Registers of births, etc. [includes marriage and death]
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes vital records, such as records on birth, marriage, and death. Can include baptismal records, marriage licenses, obituaries, funeral records, etc.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Harry T. Leeper, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0348
Scope and Contents
Collection includes family correspondence of the Bowman, Veach, and Leeper families. Manuscripts include a recounting of the Civil War event known as "Jones' Raid." In another document Nathaniel Cochrane, an ancestor of Thomas Leeper, recounts his capture and imprisonment by indigenous people, along with a biography of Cochrane. Daily life for that time is captured in "Home Life of the Leeper Family." Other typescript histories include "Monongah," Thomas Leeper's diary regarding heavy rains...
Dates:
1779-1915