French’s Tavern, located in Powhatan County, was a prominent 19th century inn and ordinary that served travelers on the Old Buckingham Road, an important thoroughfare linking…
Catherine OBrionJune 8, 2016
A reunion of sorts recently took place when the Library of Virginia received a generous gift of the papers of William D. Bouldin (1839-1917) from his…
Jim GreveFebruary 1, 2012
The Library of Virginia recently acquired business records of Ephraim Baker (1836-1919) of Mount Olive, Virginia (Accession 51052). Baker, born on 13 December 1836 in…
Chris KolbeOctober 26, 2011
During the Civil War, the scarcity and high cost of writing paper often led people to reuse it. They wrote new letters across existing ones,…
Renee SavitsMay 19, 2010
