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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], George A. Baxter Papers, WLU Coll 0003, Special Collections 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Baxter Family Correspondence and papers, 1797-1918 were a gift of Mary Coulling and Martha Coulling.
Includes letters from G.A. Baxter to his wife, Anne Fleming Baxter, and 104 letters from miscellaneous correspondents dealing
with the Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian affairs; reminiscences of Louise Baxter, and letters to her; citations,
certificates, and business receipts.Includes three generations of Baxter family correspondence. Also includes a biography
of George A. Baxter, sermons written by George A. Baxter, assorted Presbyterian newspaper articles, and three photographsFamily
papers reflect the social life of 19th century Virginia, including a personal recipe book, as well as a folder on the genealogy
of the Fleming family and a letter to Louisa Baxter from a missionary's wife in China.
Other correspondents include Alexander Tedford Barclay, Louisa Baxter, William Brown, William Henry Foote, Edward Graham,
Samuel L. Graham, Hugh Blair Grigsby, and William Swann Plumer.
George A. Baxter- Misc. Church Papers and Resolutions
No DatesEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002585] box: 2 folder: 18
George A. Baxter- Misc. Papers
No DatesEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002587] box: 2 folder: 19
George A. Baxter- Misc. Recipts
1795-1844English.
Mixed Materials [0000002589] box: 2 folder: 20
George A. Baxter- Estate Prince Edward Country Inventory
No DatesEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002591] box: 2 folder: 21
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1838English.
Mixed Materials [0000002594] box: 2 folder: 23
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1856-1884English.
Mixed Materials [0000002596] box: 2 folder: 25
Louisa Baxter- Reminiscences of George A. Baxter
1880English.
Mixed Materials [0000002595] box: 2 folder: 24
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1886-1893English.
Mixed Materials [0000002600] box: 2 folder: 26
Louisa Baxter- Reminiscences of George A. Baxter
No DateEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002603] box: 2 folder: 28
Louisa Baxter- Reminiscences and Resignation of Dr. Baxter from W&L
No DateEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002601] box: 2 folder: 27
Louisa Baxter- Reminiscences of George A. Baxter
No DateEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002592] box: 2 folder: 22
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1845-1853English.
Mixed Materials [0000002604] box: 2 folder: 29
Louisa Baxter- Misc. Items and Receipts
1853-1867English.
Mixed Materials [0000002605] box: 2 folder: 30
Louisa Baxter- Receipts and Undated Business Papers
1890-1891English.
Mixed Materials [0000002607] box: 2 folder: 31
Baxter Family- Correspondence
1826-1840English.
Mixed Materials [0000002608] box: 2 folder: 32
Baxter Family- Land Vouchers
1856-1859English.
Mixed Materials [0000002609] box: 2 folder: 33
Baxter Family- Tax Vouchers
1849-1879English.
Mixed Materials [0000002610] box: 2 folder: 34
Presbyterian Church USA- General Assembly USA
1838English.
Mixed Materials [0000002612] box: 2 folder: 35
Presbyterian Church USA- Resolution of General Assembly
1835English.
Mixed Materials [0000002613] box: 2 folder: 36
Union Theological Seminary- Subscriptions and Scholarships
1833, 1837English.
Mixed Materials [0000002617] box: 2 folder: 37
George A. Baxter- Obituaries Misc.
No DatesEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002616] box: 2 folder: 38
Baxter Family- Empty Envelopes and Fragments
1884 English.
Mixed Materials [0000002521] box: 3 folder: 1
Control
English.
Mixed Materials [0000002693] box: 3 folder: 2
Samuel Ramsey- Correspondence
1797-1812English.
Mixed Materials [0000002694] box: 3 folder: 3
Eliza Ramsey- Correspondence
1798-1833English.
Mixed Materials [0000002695] box: 3 folder: 4
James M. Coulling- Correspondence
1811-1815English.
Mixed Materials [0000002696] box: 3 folder: 5
Anne Fleming- Correspondence
1799-1809English.
Mixed Materials [0000002698] box: 3 folder: 6
George A. Baxter- Correspondence
1798-1840English.
Mixed Materials [0000002699] box: 3 folder: 7
George A. Baxter and Family- Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, and Sermons
1814-1845English.
Mixed Materials [0000002700] box: 3 folder: 8
Ann Christian Kent- Correspondence
1831-1852English.
Mixed Materials [0000002702] box: 3 folder: 9
Joseph F. Baxter- Correspondence
1837-1864English.
Mixed Materials [0000002703] box: 3 folder: 10
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1870-1897English.
Mixed Materials [0000002704] box: 3 folder: 11
Letters to Louisa P. Baxter- Correspondence
1838-1895(?)English.
Mixed Materials [0000002705] box: 3 folder: 12
Letters to Elizabeth Baxter- Correspondence
1836-1857English.
Mixed Materials [0000002707] box: 3 folder: 13
Sidney S. Baxter- Correspondence
1831-1859English.
Mixed Materials [0000002708] box: 3 folder: 14
Sidney S. Baxter cont.- Correspondence
1860-1879English.
Mixed Materials [0000002709] box: 4 folder: 15
Anna Nickolls (Mrs. Sidney) Baxter- Correspondence
1824-1867English.
Mixed Materials [0000005721] box: 4 folder: 16
William (Willie) Fleming Baxter- Correspondence
1856-1867English.
Mixed Materials [0000002712] box: 4 folder: 17
George (the younger) Baxter- Correspondence
1837-1862English.
Mixed Materials [0000002713] box: 4 folder: 18
Thornton Baxter- Correspondence
1853-1864English.
Mixed Materials [0000002542] box: 4 folder: 19
Miscellaneous letters
1822-1918English.
Mixed Materials [0000002543] box: 4 folder: 20
Assorted Newspaper Articles
1866-1884English.
Mixed Materials [0000002544] box: 4 folder: 21
Assorted Newspaper Articles
1867-1891English.
Mixed Materials [0000002546] box: 4 folder: 22
Assorted Newspaper Articles
1881-1902English.
Mixed Materials [0000002547] box: 4 folder: 23
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings I
English.
Mixed Materials [0000002548] box: 4 folder: 24
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings II
English.
Mixed Materials [0000004023] box: 5 folder: 1
Control Folder
English.
Mixed Materials [0000002619] box: 5 folder: 2
George A. Baxter- Correspondence and Printed Documents
1819-1847English.
Mixed Materials [0000002621] box: 5 folder: 3
George A. Baxter- Sermon and Correspondence
1832-1866English.
Mixed Materials [0000002622] box: 5 folder: 4
George C. Baxter- Correspondence
English.
Mixed Materials [0000002623] box: 5 folder: 5
Joseph Fleming Baxter- Sermons and Correspondence
1845-1880, No Date SermonsEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002625] box: 5 folder: 6
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence
1837-1878English.
Mixed Materials [0000002626] box: 5 folder: 7
Louisa Baxter- Correspondence and Will
1885- 1893 and a No DateEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002630] box: 5 folder: 8
Martha (Mattie) Nickolls Baxter- Correspondence
1858-1898English.
Mixed Materials [0000002629] box: 5 folder: 9
Mary Selina Baxter- Correspondence
1860-1871English.
Mixed Materials [0000002631] box: 5 folder: 9
Nancy Baxter- Recipe Book
No DateEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002633] box: 5 folder: 10
Baxter Sisters- Correspondence
1836-1887, No Date letterEnglish.
Mixed Materials [0000002634] box: 5 folder: 11
Sidney Smith Baxter- Correspondence and Book
1856-1879English.
Mixed Materials [0000002644] box: 5 folder: 12
Thorton Baxter- Correspondence
1860-1864English.
Mixed Materials [0000002637] box: 5 folder: 13
William (Willie) Fleming Baxter- Correspondence
1860-1871English.
Mixed Materials [0000002639] box: 5 folder: 14
Fleming Genealogy
English.
Mixed Materials [0000002640] box: 5 folder: 15
Nickolls Papers
1820-1862English.
Mixed Materials [0000002641] box: 5 folder: 16
See Family Correspondences and Obituary
See, Charles S. M. (Charles Sydney Mathews), 1826-19031861-1918English.
Scope and Contents
Folder includes letters written by Charles S. M. See to his aunt Louisa Baxter during the American Civil War. Includes description
of early war situation in Tucker (W. Va.) and Augusta County, Virginia. One letter details the death of his brother George
Baxter See in a Confederate hospital in 1864. Another details Charles' capture and confinement in both the old Capital Prison
in Washington D.C. and Johnson's Island Prison in Ohio. This letter also mentions President Abraham Lincoln's assassination
and the surprisingly cordial relations of Unionists and Secessionists in the immediate post war period in Tucker County, West
Virginia.
Mixed Materials [0000002642] box: 5 folder: 17
A Solemn Summons
1775English.
Mixed Materials [0000002643] box: 5 folder: 18
Letter from George Addison Baxter to Anne Fleming on the death of William Graham
