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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Eron Ackerman
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
All materials created before 1926 are in the Public Domain with no known restrictions.
There are no known restrictions on the rest of the collection.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Alternate Form Available
Digitized selections from this collection appear in the Sesquicentennial Civil War Documents Project, hosted on Mason Archival Repository Service (MARS).
Preferred Citation
Alexander Haight family collection, C0159, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Alexander Levi Haight in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in April 2022.
Biographical Note
Alexander Haight (1822-1880), son of Amy C. Haight (1787-1863) and Jacob Haight (1782-1862), lived at Sully Plantation from 1842-1874. The Haights were Quaker farmers from Dutchess County, New York, and moved to Sully at Jacob's urging. In 1845, Alexander married Phebe Sweet (1824-1898), and in 1851 they finished building their new home, "Little Sully," on Haight property just south of the main Sully house. Despite Quakerism's condemnation of enslavement, the Haights enslaved at least two individuals on Sully Plantation.
The effects of the Civil War on daily life in Northern Virginia are evident from the personal letters and military documents that have been preserved. Phebe and her sister-in-law, Maria Haight Barlow, were left to defend their homes when Jacob and Alexander were forced to flee to Alexandria and Washington to avoid incoming Confederate troops who suspected the Haights of being Union sympathizers. The Haights did, in fact, support the Union, and toward the end of the war Alexander Haight joined the Union Army.
Alexander Levi Haight (1891-1981), the eponymous donor of this collection, was the son of Henry Clement Haight (1859-1936) and Emma Jane Young (1858-1939) and grandson of Alexander and Phebe Haight of the Civil War period.
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials created and collected by the Haight family. Materials include correspondence, household financial records, photographs, documents from the Civil War-era, and artifacts, such as Native American arrowheads. Most of the materials date from the mid to late 19th century and the early 20th century, but the collection also includes a ledger dating from before the American Revolution and a few items dating from after the First World War.
Series 1: Correspondence. This series contains letters to and from members of the Haight family and their friends. Haight family members represented in this series include George, Helen, Henry, Margaret, and Phebe. Some of the letters refer to the California Gold Rush in which Alexander Haight's brother-in-law, George Sweet (1821-1898), participated as a "49er". Other letters refer to the Civil War in which Henry C. Haight's father-in-law, John M. Young (1831-1864), fought under the Union Army.
Series 2: Legal and Financial Documents. This series contains personal legal and financial records of the Haight family, including deeds, receipts, contracts, and documents from the Fairfax County Court House. Specific items include court orders from 1852-1853 appointing Alexander Haight as "surveyor of the county road"; an 1864 letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood on a forthcoming war-time property-confiscation trial of Alexander Haight; bank receipts of Elizabeth Haight from 1914-1919; deeds of gift from George Haight, 1895-1903; correspondence from March of 1884 regarding damage claims by Phebe Haight from the West and Sisson railroad company for damaged packages of butter; and a financial accounting record of farm land sold to Samuel Titus and Nehemiah Sweet, dated January 16, 1843.
Series 3: Photographs. This series contains around twenty original photographs and reproductions belonging to the Haight family. Subjects include Alexander, Phebe, Elizabeth, George, and Helen Haight; Fairfax County Court House; Sully Plantation; Fairfax Station during the Civil War; Alexander Haight's prize horse; and Clio, a young woman whom Phebe Haight enslaved at the Sully Plantation until 1862.
Series 4: Civil War Documents and Currency. This series contains various Civil War-era materials such as civilian passes, diary excerpts, and Confederate currency. Specific items include Civil War maps and photographs; an official order from General Jackson on the day of the Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) prohibiting the theft or destruction of private property; documents granting passage of Alexander Haight and company into and out of Virginia; a hand-written note from the Union Major General Julius Stahel to the Union Army, attesting to the good standing of Alexander Haight; receipts of Alexander Haight for Union and Confederate supplies given out during the war; and a typed manuscript detailing the Civil War experiences of the Sutton family in Fairfax, excerpted from the diaries of Charles and Phebe Sutton.
Series 5: Publications and Serials. This series contains seven illustrated monthly magazines and a book titled War Reminiscences by the Surgeon of Mosby's Command (1890). The magazines include issues of The Century, The Cosmopolitan, and McClure's.
Series 6: Miscellaneous Documents. This series contains miscellaneous printed materials, notes, and facsimiles. Materials include old business cards; brochures on local history; a newspaper facsimile (circa 1975) on old Fairfax families, the Haights and Milans; a scrap book of old newsclippings; and a ledger full of accounting records dating from before the Revolutionary War.
Series 7: Oversize. This series includes Confederate bonds; a centennial print of the Declaration of Independence; and newspapers chronicling the sinking of the Titanic, the election of Franklin Roosevelt, and other historical events.
Series 8: Objects. This series contains Civil War-era objects as well as Native American arrowheads and tools. It includes three muskets, ammunition, a sword with scabbard, two bayonets, a cavalry bridle, and a hand-made crutch.
Arrangement
Arranged into eight series by subject with each series organized alphabetically by title.
Series Series 1: Correspondence, 1838-1901; 1918-1920; 1974 (Box 1) Series 2: Legal and Financial Documents, 1813; 1843-1918 (Box 2) Series 3: Photographs, circa 1863-1920 (Box 3) Series 4: Civil War Documents and Currency, 1861-1865 (Box 4) Series 5: Publications and Serials, 1884-1900 (Box 5) Series 6: Miscellaneous Documents, 1764-1976 (Boxes 6-8) Series 7: Oversize, 1863-1966 (Box 9) Series 8: Objects, 1860s (Boxes 10-19 and Unboxed Objects)Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections pertaining to local history and the Civil War, including the Milton Barnes papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Daguerreotype
- Photographic prints
- Photography -- Negatives
- Reproductions
- Tintypes
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia, Northern -- History
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia, Northern -- History
Container List
This series contains letters to and from members of the Haight family and their friends. Haight family members represented in this series include George, Helen, Henry, Margaret, and Phebe. Some of the letters refer to the California Gold Rush as Alexander Haight's brother-in-law, George Sweet (1821-1898), was a "49er". Other letters refer to the Civil War, in which Henry C. Haight's father-in-law, John M. Young (1831-1864), fought under the Union Army.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Haight family: Miscellaneous letters1838-1974Scope and Contents note
- 1.
E. R. Haight to ElisaSeptember 30, [1838]Scope and Contents note
- 2.
To Dr. Layburn1838Scope and Contents note
sender unknown
- 3.
Laura to Maggie [Margaret Amy Haight]January 17, 1859Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Elias Titus to Sister MargaretSeptember 13, 1871Scope and Contents note
- 5.
[Phebe Haight] to P. Mason and Co.December 15, 1881Scope and Contents note
from Syndhurst, New Jersey
- 6.
To Mister Hate [Haight]December 28, 1885Scope and Contents note
sender unknown
- 7.
Dear SirMay 14, 1888Scope and Contents note
sender and recipient unknown
- 8.
Dear SirAugust 15, 1888Scope and Contents note
sender and recipient unknown
- 9.
J. H. Haight to CousinDecember 17, 1901Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Rusty to Uncle Alex [Alexander Levi Haight]August 23, 1974Scope and Contents note
- 11.
D. A. Upson to SirundatedScope and Contents note
recipient unknown
- 12.
Partial letter to Jacob [Haight]undated (before 1863)Scope and Contents note
sender unknown
- 13.
C. J. and Sisters and BrothersundatedScope and Contents note
sender and recipient unknown
- 14.
Partial letter from S. B. Tus[ker]undatedScope and Contents note
recipient unknown, but sender wrote "lots of love to yourself and boys, also to Maggie [Margaret Haight]"
- 15.
Janie to unknownundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Haight, George: Letters from friends and family1889-1910Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Henry Clement Haight to George HaightJanuary 5, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightJanuary 8, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Ida Jane Ginnelley to George HaightApril 29, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Charles R. Murray to George HaightApril 30, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Everett B. Whaley to George HaightMay 2, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Henry [Haight] to George HaightMay 4, 1889Scope and Contents note
includes envelope
- 7.
Henry C. Haight to George HaightJune 8, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 8.
Ida J. Ginnelley to George HaightJune 16, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Aunt Maria to George HaightJuly 24, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Maria to George HaightDecember 30, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 11.
Henry C. Haight to George HaightJanuary 28, 1890Scope and Contents note
- 12.
N. and W.R.R. Machine Shop to George HaightApril 29, 1891Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Thomas P. Morgan of the Mutual Life Insurance Company to George HaightNovember 3, 1910Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Sister [Margaret Haight] to Brother [George Haight]undatedScope and Contents note
includes envelope, "missent"
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Haight, George: Letters from Mother [Phebe Haight]1888-1890Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightOctober 1, 1888Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked October 4, 1888
- 2.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight[November 21, 1888]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked November 21, 1888
- 3.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightDecember 31, [1888]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked January 1, 1889
- 4.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightFebruary 20, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightMarch 10, 1889Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked March 12, 1889
- 6.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightMarch 28, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightMarch 31, 1889Scope and Contents note
partial letter; includes envelope postmarked April 2, 1889
- 8.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightApril 5, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightApril 18, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightApril 23, [1889]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked April 30, 1889
- 11.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightNovember 14, 1889Scope and Contents note
- 12.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightJanuary 13, 1890Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightMay 12, [1890]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked May 13, 1890
- 14.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightJanuary, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 15.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightFebruary 28, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 16.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightSeptember 17, [no year]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked September 19
- 17.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightDecember 31, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 18.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 19.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 20.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 21.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 22.
Seven envelopes addressed to George Haightpostmarked February 23, 1889; April 19-20, 1889; April 30-May 1, 1889; October 7-8, 1889; January 29-30, 1890; April 10-11, 1890Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Haight, Helen: Letters to and from family1918-1919Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Helen Haight to Alexander HaightNovember 5, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight]November 5, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight]November 16, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight]November 18, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight]November 19, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight]November 19, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Emma Jane Haight to Helen HaightDecember 15, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 8.
Emma Jane Haight to Helen HaightNovember 18, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Alexander to Helen HaightDecember 1, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightDecember 2, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 11.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightDecember 15, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 12.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightDecember 31, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightJanuary 5, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightJanuary 6, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 15.
Alexander and Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to HelenJanuary 19, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 16.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightApril 6, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 17.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightApril 20, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 18.
Alexander and Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightApril 27, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 19.
Alexander to Helen HaightMay 11, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 20.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightMay 18, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 21.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 22.
Aunt Ida [Mrs. Asa Conklin] to Helen HaightApril 13, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 23.
Aunt Mary to Helen HaightApril 15, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 24.
Aunt Stell to Helen HaightApril 18, [ca. 1919]Scope and Contents note
- 25.
Bess [Helen's sister] to Helen HaightMay 15, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 26.
Bess to Helen HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 27.
Bess to Helen HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 28.
Cousin Howard to Helen HaightJune 2, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
Haight, Helen: Letters from friends, pt. 11918Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightAugust 4, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight[August 9, 1918]Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightAugust 19, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightAugust 24, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightAugust 28, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightSeptember 9, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightSeptember 16, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 8.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightOctober 9, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightOctober 16, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightOctober 22, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 11.
Louis Appezzito to Helen HaightOctober 27, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 12.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight1918Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight1918Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen HaightJuly 31, 1918Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 15.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen HaightJuly 31, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 16.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen HaightAugust 2, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 17.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen HaightAugust 9, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 18.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen HaightOctober 5, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 19.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJune 27, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 20.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJuly 4, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 21.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJuly 9, 1918Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 22.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJuly 14, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 23.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJuly 19, 1918Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 24.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightJuly 27, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 25.
Joseph Patton to Helen HaightAugust 12, 1918Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
Haight, Helen: Letters from friends, pt. 21918-1920Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Warren Parsons to Helen HaightMay 10, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Warren Parsons to Helen HaightMay 12, 1919Scope and Contents note
newsclipping
- 3.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen HaightApril 2, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 4.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen HaightMay 8, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 5.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen HaightJune 16, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightMarch 23, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightMarch 25, [1919]Scope and Contents note
- 8.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightApril 4, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightApril 12, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightApril 29, 1919, 1918Scope and Contents note
- 11.
Jack Thompson to Helen HaightMay 16, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 12.
Elsie [Mrs. W. A. Hart] to Helen HaightMay 14, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Mrs. L. Lee to Helen HaightApril 15, 1919Scope and Contents note
envelope only
- 14.
Corporal Murice J. Marrits to Helen HaightMarch 28, 1919Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 15.
Mollie V. Walker to Helen HaightMay 4, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 16.
G. L. Welton to Helen HaightApril 14, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 17.
G. L. Welton to Helen HaightMay 7, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 18.
G. L. Welton to Helen HaightMay 20, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 19.
G. L. Welton to Helen HaightFebruary 29, 1920Scope and Contents note
newsclippings
- 20.
Raban to Helen HaightJanuary 1, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 21.
Pvt. 1st Cl. Harry W. Schubele to Helen HaightMarch 16, 1919Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 22.
Mary C. Curly to Helen HaightApril 22, 1919Scope and Contents note
Easter postcard
- 23.
Nellie Leyburn to Helen HaightApril 22, 1919Scope and Contents note
Easter postcard
- 24.
Private Charles C. Goodman to Helen HaightMay 20, 1919Scope and Contents note
- 25.
Mac to Helen HaightJanuary 29, 1920Scope and Contents note
- 26.
Houser Harbour to Helen HaightFebruary 15, 1920Scope and Contents note
- 27.
Mildred Haveus to Helen HaightFebruary 26, 1920Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Haight, Phebe: Letters from son, Henry Clement Haight1883-1886Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]November 27, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]November 30, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]December 4, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]December 13, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]December 15, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]December 26, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]December 31, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 8.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]January 7, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]January 19, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]January 23, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 11.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]January 29, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 12.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]February 1, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]February 9, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]February 13, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 15.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]February 18, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 16.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]February 29, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 17.
Henry C. Haight to Mother [Phebe Haight]July 4, 1886Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Haight, Phebe: Letters from family1849-1898Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Phebe Ham to CousinMay 26, 1849Scope and Contents note
contains reference to the California Gold Rush
- 2.
Elizabeth to Sister [Phebe Haight]March 10, 1850Scope and Contents note
contains reference to the California Gold Rush
- 3.
E. T. Frances to Cousin [Phebe Haight]November 20, 1851Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Cousin Molly T. to Phebe [Haight]April 5, 1855Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Alfred H. [Titus] to Cousin [Phebe Haight]April 10, 186[5]Scope and Contents note
near Blakely Alabama; reference to Union Army
- 6.
Elizabeth to Sister [Phebe Haight]March 2, [1886]Scope and Contents note
contains reference to Andrew Johnson's impeachment
- 7.
Mother [Margaret Titus] to Phebe Haight [daughter]January 11, 1869Scope and Contents note
- 8.
George Sweet to Sister [Phebe Haight]November 20, 1877Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Mary T. Haight to Phebe [Haight]July 23, 1884Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Emma [Jane Haight] to Phebe Haight [mother-in-law]July 10, 1886Scope and Contents note
- 11.
John W. Ham to Cousin [Phebe Haight]May 11, 1898Scope and Contents note
- 12.
John W. Ham to Cousin [Phebe Haight]June 16, 1898Scope and Contents note
- 13.
Elizabeth to Sister [Phebe Haight]August 14, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Mary T. Haight to Phebe [Haight]April 22, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Haight, Phebe: Letters from friends1883-1884Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Cecilia Searle to Mrs. [Phebe] HaightDecember 24, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Sue R. Horley to Phebe HaightMarch 2, 1884Scope and Contents note
includes envelope from Philadelphia postmarked March 4, 1884
- 3.
J. T. and J. G. Beckham to Phebe HaightMarch 14, 1884Scope and Contents note
includes envelope from Alexandria, Virginia postmarked March 14
- 4.
Unknown sender to Mrs. Phebe HaightJune 13, 1886Scope and Contents note
includes envelope from Canon City, Colorado postmarked June 25, 1886
- 5.
Cecilia Searle to Mrs. [Phebe] Haight and BoysNovember 2, 1886Scope and Contents note
from Syndhurst, New Jersey
- 6.
Everett Whaley to Friend [Phebe Haight]October 10, 1888Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Sarah to Phebe HaightDecember 28, [no year]Scope and Contents note
- 8.
David S. Johnson to Phebe HaightundatedScope and Contents note
- 9.
Three envelopes to Phebe Haightpostmarked December 29, 1884; February 19th; March 4thScope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
Harnesberger, Reverend Alfred L.1893-1919Scope and Contents note
- 1.
To A. L. HarnesbergerMarch 23, 1893Scope and Contents note
sender's signature illegible; includes envelope
- 2.
PAB to NellApril 19th, 1915Scope and Contents note
postcard addressed to A. L. Harnesberger
- 3.
V. B. Bishop to HarnesbergerNovember 16 and November 23, 1915Scope and Contents note
2 typewritten letters; includes 1 envelope
- 4.
Pat to Alfred [Harnesberger]February 17, 1919Scope and Contents note
includes envelope
- 5.
Envelope addressed to HarnesbergerOctober 20, 1893Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
Miller, P. S. of Miller and Co. Wagons to W. M. FirebaughOctober 18, 1893Scope and Contents note
includes envelope postmarked November 9, 1893
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12
Sweet, George: Letters1849-1894Scope and Contents note
- 1.
George Sweet to SisterDecember 20, 1849Scope and Contents note
George Sweet had two sisters, Phebe, who married Alexander Haight in 1824, and Elizabeth.
- 2.
Cornelius Cornelle [to George Sweet]February 21, 1851Scope and Contents note
on interest "received of George Sweet" from gold dug in the California Gold Rush.
- 3.
Horace Greeley to George SweetMay 7, 1858Scope and Contents note
Greeley's signature matches that of the renowned journalist and founder of the New York Tribune.
- 4.
Benson J. Lossing to George SweetJune 8, 1876Scope and Contents note
- 5.
Benson J. Lossing to George SweetJune 5, 1877Scope and Contents note
from Syndhurst, New Jersey
- 6.
J. H. Ketcharn to Friend [George] SweetOctober 10, 1888Scope and Contents note
- 7.
Benny D. Hicks to George SweetJune 23, 1894Scope and Contents note
- 8.
George Sweet to Phebe Sweet: Hand-written transcription1849 (year of original letter)Scope and Contents note
partial letter; contains references to the California Gold Rush
- 9.
Envelope addressed to George SweetundatedScope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
Young, John M: Civil War correspondence to wife1862Scope and Contents note
- 1.
John M. Young to Wife, Rosetta R. YoungAugust 2, 1862Scope and Contents note
The letters in this folder contain references to John Young's service with the Union Army during the Civil War.
- 2.
John M. Young to Wife, Rosetta R. YoungDecember 5, 1862Scope and Contents note
- 3.
John M. Young to Wife, Rosetta R. Young, and ChildrenDecember 10, 1862Scope and Contents note
- 4.
John M. Young to Wife, Rosetta R. YoungDecember 19, 1862Scope and Contents note
at camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia; includes envelope and transcription
- 5.
John M. Young to Wife, Rosetta R. Young, and ChildrenMay 12, [ca. 1862-1863]Scope and Contents note
includes envelope
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
Young, John M.: Transcriptions of letters to wife1862-1863 (indicates dates of original letters)Scope and Contents note
This folder contains 37 pages of transcriptions of letters written from John M. Young to his wife, Rosetta, during his service with the Union Army.
This series contains personal legal and financial records of the Haight family, including deeds, receipts, contracts, and documents from the Fairfax County Court House. Specific items include court orders from 1852-1853 appointing Alexander Haight as "surveyor of the county road"; an 1864 letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood on a forthcoming war-time property-confiscation trial of Alexander Haight; bank receipts of Elizabeth Haight from 1914-1919; deeds of gift from George Haight, 1895-1903; correspondence from March of 1884 regarding damage claims by Phebe Haight from the West and Sisson railroad company for damaged packages of butter; and a financial accounting record of farm land sold to Samuel Titus and Nehemiah Sweet, dated January 16, 1843.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
Haight, Alexander: Letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood to Col. DevereuxFebruary 13, 1864Scope and Contents note
Alexandria, Virginia; regarding property-confiscation trial of Alexander Haight
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
Haight, Alexander: Orders from Fairfax County CourtAugust 19, 1852; October 18, 1853Scope and Contents note
2 court orders appointing Alexander Haight as "surveyor of the county road"
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3
Haight, Alexander: Receipts and Notes Payable1858-1876Scope and Contents note
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Sheriff of Fairfax1858Scope and Contents note
receipt
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For 25 bushels of corn to J. B. Gaddesss and othersSeptember 1, 1862Scope and Contents note
receipt
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Levy on land and personal property to Robert H. Mateer1872Scope and Contents note
receipt
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L. T. Shear or Mr. TaylorNovember 16, 1876Scope and Contents note
note to pay
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4
Haight, Alexander Levi: Draft classification card and checkScope and Contents note
- 1.
Draft classification card, World War IOctober 31, 1918Scope and Contents note
receipt
- 2.
National Bank of Fairfax check for $135 from Alexander Haight to Dr. S. B. MooreJanuary 10, 1925Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5
Haight, Elizabeth: Bank receipts1914-1919Scope and Contents note
contains around 100 bank receipts and a list of credits
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6
Haight, George: Deeds and certificate1895-1911Scope and Contents note
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DeedFebruary 19, 1895Scope and Contents note
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DeedMarch 6, 1899Scope and Contents note
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Deed of ReleaseApril 15, 1902Scope and Contents note
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Deed of TrustApril 15, 1902Scope and Contents note
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Deed of ReleaseJuly 15, 1903Scope and Contents note
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Herdon Lodge No. 84July 13, 1911Scope and Contents note
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EnvelopeOctober 26 [no year]Scope and Contents note
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- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7
Haight, George: Receipts and bank check1888-1921Scope and Contents note
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Mosse and sonJuly 6, 1888Scope and Contents note
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F. W. RichardsonSeptember 1, 1888Scope and Contents note
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Post office registry receiptJanuary 3, 1894Scope and Contents note
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Elizabeth SweetOctober 15, 1894Scope and Contents note
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W. E. Graham, Court ClerkOctober 30, 1894Scope and Contents note
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Post office registry receiptJanuary 12, 1895Scope and Contents note
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G. M. GarrettMarch 1, 1895Scope and Contents note
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Thomas MooreJune 19, 1895Scope and Contents note
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Margaret A. LeeMarch 6, 1899Scope and Contents note
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H. C. HaightApril 28, 1902Scope and Contents note
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F. W. Richardson, ClerkJune 21, 1902Scope and Contents note
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Allison ButtsOctober 24, 1902Scope and Contents note
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R. E. ThortonJune 12, 1903Scope and Contents note
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J. R. M. G.June 19, 1903Scope and Contents note
- 15.
Walter T. OliverNovember 16, 1903Scope and Contents note
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Ino MillerMarch 6, 1899Scope and Contents note
- 17.
H. C. HaightApril 2, 1904Scope and Contents note
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F. W. RichardsonApril 6, 1904Scope and Contents note
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Charles E. Knight, Mutual Life Insurance CompanyNovember 14, 1905Scope and Contents note
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Arthur Burgess, Treasury Department1913Scope and Contents note
check for 1 cent and envelope
- 21.
H. C. Wooton, Mutual Life Insurance CompanyDecember 1, 1913Scope and Contents note
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National Bank of HerndonSeptember 1, 1916Scope and Contents note
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National Bank of HerndonOctober 21, 1916Scope and Contents note
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E. G. Burritt, Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyDecember, 1917Scope and Contents note
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National Bank of FairfaxAugust 11, 1920Scope and Contents note
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R. E. Thornton, AttorneyJune 13, 1921Scope and Contents note
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R. E. Thorton, AttorneyJuly 11, 1921Scope and Contents note
- 28.
F. W. Richardson, AttorneyOctober 24, 1921Scope and Contents note
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YatesundatedScope and Contents note
- 30.
F. W. RichardsonundatedScope and Contents note
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- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8
Haight, Helen: Insurance Title, Penn Mutual Life Insurance CompanyJanuary 22, 1919Scope and Contents note
2 pages
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9
Haight, Henry: Deed and receipt1881-1884Scope and Contents note
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Phebe HaightDecember 1881Scope and Contents note
promise to pay
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DeedFebruary 18, 1884Scope and Contents note
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- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10
Haight, Phebe: Account book1875-1884Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11
Haight, Phebe: Agreement letterMarch 15, 1881Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12
Haight, Phebe: Damage claims correspondenceMarch 1884Scope and Contents note
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Adams Express Company to G. W. Moss, Esq.March 8, 1884Scope and Contents note
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Adams Express Company to G. W. Moss, Esq.March 13, 1884Scope and Contents note
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G. W. Moss to Capt. LucasMarch 13, 1884Scope and Contents note
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Lucas to G. W. Moss; G. W. Moss to LucasMarch 14, 1884Scope and Contents note
two letters on one paper
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Lucas to G. W. MossMarch 15, 1884Scope and Contents note
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John Clayton to G. W. Moss; G. W. Moss to C. R. BitzerMarch 17, 1884Scope and Contents note
two letters on one paper
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C. R. Bitzer to G. W. Moss, Esq.; G. W. Moss to C. R. BitzerMarch 18, 1884; March 25, 1884Scope and Contents note
two letters on one paper
- 8.
From West and SissonMarch 24, 1884Scope and Contents note
recipient unknown
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13
Haight, Phebe: Receipts and financial statements1853; 1881-1898Scope and Contents note
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Witmers and CompanyOctober 17, 1853Scope and Contents note
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Stephen and Henry HaightFebruary 2, 1881Scope and Contents note
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Thomas W. LeeJune 2, 1881Scope and Contents note
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Riggs and CompanyNovember 5, 1881Scope and Contents note
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W. M. MillanApril 1882Scope and Contents note
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J. Cooper1882Scope and Contents note
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Fairfax Cemetery Association1882-1884Scope and Contents note
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J. C. Fearson's SonsJanuary 8, 1883Scope and Contents note
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Herbert Bryant, Dr.February 7, 1883Scope and Contents note
monthly statement
- 10.
James F. Carlin and SonsMarch 5, 1883Scope and Contents note
- 11.
W. E. RobyApril 16, 1883Scope and Contents note
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G. W. M. Ramsay, GrocerJuly 2, 1883Scope and Contents note
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Phebe Haight to Mr. BitzerMarch 6, 1884Scope and Contents note
bill
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J. F. OliverSeptember 9, 1884Scope and Contents note
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George H. PrattSeptember 24, 1884Scope and Contents note
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J. C. Fearson's SonsNovember 4, 1884Scope and Contents note
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J. T. and J. G. BeckhamDecember 31, 1884Scope and Contents note
includes envelope
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C. F. Wilkins and CompanyJanuary 24, 1885Scope and Contents note
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J. T. and J. G. BeckhamOctober 13, 1885Scope and Contents note
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Post office registry return receiptNovember 2, 1885Scope and Contents note
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Albert WrennNovember 14, 1885Scope and Contents note
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C. F. Wilkins and CompanyFebruary 6, 1886Scope and Contents note
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E. J. Miller, Son and Company, Importers of China, Glass and QueenswareJune 10, 1886Scope and Contents note
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Jason F. Muir, Furniture ManufacturerJune 10, 1886Scope and Contents note
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W. S. Moses and SonJune 11, 1886Scope and Contents note
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G. W. M. Ramsay, GrocerJune 11, 1886Scope and Contents note
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George Ryneal, Jr.June 11, 1886Scope and Contents note
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George Watts and SonJune 11, 1886Scope and Contents note
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J. F. Spelshouse, AgentJune 22, 1886Scope and Contents note
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Stephen HaightNovember 1886 - June 1887Scope and Contents note
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Post office registry return receiptFebruary, 1888Scope and Contents note
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RichardsonSeptember 11, 1888Scope and Contents note
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R. W. MooreMarch 14, 1889Scope and Contents note
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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeJuly 25, 1889 and January 3, 1891Scope and Contents note
two receipts
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Post office registry return receiptJuly 31, 1889Scope and Contents note
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George HaightNovember 1, 1892Scope and Contents note
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Post office registry receiptJune 27, 1893Scope and Contents note
two receipts
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Fairfax Cemetery AssociationSeptember 19, 1894Scope and Contents note
- 39.
Judicial statement on foreclosure of Sweet residence in Dutchess County, New YorkApril 30, 1898Scope and Contents note
- 40.
J. M. HamMay 11, 1898Scope and Contents note
- 41.
Calling cards of Mrs. Alexander Haight and envelopeundatedScope and Contents note
Two calling cards; one unpostmarked envelope addressed to George A. Clark and Brother
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- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 14
Haight, Samuel Dickenson and Andrew Wilson: Court summonsMay 1813Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15
Harnesberger, Reverend A. L.: Receipts and financial statements1892-1905Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Johnson Harvester CompanyApril 15 and April 29, 1892Scope and Contents note
receipt and letter; includes envelope
- 2.
Firebaugh FarmJune 22 and June 23, 1904Scope and Contents note
three receipts
- 3.
Rockingham National Bank of HarrisonburgJune 23, July 1 and August 23, 1904Scope and Contents note
three receipts
- 4.
E. W. Carpenter, Treasurer of Rockingham CountyApril 1, 1905Scope and Contents note
three receipts; includes envelope
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 16
Miscellaneous receipts and financial documents1886-1918Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Post office registry return receipt, H. C. Haight to Mr. A. B. HoltzelawJune 14, 1886Scope and Contents note
includes envelope
- 2.
F. P. May and Co. Hardware for Mrs Holtzlander1886Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County1915Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Franklin and Co., Opticians, for Mrs. [Emma Jane] HaightMay 11, 1918Scope and Contents note
includes a letter on the back, signed "Mother"
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 17
Produce books1897-1900Scope and Contents note
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Produce BookSeptember 18, 1897 - September 26, 1898Scope and Contents note
contains records of sales and profits on produce (possibly grown on Sulley Plantation)
- 2.
Produce BookOctober 3, 1898 - April 2, 1900Scope and Contents note
contains records of sales and profits on produce (possibly grown on Sulley Plantation)
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 18
Sweet family: Financial statement1842-1843Scope and Contents note
One-page record of mortgage and interest on 215 acres of farmland owed by Margaret Sweet and her children, including Phebe Sweet
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 19
Tax Receipts: Haight family1881-1895Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Alexander Haight1881-1888Scope and Contents note
contains 6 official tax receipts and 1 hand-written note on delinquent taxes
- 2.
George Haight1888-1905Scope and Contents note
contains 23 official tax receipts and 3 hand-written notes on tax payments
- 3.
Phebe Haight1881-1893Scope and Contents note
contains 10 official tax receipts and 2 hand-written notes on tax payments
- 4.
Stephen S. Haight1885-1887Scope and Contents note
contains 2 tax receipts
- 1.
This series contains around twenty original photographs and reproductions belonging to the Haight family. Subjects include Alexander, Phebe, Elizabeth, George, and Helen Haight; Fairfax County Court House; Sully Plantation; Fairfax Station during the Civil War; Alexander Haight's prize horse; and Clio, a slave girl whom Phebe Haight kept at the Sully Plantation until 1862.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
Brady, Matthew: Civil War photograph1862Scope and Contents note
No. 427 of Brady's album gallery, titled "Prof. Lowe reconnoitering at Battle of Fair Oaks"
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
Clio, a girl enslaved on Sully Plantationca 1865Scope and Contents note
tintype of Clio, a girl enslaved by Phebe Haight from 1852 to 1862
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3
Deguerrotypes, unidentifiedScope and Contents note
Two deguerrotype portraits in cases, both of the same man; in the second he is wearing a Union uniform
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4
Fairfax Court HouseJune 1863Scope and Contents note
2 photographic reproductions; photographs taken by Timothy O'Sullivan
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5
Fairfax Station during the Civil Warca 1961-1965Scope and Contents note
Photographic reproduction
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6
Haight, Alexander and Phebe: Photographic reproductionsScope and Contents note
- 1.
Alexander HaightScope and Contents note
reproduced from original daguerrotype
- 2.
Phebe HaightScope and Contents note
reproduced from original daguerrotype
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7
Haight, Alexander: Prize horseScope and Contents note
- 1.
Tintype of Alexander Haight's prize horseScope and Contents note
- 2.
Newsclipping facsimile explaining the story behind Haight's prize horseScope and Contents note
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Document granting Alexander Haight ownership of the horseJuly 4, 1862Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8
Miscellaneous buildingsScope and Contents note
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Old mill at Sperryville, VirginiaSeptember 16, 1905Scope and Contents note
photograph mounted to cardboard backing
- 2.
The Capitol Building in Washington, DCundatedScope and Contents note
photograph mounted to cardboard backing
- 3.
Fairfax Court House1900Scope and Contents note
photograph mounted on cardboard backing
- 4.
Fairfax Court House1905Scope and Contents note
photographic reproduction
- 3.
Little Sully: Home of Alexander and Phebe HaightundatedScope and Contents note
photograph mounted on cardboard backing; Little Sully, Alexander and Phebe Haight's house on Sully Plantation, was built around 1851
- 4.
Sully Daybook1880-1884Scope and Contents note
thin booklet, mostly empty, with produce sales recorded on two pages
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9
Miscellaneous peopleScope and Contents note
- 1.
Helen Haight in nurse's uniformundatedScope and Contents note
- 2.
Helen Haight portraitundatedScope and Contents note
mounted to inside of booklet
- 3.
Woman holding hatundatedScope and Contents note
subject unknown; measures 2.5" x 4.5"
- 4.
Woman sitting at desk1905Scope and Contents note
subject unknown; appears to be a photographic reproduction; measures 8" x 10"
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Three women and a man seated outsideSpring 1889Scope and Contents note
mounted on cardboard backing; subjects thought to be Phebe Haight, her sister Elizabeth, and Elizabeth's husband George
- 6.
George Curryca. 1905Scope and Contents note
pictured outside house with horse; measures 4.5" x 2.5"
- 7.
George Curryca. 1905Scope and Contents note
photographic reproduction of above listed photograph; measures 10" x 8"
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 10
Mosby and other Confederate veterans at the reunion of the Battle of ManassasJuly 20, 1914Scope and Contents note
2 photographic reproductions and three negatives of the same photo; pictured left to right are Fountain Beattie, Lycurgus Hutcheson, John S. Mosby, and George Turbeville IV
This series contains various materials pertaining to the Civil War such as civilian passes, diary excerpts, and Confederate currency. Specific items include Civil War maps and photographs; an official order from General Jackson on the day of the Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) prohibiting the theft or destruction of private property; documents granting passage of Alexander Haight and company into and out of Virginia; a hand-written note from the Union Major General Julius Stahel to the Union Army, attesting to the good standing of Alexander Haight; receipts of Alexander Haight for Union and Confederate supplies given out during the war; and a typed manuscript detailing the Civil War experiences of the Sutton family in Fairfax, excerpted from the diaries of Charles and Phebe Sutton.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1
Atkins Memorialca. 1862Scope and Contents note
printed statement memorializing Charles L. Atkins, a fallen Confederate soldier
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2
Beauregard, General P. G. T. - Order for troops not to take forage from Sully FarmNovember 25, 1861Scope and Contents note
signed by a Confederate officer under the command of General Beauregard
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3
Civil War mapsScope and Contents note
- 1.
Sketch of 2nd Manassas, August 29th 1862undatedScope and Contents note
- 2.
Sketch of 2nd Manassas, August 30th 1862undatedScope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4
Confederate money and other Civil War and Reconstruction-era currency1863-1875Scope and Contents note
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Ten-dollar bill of the Confederate States of AmericaFebruary 17, 1864Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Six fifty-dollar bills of the Confederate States of AmericaFebruary 17, 1864Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Thirty one-hundred dollar bills of the Confederate States of AmericaFebruary 17, 1864Scope and Contents note
- 4.
Three-dollar bill minted by the Frontier Bank in Potsdam, New YorkJune 1, 1863Scope and Contents note
features illustrations of Lady Justice, a frontier scene and a domestic scene
- 5.
Two one-dollar bills minted by the City Bank in Augusta, GeorgiaOctober 3, 1864Scope and Contents note
features an illustration of a shepherd and his sheep
- 6.
Fifty-cent bill of the United States1875Scope and Contents note
front features a portrait of William Harris Crawford
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 5
Confederate officer's letter from Harper's FerryMay 20, 1861Scope and Contents note
addressed to Father from J. L.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 6
Dedication of Twin Markers: In Memorium of Major Generals Philip Kearny and Isaac Ingalls StevensOctober 2, 1915Scope and Contents note
pamphlet from ceremony memorializing fallen Union generals
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 7
Haight, Alexander: Civil War passes1862-1865Scope and Contents note
Passes issued by various Provost Marshals' Offices granting Alexander Haight safe passage to and from various points in Northern Virginia
- 1.
Pass No. 97March 25, 1862Scope and Contents note
- 2.
PassNovember 2, 1862Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Pas No. 543November 19, 1862Scope and Contents note
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PassNovember 21, 1862Scope and Contents note
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PassOctober 30, 1862Scope and Contents note
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PassNovember 9, 1862Scope and Contents note
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PassDecember 1, 1862Scope and Contents note
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PassDecember 11, 1862Scope and Contents note
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Pass1862Scope and Contents note
- 10.
Pass No. 2232February 25, 1863Scope and Contents note
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PassJune 16, 1863Scope and Contents note
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PassMarch 13, 1864Scope and Contents note
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PassOctober 24, 1864Scope and Contents note
- 14.
Pass No. 1749March 2, 1865Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 8
Haight, Alexander: Claim for army damagesSeptember 17, 1862Scope and Contents note
claim assembled by neighbors of Alexander Haight for damages incurred when the Confederate army passed through on September 1, 1862
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 9
Haight, Alexander: Union officer letters affirming Haight's loyalty to the UnionScope and Contents note
- 1.
Robert JohnstoneMarch 7, 1863Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Union Major General Julius StahelJune 20, 1863Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 10
Haight, Alexander: Receipts for provisions for Union and Confederate Armies1861Scope and Contents note
- 1.
For the use of one horseAugust 24, 1861Scope and Contents note
- 2.
For 10,000 pounds of hayOctober 7, 1861Scope and Contents note
- 3.
For 370 bushels of corn used for horse feedNovember 13, 1861Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 11
Jackson, General T. J. "Stonewall": Order on damagesSeptember 1, 1862Scope and Contents note
order of General Jackson prohibiting theft of private property, signed by Jackson's officers
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 12
Porter, General Fitz John: CorrespondenceScope and Contents note
- 1.
Gen. Fitz John Porter to Col. F. J. ParkerJanuary 24, 1863Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Printed letter from General Fitz John Porter to the Secretary of WarJanuary 9, 1871Scope and Contents note
letter regarding publication of maps of the Battle of Manassas
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 13
Sutton, Charles and Phebe: The Civil War Experiences of a Northern Family Settled in Virginiaca 1861-1865Scope and Contents note
edited and transcribed from the diaries of Charles and Phebe Sutton by their daughter, Alice Coates Available in digital format.
This series contains seven illustrated monthly magazines and a book titled War Reminiscences by the Surgeon of Mosby's Command (1890). The magazines include issues of The Century, The Cosmopolitan, and McClure's.
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 1
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine1884-1885Scope and Contents note
- 1.
The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineNovember 1884Scope and Contents note
- 2.
The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineApril 1885Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 2
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine1885Scope and Contents note
- 1.
The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineAugust 1885Scope and Contents note
- 2.
The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineOctober 1885Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 3
The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineJanuary 1890Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 4
The Cosmopolitan: An Illustrated Monthly MagazineMarch 1898Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 5
McClure's MagazineJanuary 1900Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 6
War Reminiscences by the Surgeon of Mosby's Command1890Scope and Contents note
This series contains miscellaneous printed materials, notes, and facsimiles. Materials include old business cards; brochures on local history; a newspaper facsimile (ca. 1975) on old Fairfax families, the Haights and Milans; a scrap book of old newsclippings; and a ledger full of accounting records dating from before the Revolutionary War.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 1
Brochures and publications on historic sites1907-1977Scope and Contents note
- 1.
The Jamestown Exposition, Illustrated1907Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Christ Church, Philadelphiaca. 1934Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Fairfax County Court House Rededication1967Scope and Contents note
pamphlet
- 4.
Historic Fairfax Court HouseMay 1967Scope and Contents note
pamphlet
- 5.
Echoes History, Index, November 1970 to November 1971Scope and Contents note
Pioneer America Society publication
- 6.
Echoes History, Volume 1, No. 3March 1971Scope and Contents note
article on Little Sully; publication of the Pioneer America Society
- 7.
The Old West1973Scope and Contents note
advertisement for Time-Life encyclopedia on the Old West
- 8.
Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia, Inc., Volume 141976-1977Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Church Buildings of the Diocese of New JerseyundatedScope and Contents note
pamphlet
- 10.
Views, State Normal School, Farmville, VirginiaundatedScope and Contents note
brochure with photographic illustrations
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 2
Illustration, Virginia road map, and violin stringsScope and Contents note
- 1.
Illustration of woman, framedca. 1902Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Rand-McNally Indexed Pocket Map and Auto Road Guide, Virginia1919Scope and Contents note
- 3.
E. F. Droop and Sons, Co., Violin D String (Guitar G)undatedScope and Contents note
string sleeve with two strings inside
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 3
King Solomon's Song, shorthand version1894Scope and Contents note
leather bound pocket size book
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 4
Notes and newsclippings1881-1976Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Note: Certificate to deed, Haight to SweetApril 15, 1881Scope and Contents note
- 2.
Newsclipping of obituary for Henry P. Titus1928Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Newspaper article facsimile: "Members of Old Fairfax Families Share Memories of Yesterday,"ca. 1976Scope and Contents note
from the Globes Northern Virginia Bicentennial Review; discusses the history of the Haight and Millan families
- 4.
Copy of typewritten notes from the joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Washington County and the County School Board of Washington CountyundatedScope and Contents note
- 5.
Letter, signed Your Dear BoyundatedScope and Contents note
sender and recipient both unknown
- 6.
Note, Hon. C. Bascom SlempundatedScope and Contents note
- 7.
Note on the Sweet familyundatedScope and Contents note
- 8.
Fragment of paper with school marksundatedScope and Contents note
- 9.
Handwritten notes, "Old Talks at Home"undatedScope and Contents note
4 pages
- 10.
Handwritten picadilla recipeundatedScope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 5
PoemsScope and Contents note
- 1.
"Kaiser Bill,"undatedScope and Contents note
- 2.
"The Old Dore Step,"undatedScope and Contents note
fragment of poem written on looseleaf paper
- 3.
"To the Memory of Ida,"undatedScope and Contents note
- 4.
"George Washington" and "Trust"undatedScope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 6
Postcards and birthday cardsScope and Contents note
- 1.
Virginia Dare Marker, Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, North CarolinaundatedScope and Contents note
2 postcards
- 2.
Historic Bullet Scarred Tree on Bull Run BattlefieldundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 3.
Reno's Famous Town House Dining RoomundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 4.
Old Hicksite Quaker ChurchundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 5.
John Q. Marr Monument, Fairfax, VirginiaundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 6.
The Tavern, Fairfax, VirginiaundatedScope and Contents note
postcard
- 7.
A Birthday Wish, from Mother to Aleck1937Scope and Contents note
birthday card
- 8.
Birthday Wishes, from Mother to Acleck1938Scope and Contents note
- 9.
Christmas cardundatedScope and Contents note
- 10.
Cap d'AntibesundatedScope and Contents note
picture of the cape
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 7
Printed materials: Calling cards, business cards, funeral sermons, etc.Scope and Contents note
- 1.
Calling cardsundatedScope and Contents note
10 calling cards: Mr. Harry L. Cather, Mrs. Frank Page, Gamett Ford, W. W. Millan, Jr., Carrie Ballinger, Mrs. Leda Terwilliger, Ella J. Worley, Miss Frankie M. Vosburgh, May Childs Furbrow, Mrs. Alice Hamill
- 2.
The Syracuse Land and Improvement CompanyundatedScope and Contents note
business card
- 3.
Edward P. Mertz Wholesale and Retail DruggistundatedScope and Contents note
business card/tag
- 4.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company ticket for the Jersey City FerryundatedScope and Contents note
- 5.
Declaration of Independence and Washington's Farewell AddressDecember 1, 1896Scope and Contents note
Young Folk's Library of Choice Literature, Vol. III, No. 66
- 6.
"Principal Cities of the United States,"undatedScope and Contents note
old guide book with illustrations
- 7.
Goodwill Commandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross (UOGC)1832Scope and Contents note
concert program for the UOGC, a Christian voluntary association
- 8.
Brief notes of the sermon for funeral of Mrs. Susie Barnes Allen1884Scope and Contents note
postcard
- 9.
Eye-Glasses of Mr. Isaac AlexanderundatedScope and Contents note
advertisement circular boasting "The only Eye-Glasses for which was awarded Medal and Diploma at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876."
- 10.
Chr. Hansen's Danish Butter ColoringundatedScope and Contents note
advertisement circular boasting product as winner of "the Prize Medal at Philadelphia, 1876 and three gold medals at Paris, 1878."
- 11.
Henry McShane and Co. Church BellsundatedScope and Contents note
advertisement circular
- 12.
Draft registration notification envelope1940Scope and Contents note
bears United States seal and photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 13.
Virginia License to Operate a Motor VehicleNovember 23, 1941Scope and Contents note
issued by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
- 14.
Aetna Insurance CompanyScope and Contents note
envelope
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Ledger and scrapbookca. 1838-1900Scope and Contents note
ledger consists of only a few pages; scrapbook contains newsclippings pertaining to the Civil War
- Mixed Materials box: 8
Ledger1764-1808Scope and Contents note
full leather-bound account book from a trading post on Lake George
This series includes Confederate bonds; a centennial print of the Declaration of Independence; and newspapers chronicling the sinking of the Titanic, the election of Franklin Roosevelt, and other historical events.
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 1
Confederate bondsScope and Contents note
- 1.
$500 bond1863Scope and Contents note
signed bond notes on a 14" x 16" sheet of paper
- 2.
$100 bond1863Scope and Contents note
unsigned bond notes on a 14" x 16" sheet of paper
- 3.
$500 bond1864Scope and Contents note
unsigned bond notes on a 14" x 16" sheet of paper
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 2
Gold miner's mapundatedScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 3
Reproduction of the US Declaration of Independence for the Centennial Memorial1876Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 4
Obituaries1905-1915Scope and Contents note
includes an obituary for Colonel John Mosby in the Mount Kisko News
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 5
Washington Times article on the sinking of the TitanicApril 19, 1912Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 6
Virginia Gazette on the election of Franklin RooseveltOctober 19, 1934Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 7
Chronology pages from Virginia Page News and Courier1938-1939Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 8
Northern Virginia Daily on Lyndon Johnson on VietnamApril 1, 1966Scope and Contents note
This series contains Civil War Artifacts as well as ancient American Indian arrowheads and tools. The Civil War artifacts include three muskets, ammunition, a sword with scabbard, two bayonets, a cavalry bridle, and a hand-made crutch.
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 1
.58 caliber bullets, 3 ringers1860sScope and Contents note
16 bullets; all of the bullets in this series were found on Haight property after the Civil War
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 2
.69 caliber bullets, 3 ringers1860sScope and Contents note
7 bullets
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 3
.69 caliber prussian bullet1860sScope and Contents note
1 bullet
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 4
Pistol bullets1860sScope and Contents note
4 bullets
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 5
Enfield miniballs1860sScope and Contents note
7 miniballs
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 6
Picket stake with loop missing1860sScope and Contents note
picket stakes like this were used to tie horses
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 1
Unidentified tool1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 2
US Cavalry bridal1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 3
US cartridge box shoulder strap breast plate1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 4
US enlisted man's belt buckle1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 5
Cavalry saber belt buckle with silver trim1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 6
US cartridge box flap plate1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 7
English shake buckle1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 8
Powder horn, stop missing1860sScope and Contents note
used to hold gunpowder
- Mixed Materials box: 12
American Indian artifacts, pt. IScope and Contents note
13 envelopes containing stone arrowheads and knives, probably excavated from Haight property, which include labels claiming origins from 8,000 BCE - 3,500 BCE
- Mixed Materials box: 13
American Indian artifacts, pt. IIScope and Contents note
6 envelopes containing stone arrowheads and knives, probably excavated from Haight property
- Mixed Materials box: 14
American Indian artifacts, pt. IIIScope and Contents note
21 rocks, 1 seashell, and 1 envelope with large iron nails
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 1
Union spurs1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 2
Shell fragment1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 3
Union officer's spur1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 4
Colt pistol mold for .31 caliber bullets1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 1
Canteen1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 2
Bullet holder1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 3
Awl1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 4
Button1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 5
.45 caliber rifle cartridge1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 6
Bullet, used1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 7
Keepsake1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 8
Unidentified1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 17 folder: 1
Horse's bit1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 17 folder: 2
Tin primer caps1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 18
Cash box1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 19
Shells1860sScope and Contents note
2 heavy artillery shells
- Mixed Materials oversize: 1
Camp stool1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 2
Hand-made crutch1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 3
Cooking kettle and tripod1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 4
3 muskets: 1860 Genuine Virginia1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 5
Fire tongs1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 6
Sword with scabbard1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 5
2 bayonets1860sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials oversize: 5
2 larger bayonets or swords1860sScope and Contents note
2.5 to 3 feet long