Fairfax, Lord.

Scope and Contents A bound typescript titled "War Times in Mountain Cove, Letters of Nancy Hunt to Refugee Friends in York State, 1862-1865," consisting of nine letters written by Nancy Hunt (1820-1891) in Fayette County to Joseph H, and Francis Hopping in Auburn, New York. The letters were transcribed and annotated by Charles A. Goddard.There is also a letter from W. Beverley, one of the commissioners for Lord Fairfax on the survey of the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers (1737 July 26) to William...

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Contains photograph copies of land plat signed by George Washington for 400 acres of land in Frederick County, Virginia; Photostat copy of a letter written by Benjamin Franklin from France; Photostat copies of map of northern neck of West Virginians; newspaper clippings on West Virginia University and state politics. Contains copies of maps and photographs relating to land in the Northern Neck of Virginia, Joist Hite, Jesse Hughes, Henry G. Davis, Alexander L. Wade, and Lord Fairfax.