Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Administrative Information
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The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rockbridge Historical Society files on farms, RHS Coll. 0046, Rockbridge Historical Society, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains: a letter advertising a medication, on the other side of which is a note about the sale of the Galbraith Farm and a note about a trial; a letter from the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning a landmark next to the Stonewall Jackson Farm; a copy of an address delivered before the Rockbridge Historical Society by Colonel William Couper about the Virginia Military Institute; a memorande concerning a farm owned and operated by Major T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson; maps of different parts of Rockbridge County; a memo by Winifred Hadsel on the location of the Stonewall Jackson Farm; photographs taken at and near the Stonewall Jackson Farm; and a paper on Short Hill Farm.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Agriculture
- Farms
- Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall)
- Photographs
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Couper, William, Colonel, 1884-1964
- Hadsel, Winifred
- Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall)
- Tompkins, Edmund Pendleton
Container List
This folder contains a letter advertising cal-bis-ma, a medication for stomach disorders. On the other side of the letter is a note about the sale of the Galbraith Farm as well as a note about an 1866 trial with a hung jury.
This folder contains various documents on the Stonewall Jackson farm, including a memo and a memoranda about the farm, maps of the farm, and photographs taken at and near the farm.
This folder contains a short paper on the Short Hill Farm by Edmund P. Tompkins, M.D.
This folder contains a blueprint of the plot of Vine Forest Farm and the surrounding area.