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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
Abstract | Dr. Beverly Preston Morriss (born 1822) of Amherst County, Va., was a physician and partner in Coons and Morriss, a tanning business, 1863-1865, which supplied the Confederate army. John W. Goodwin (fl. 1875-1896), of Lynchburg, Va., was an agent with the Norfolk and Western and other railroads. The collection chiefly contains papers and family correspondence of Dr. Beverly Preston Morriss, relating to the Coons and Morriss tanning business, and the settling of family property in Virginia and West Virginia. Business papers include bills, accounts, deeds, and legal documents. Also included are scattered papers, 1875-1897, of John W. Goodwin consisting of business papers related to the Norfolk and Western railroad and some family letters. The volume contains the names of popular nineteenth century novelists and lists of their novels. |
Creator | Goodwin (Family : Goodwin, John W. (John Wallingford), 1825-1911)
Morriss (Family : Amherst County, Va.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, December 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Dr. Beverly Preston Morriss (born 1822) of Amherst County, Va., was a physician and partner in Coons and Morriss, a tanning business, 1863-1865, which supplied the Confederate army. John W. Goodwin (fl. 1875-1896), of Lynchburg, Va., was an agent with the Norfolk and Western and other railroads.
Back to TopThe collection chiefly contains papers and family correspondence of Dr. Beverly Preston Morriss (born 1822), relating to the Coons and Morriss tanning business, and the settling of family property in Virginia and West Virginia. Business papers include bills, accounts, deeds, and legal documents. Also included are scattered papers, 1875-1897, of John W. Goodwin (fl. 1875-1896), consisting of business papers related to the Norfolk and Western railroad and some family letters. The volume contains the names of popular nineteenth century novelists and lists of their novels.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1815-1848 |
Folder 2 |
1850-1859 |
Folder 3 |
1860-1869 |
Folder 4 |
1870-1891 |
Folder 5 |
1896-1897 |
Folder 6 |
Undated and Volume 1 |