A Guide to the Smyth and Wythe Counties, Virginia, Ledger, 1850, 1862-1865
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms1988-029
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Administrative Information
Access Restriction
Collection is open to research
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Smythe and Wythe Counties, Virginia, Ledger, Ms1988-029, Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Historical Information
This ledger was started in Chatham Hill in Smyth County, Virginia, in 1850, discarded, and then re-started in 1862 in Rural Retreat, Virginia.
Scope and Content
The ledger includes entries of labor records of a free black woman, and Washington Steptoe.
Index Terms
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865