Calista Long Diary
Migration
Cralle, Calista Rosser, 1808-1841
Digital image of map from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 2074, the Calista Rosser Cralle Long Journal.
The journal is a typescript entitled Journal of a Journey from Virginia to Kentucky, which is transcribed and prepared by Anne Lilliott Long from an original journal kept by Calista Rosser Cralle Long. The journal details a migration from Campbell County, Virginia to Union County, Kentucky in December 1836 and January 1837.
The typescript is held in printed format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Cralle, Calista Rosser, 1808-1841
Long, Anne Lilliott
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
1836-1837
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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JMLMS2074.Map
Integration Timeline of Public Libraries and Schools in Virginia
racial integration
Visual timeline with key dates for integration of public libraries and schools in Virginia in the 1900s.
CORRECTION 3/1/2024: Per Brenda Mitchell-Powell's book, "Public in Name Only", full integration of the Alexandria (VA) Library occurred in 1962, not 1950
Smith, Deborah A. (Deborah Ann), 1967-
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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JMLintegration timeline.1-2
The Virginia Negro Mammy: Tena MacIntosh
Slavery
racial stereotyping
Scanned images of printed pamphlet entitled "The Virginia Negro Mammy": Tena MacIntosh by Edmonia Woltz Gray.
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.
Gray, Edmonia Woltz
Gray, Edmonia Woltz
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
1909
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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Manuscript 1047 Seth Woodroof Account Book
Slave trade
Enslaved persons
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 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.
Woodroof, Seth (1805-1875)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
1834-1840
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Creative commons, non-commercial, non-derivative use
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg. Va.)
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JMLMS1047
Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection #1047 Seth Woodroof Account Book
Lynchburg, Virginia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Natchez, Mississippi
Manuscript finding aid to the M.D. Ray & Son Day Book No. 10
Manuscript finding aid
Ray, Martin D. (ca 1831-1910)
Ray, William Richard (1858-1931)
Manuscript finding aid to the M.D. Ray & Son Day Book No. 10 held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1038FA
Manuscript finding aid to Rose Mills Account Book
Manuscript finding aid
Rose Mills [Nelson County, Virginia]
Finding aid to the Rose Mills account book held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1039FA
Three Civil War Letters from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke (MS 1032, Folder 2-6)
MS 1032 (Folder 2-6)
correspondence
Civil War
Confederacy
soldiers
Confederate Army
Petersburg, Virginia
Three letters written from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke of Lynchburg, Virginia dated 4 June 1862, 15 March 1864, and 28 March 1965
Haynes, Azariah F.M. (1842-1880)
George M. Jones Memorial Library
1862 - 1865
4 June 1862
15 March 1864
28 March 1863
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Finding Aid to the Leonie Doss Cocke (1915-2008) Family Papers
MS 1032 Leonie Doss Cocke (1915-2008) Family Papers
Paper, blue ink, double sided, lined, 7.25 inches x 11.75 inches
Paper, blue ink, double sided, stamped edge, 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches
Paper, blue color, black ink, folded sheet, 10 inches x 8 inches
English
MS 1032 Folder 2-6
Chesterfield County, Virginia
South Carolina Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia
Battleline 25 March 1865, Petersburg, Virginia
Finding aid to the James Addison Meriwether (1855-aft. 1931) Farm Account Book
Manuscript finding aid
Meriwether, James Addison (1855-aft. 1931 )
Holcomb Rock, Bedford County, Virginia
Manuscript finding aid to the James Addison Meriwether (1855-aft. 1931) Farm Account Book held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1034FA
Finding aid to the Garland Family Papers
Manuscript finding aid
Garland, Samuel
Garland, Maurice H.
Jefferson, Thomas
Garland, Robert R.
Roy, John B.
Manuscript finding aid to the Garland Family Papers collection held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1030FA