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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], William G. Rogers Correspondence, Ms2021-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The William G. Rogers Correspondence was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in Septemeber 2019.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and descprition of the William G. Rogers Correspondence completed in July 2021.

Biographical Note

William G. Rogers (b. ca. 1832) was a mercantile businessman in Highland Couny, Virginia, during the 19th century. According to the 1870 U. S. Census, Rogers was a farmer and married to Rachel with several children in Blue Grass, Virginia.

Source: 1870 United States Federal Census for William G Rogers, https://ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/40267294:7163

Scope and Content

This collection contains six letters of merantile businessman, William G. Rogers, written from 1856-1861. The letters were written to various preople and contain the business correspondence between them.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agriculture
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the William G. Rogers Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).