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[Ordnance inventory lost in skirmish, October 15, 1864]

Description: List of ordnance and stores lost in skirmish at Leetown, Virginia. One man was severely injured, five were taken prisoner and four horses were killed. The equipment of the wounded man and four horses killed could not be recovered.
Date: October 15, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
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[Petition for building a school for the poor]

Description: The citizens of Northumberland County agree to a charter allowing another academy of the same name within the same county for the poor. The funding is discussed and the land that was for public use will be used. Petitioners are against the school being built with public funds and believe that the poor should be paying for their school. The petitioners believe that in building the school it would go against the legislation of the county. The author gives examples of cases that disprove the peti… more
Date: January 12, 1818
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