Atlantic, Union, and Stonewall for the period 1869-1871.

Many pages contain illustrations and doodles.…

Postcard James River Passing Through the Blue Ridge Mountains.jpg
Digital reproductions of four postcards from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 2038, the Virginia Williamson Magruder Gilliam Papers.

The postcards of attractions near Lynchburg, Virginia are from a larger collection of postcards from…

JMLFF2490 Tinsley.pdf
Jones Memorial Library Family File 2490 for Edward Tinsley family and related families.

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,…

JMLMS1430.1.pdf
Digital scan of the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1430 which includes election coupon ballots for Lynchburg, Virginia elections spanning from 1871 to 1887. Included are sample ballots for 12 different elections held in the city between…

Digital scanned image of a photo montage of Confederate Civil War veterans from the Garland Rhodes Camps in Lynchburg, Virginia. The original montage is held in physical format at the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg.

JMLMS1382interior.jpg
Lynchburg's Response is a small pamphlet that summarizes the support given by citizens and organizations in Lynchburg for the war effort during World War I in 1917-1918. The original printed pamphlet is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg as…

JMLMS2049.2.jpg
Digital images of ration books from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 2049, the Brightwell Family Ration Books.

The collection includes ration books issued from 1942-1945 during World War II in Lynchburg, Virginia to members of the…

JMLMS2080.1.pdf
Digital scans of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 2080, the United Cigarette Machine Company Papers. This collection includes correspondence, financial reports, and articles about the company, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The company…

JMLMS1354Box1Folder1.3p88.jpg
Two images from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection 1354, Box 1 Folder 1.3. The images depict handwritten meteorological records of daily mean temperature by day for the month of September, years 1874 to 1910.

MS 1156 JML Harry H Jolly Jr.jpg
Image of Harry H Jolly, Jr. in U.S. Air Force uniform during World War 2 from Manuscript collection 1156 held at Jones Memorial Library. Jolly's experience of World War 2 service and capture at Nuremberg, Germany in 1945 was documented by the…

JMLMS1332.1.pdf
Manuscript 1332 is a collection of records related to the Carroll Hotel in Lynchburg, Virginia. The hotel was built on the corner of Main and Eighth streets and opened in 1893. The hotel was demolished in 1959. Included in the collection is a…

JMLMS1141.1-4.30January1854IndentureThomasFPottertoJohnDLanghorne.1.jpg
Scanned images of the Will of Thomas Potter dated 30 January 1854. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-4. The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near…

MS 1006 James Steptoe Letter to Frances Langhorne 16 October 1821 transcription.pdf
Image of handwritten letter from James Steptoe to Frances Langhorne dated 16 October 1821.

MS1103 Southern Railway Company letter 07 September 1918.pdf
Letter from Southern Railway Company to Lucile McWane of the Lynchburg Red Cross dated 07 September 1918. The letter notes an increase in the meal allowance per soldier from 60 cents to 75 cents.

MS1231Folder1.1.pdf
Digital reproductions of contents of Folder 1.1 of Manuscript Collection 1231 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Included a genealogy of the Smith family descendants of immigrant William Smith.

Jones Memorial Library does not…

My Baseball Tree (3).pdf
Baseball coloring page prepared by Jones Memorial Library for 09 July 2023 Hillcats Community Champions fundraiser game. The library received a portion of the ticket sales for this game at City Stadium. Children and families received a free crayon…

20230720MS1297p1.jpg
Images of printed document known as General Orders No. 34, Headquarters 1st Military District. The document includes three printed pages which give instructions for the governing of Boards of Registration regarding qualifications for voter…

MS1370.1-3.program.1.pdf
Program for the 30 August 1940 unveiling of the Memorial to Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the Spanish-American War erected by the Robert E. Craighhill Camp, No. 11. The program is held part of Jones Memorial Library manuscript collection 1370.

JMLMS1141.1-4.21February1854BillofSaleJamesPotter.1.jpg
Scanned images of two bills of sale issued to James Potter on 01 February 1845. These documents are part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-4.

James Potter owned the Tweedside and Colerain…

Bryant-Proffitt Family Collection -MS 1293 Finding Aid.pdf
Digital reproductions of material in MS 1293 the Bryant-Proffitt Family Collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The collection finding guide is included.

Digitized material includes Folder 1-9, Folder 2-1 and Folder…

JMLMS1141.1-2.1837ThomasPotteraccountColerain.1.jpg
Scanned images of a list of expenses by T.F. Potter with James Potter for the Colerain Plantation in 1836, This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-2.

The Potter estate included the Colerain…

JMLMS1141.1-3.12October1853WillofThomasPotter.1.jpg
Scanned images of the Will of Thomas Potter dated 12 October 1835. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3.

Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. …

JMLMS1141.1-2.25May1839IndentureJohnPotter.1.jpg
Digital images of Indenture of John Potter dated 05 May 1839 and recorded in the State of Georgia Chatham County Clerk Office of the Superior Court on 06 December 1839.

In the indenture, Potter divides his estate among his heirs while listing and…

JMLMS1141.1-3.03May1845JamesPotterwill.1.jpg
Scanned images of will for James Potter dated 03 May 1845. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3.

James Potter owned the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations in Savannah, Georgia.…
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