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View of Christiansburg From Dr. Kent's highest mount, the sketch was taken. The black peak of mountain you see in the background are ten mile…
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Montgomery County. Lewis Miller and his niece, Emiline Craig and her daughter Malinda Walton Craig, viewing a beautiful fence and spot of ground, at their farm, the old race ground. A yellow poplar tree eighteen feet round the back. (diameter?) |
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The New Presbyterian Church in front of Dr. Kent's residence on the hill (the present Montgomery Museum
- right center.) A branch of an oak tree, the leaves pointed, four or five inches long, grow at New River, Montgomery County,Va the name Turke Oak. (Magnolia?) |
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Blacksburg A small village nine miles from Christiansburg in Montgomery County • to the North, Brush Mountain
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The company of Christiansburg crossing James River at Buchanan over to Pattonsburg. October 16, 1867 |
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The residence of Mr. Etzler, 5 mile from Christiansburg in April 25, 1870 |
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Slave Transfer, Sold to Tennessee
Arise, Arise and weep no more, dry up your tears, we shall part no more.
Come Rose we go to Tennessee, that happy shore. To old Virginia never - never - return. (Legible in detail, lower left.)
The company moving to Tennessee from Staunton… The law of Virginia suffered them to go there. We were Astonished at…(?) |
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On the summit of Brush Mountain. We saw a huntsman pursuing deer on Brush Mountain. Good morning sir - did you see my dog coming up this road, - No sir, I did not. Have you made a shot at a deer this morning. No sir I was not near enough. July 13, 1885. Lewis Miller and Charles Edis (?) going up Salt Pond Mountain, Va. |
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Miss Fillis & child, and Bill. Sold at public sale in May 12, Christiansburg Montgomery County.
Auctioneer: Soo for Bill, go, go, going … and (sold?) In Box: Sold for 800 and Fillis for 600. |
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