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Terry S. Plank Sr. Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

547 THL

Finding aid created by Archives Staff 01/11. Last revised 07/17.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT: 1.68 linear feet

CREATOR: Plank, Terry S. Sr.

DATES: 1825-1974.

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains correspondence and genealogical data of the Baker, Wood, Fisher, Good, Fauver/Fauber, and Trook families of the Lower Shenandoah Valley. It also contains a number of letters dating from the Civil War period addressed to Winchester native Lizzie Baker during and shortly after the Civil War, including five letters from Lieutenant “Billie” Funk of the Stonewall Brigade concerning the Gettysburg and Mine Run Campaigns. Another group of letters is from Nellie Braddon relating her experiences traveling through Europe with a “Wild West” show. Also contained within the collection are letters from Spanish American War and letters of condolence to Maggie Wood.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The Baker, Wood, Fisher, Trook, and Good families were residents of the Lower Shenandoah Valley during the nineteenth and twentieth Centuries. Of these families, the Baker family, who are the descendants of a Hessian soldier captured during the Revolutionary War, and sent to Winchester as a prisoner.

CITE AS: Terry Plank Collection 547 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1 Correspondence

Anderson, John A – Envelope address to him for Ford’s Depot, VA, May 5 1870, sender unknown

Folder 1 – Mrs. Elizabeth Cobourn Baker

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
My Dear Niece	W. F. Cobourn	April 3, 1878	Fulton, Ky.	X	X	X
Aunt Annie	Niece Joe Cobourn	November 27, 1883	Paducah, Ky.	X	X	X
Sister	J. R. Cobourn	November 23, 1892	Paducah, Ky.	X	X	X
Dear Aunt	Zoe/Joe Cobourn	April 10, 1883	Paducah, Ky	X	X	X

Folder 2 – Miss Lizzie Baker from Lt. “Billie Funk”, 5^th Virginia Infantry June 21, 1863-January 20, 1864

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Billie (Funk), L Company A, Fifth Virginia Infantry	No date	Unknown	X	X	X
Friend Lizzie	Billie (Funk)	June 21, 1863	Sharpsburg, Md.	X	X	X
Friend Lizzie	Billie (Funk)	July 14, 1863	Near Martinsburg, Va.	X	X	X
Most Generous Friend	Billie (Funk)	August 17, 1863	Camp near Orange C.H., VA	X	X	X
Friend Lizzie	Billie (Funk)	November 3, 1863	Camp Dale	X	X	X
Friend Lizzie	Billie (Funk)	December 5, 1863	Camp Fletcher	X	X	X
Dear Friend	Billie (Funk)	January 20, 1864	Camp Randolph	X	X	X

Folder 2A – Miss Lizzie Baker from “Harry”, Company A, 5^th Virginia Infantry, December 5, 1863

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
My Dear Friend	Harry	December 5, 1863	Camp Fletcher	X	X	X

Folder 3 – Miss Lizzie Baker from Unknown and William H. Fritts (during the Civil War)

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie and Pa	Unknown	Unknown	Mill Dale	X	X	X
Lizzie	Unknown	November 27, 1864	Winchester		X	X
Dear Miss Lizzie	Wm H. Fritts	No date	Milldale, VA	X	X	X
Dear Miss Lizzie	Wm. H. Fritts	April	Milldale, VA	X	X	X
Miss Lizzie	W. H. Fritts	No date	Milldale, VA	X	X	X

Folder 4 -- Miss Lizzie Baker from Lt. William Long, 13^th WV Infantry

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Madam	Lt. William Long, 13^th West Virginia Infantry	May 8, 1865	Winchester	X	X	X

Folder 5 – Miss Lizzie Baker from Lt. E. L. Miller, 37^th Mass. Infantry

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Lt. Ed L. Miller, 37^th Mass. Inf	January 9, 1865	Camp Cloverdale, VA	X	X	X

Folder 6 – Miss Lizzie Baker from Sgt. W. L. Larman, 19^th Corps

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Sergeant W. L. Larman	January 31, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X
Dearest Lizzie	Sergeant W. L. Larman	March 26, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X
Dearest Friend L	Sergeant W. L. Larman	April 12, 1865	Summit Point, VA	X	X	X

Folder 7 – Miss Lizzie Baker from James P. McClelland, 114^th NY Infantry

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Friend Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	November 2, 1864	Patterson, PA	X	X	X
Dear Friend Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	November 30, 1864	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X
Dear Friend Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	December 20, 1864	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X
Dear Friend at Home (Baker Family)	Friend Jack	January 30, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X
Dearest Lizzie	Jack	March 7, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X
Dear Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	March 26, 1865	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X
Dear Friend Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	April 21, 1865	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X
Dear Friend Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	May 23, 1865	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X
Dear Lizzie	J. P. McClelland	June 28, 1865	McVeytown, PA	X	X	X

Folder 7A—Lizzie from Jack, Jan. 30, 1865 and Mar. 7, 1865

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Friends at Home (Baker Family)	Friend Jack	January 30, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X
Dearest Lizzie	Jack	March 7, 1865	Camp Sheridan, VA	X	X	X

Folder 8 – Lizzie from Maggie (Baker) April 9, 1865

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Lizzie	Maggie (Baker) sister	April 9, 1865	Baltimore, MD	X	X	X

Folder 9 – Lizzie Baker from unknown, no date

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Unknown	No date	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 10 – Lizzie from Josie, January 22, 1872

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Josie	January 22, 1862	Tumbling Run, VA	X	X	X

Folder 11 – Lizzie from A. H. A, no date

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	typescript
Miss Lizzie	A. H. A.	No date	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 12 – Lizzie from Lucie, July 12 and August 15, no year

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Lizzie	Lucie	July 12 (no year)	Unknown	X	X	X
Lizzie	Lucie	August 15	Unknown	X	X	X
Lizzie	Lucie	February 28, 97	Fulton	X	X	X

Folder 13 – Aunt Lizzie Baker from Unknown, February 16, 1879

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	typescript
My Dear Aunt (Lizzie)	Unknown	February 16, 1879	Marsh Mills	X	X	X

Folder 14 – Letters and Promissory Notes concerning debt from various people 1825-1869

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Christian Fauber	Isaac Ash	October 10, 1825	Unknown	X	X	X
John Swartz	John H. Roads	July 13, 1830	Luray, VA	X	X	X
Abraham Grove	James H. Brewer	December 29, 1833	Timber Ridge, VA	X	X	X
Christle Fauver	Unknown	December 26, 1826	Unknown	X	X	X
Abraham Dull	Christian Fauver	December 13, 1833	Shenandoah County, VA	X	X	X
John Fisher	Joshua Stump	February 19, 1869	Unknown	X	X	X
Abraham Grove	Joseph Grove for John Long	No date	Strasburg, VA	X	X	X
Unknown	John	April 19, 1834	Unknown	X	X	X
Mr. Grove	Mary Brewer	March 22, 1835	Unknown	X	X	X
Israel J. and Margaret H. Fauber	William Borden and Samuel Fauber	February 22, 1866	Melmore, Ohio	X	X	X

Folder 14A – Ann Fauber from Israel Fauber, September 7, 1859 and Benjamin and Anna Huddle, September 9, 1859 (one letter)

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Mother	Israel Fauber	September 8, 1859	Melmore, Seneca Co.	X	X	X
Dear Nephew, Niece, and Sister	Benjamin and Anna Huddle	September 9, 1859	Melmore, Seneca Co. (Ohio)	X	X	X

Folder 15 – Harrison Fauber, 1883-1892

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Harrison Fauber	Eliza Siepel	February 23, 1883	Joetta, Hancock County, IL	X	X	X
Harrison Fauber	Lillie Welty	November 17, 1889	Baltimore, MD	X	X	X
Harrison Fauber	C. M. Garber	May 8, 1892	Rushville, VA	X	X	X
Harrison Fauber	C. M. Garber	September 23, 1892	Rushville, VA	X	X	X

Folder 15A --- Fauber, John from A. Baker, February 16, 1882

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
John Fauber	A. Baker	Strasburg, VA	February 11, 1882	X	X	X

Folder 16 – Leanna Fowler to brother, 1868-1882

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Brother John	Leanna Fowler	May 21, 1868	Timberlake, VA	X	X	X
Brother	Leanna Fowler	July 17 1882	Timberlake, VA	X	X	X

Folder 17 – Mary Fauber from M. I. Fisher, Malinda Fisher, February 20 and October 9, no years

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Mary Fauber	M. I. Fisher	February 20, no year	Bridgewater, VA	X	X	X
Mary Fauber	Malinda Fisher	October 6, no year	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 18 – Brother from Maurice and Leah Fowler, October 25, 1868

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Brother	Maurice and Leah Fauber	October 25, 1868	Rockingham County, VA	X	X	X

Folder 19 – Sister from Mary J. Finley, January 26, 1870

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
My Dear Sister	Mary J. Finley	January 26, 1870	Wardensville, Hardy Co., VA (W. VA)	` X	X	X

Folder 20 – James H. Fisher from Isaiah Fisher, December 4, 1870; Cousin from James H. Fisher, etc.

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	typescript
James H. Fisher	Isaiah Fisher	December 4, 1870	Unknown	X	X	X
Cousin	James H. Fisher	February 8, 1871	Moore (unknown)	X	X	X

Folder 21 – John Fisher from various people, 1867-1909

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
John Fisher	Maurice & Leah Fowler (sister)	April 9, 1867	Timberville, VA	X	X	X
John Fisher	Leanah Fowler	May 29, 1867	Timberville, VA	X	X	X
John Fisher	John Good	August 4, 1867	Unknown	X	X	X
John Fisher	Leannah Fowler	April 4, 1881	Unknown	X	X	X
John Fisher	Leannah Fowler	April 26, 1881	Unknown	X	X	X
John Fisher	Geo W. Whinnson	January 21, 1869	Winchester, VA	X	X	X
Father and Mother	William H. Fisher	July 9, 1882	Cromers Station, Seneca Co., Ohio	X	X	X
Mr. Santmyires	I.A. Rumzee via John Fisher	July 26, 1886	Unknown	X	X	X
S. D. Fisher	Payment certificate for care and burial of John Fisher	December 16, 1903	Unknown	X	X	X
S. D. Fisher	John E. Roller	July 27, 1909	Harrisonburg, VA	X	X	X (original telegram)

Folder 22 – Sarah R. Fisher from Mary Finley and others, 1869-1873

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Sarah R. Fisher	Mary E. Finley	September 6, 1869	Bakers Run, Hardy Co. WV	X	X	X
Sarah R. Fisher	M.J. Finley	No date	Unknown	X	X	X
Sister	Malinda J and J. W. Fisher	January 29, 1873	Bridgewater, Rockingham Co. VA	X	X	X

Folder 23 – Sarah D. Fisher from Nellie Braddon, 1893-1894

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Friend	Nellie Braddon	July 4, 1893	Stratford “Out”	X	X	X
Dearest Friend	Nellie Braddon	July 27, 1893	Seabrook, Can.	X	X	X
My Dear Friend	Nellie Braddon	August 28, 1894	Arnhem, Holland	X	X	X
Dear Friend	Nellie Braddon	No date	On board ship	X	X	X

Folder 24 – Samuel Fisher from various people, 1901-1905

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	typescript
Samuel Fisher	Henrietta (Wellman/Wilkinson) (?)	August 4, 1901	Bellman, GA	X	X	X
S. D. Fisher	S. J. Prince	May 20, 1904	Parkersburg, WV	X	X	X
Sir	William Seeds	November 18, 1905	British Embassy, Washington	X	X	X

Folder 25 – Mary Good from Paul Trook, B. F. Trook, 1866-1868

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
My Dearest Mother	Paul W. Trook	April 30, 1866	Middelort, Iroquois Co. Ill	X	X	X
Dear Mother	P: W. Trook	August 12, 1866	Lemont Station, Cook,	X	X	X
Dear Mother	B. F. Trook	August 21, 1866	Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., VA	X	X	X
Mother	P.W.Trook	October 14, 1866	Monticello, White Co. Ind.	X	X	X
Mrs. Mary Good, Dear Mother	Benj. F. Trook	January 29, 1868	Mt. Jackson, VA	X	X	X
Mother	Paul W. Trook	September 9, 1867	Reynolds Junction, Ind.	X	X	X
Dear Mother	Unknown (Paul Trook ?)	November 5, 1871	Reynolds Junction, White Co. Ind	X	X	X
Dear Father	Jim and Kate	September 15, 1872	Mechanicsburg, Henry Co. Ind.	X	X	X
Dear Father and Mother	B. F. Trook	March 8, 1875	Unknown	X	X	X
Mary Good	Unknown	February 5, no year	Envelope only postmarked Peoria Ill.	X	X	X
Mary Good	Unknown	April 23, no year	Envelope only postmarked Peoria, Ill.	X	X	X
Paul W. Trook	Paper scrap with address	No date	Reynolds, White Co., Ind.	X	X	X

Folder 26 – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1869-1892

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Location	Typescript
Dear Father	Ben Swartz	June 26, 1870	Springfield, Clark Co. Ohio	X	X	X
Dear Mother	Unknown	January 17, 1869	Cascade, Dubuque Co., Iowa	X	X	X
Dear Friend	Reah Santmyers	July 23, 1886	Harrisville, VA	X	X	X
Mr. B. F. Borden	Unknown	July 21, 1892	Harrisville, VA	X	X	X
Miss Sallie	Unknown	No date	Unknown	X	X	X
P.A. Beck	Unknown	No date	Winchester, VA			X
The Great Ivory Gun-Sight Company	R.L. Pangle	February 12, 1936	Winchester, VA			X

Folder 27 – Harry R. Homer from Vernon Eddy, May 2, 1909

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Harry Homer	C. Vernon Eddy	May 2, 1909	Landsdowne, MD.	X	X	X

Folder 28 – To Minnie from Unknown, May 23, 1855

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Minnie	J.	May 23, 1885	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 29 – Jonathan Keen from a Confederate Officer from Georgia, January 13, 1862

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
My Dear Friend Keen	Unknown Confederate Officer from Georgia	January 13, 1862	Roswell Cobb Co., GA	X	X	X

Folder 30 – Nellie from J. L. Paxton, Rockbridge Artillery, September 13, 1868

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Cousin Nellie	J. L. Paxton	September 13, 1868	Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA	X	X	X

Folder 31 – Mary Trook from Thomas M. Trook, 13^th U. S. Infantry, January 12, 1870

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Mother	Thomas M Trook	January 12, 1870	Fort Dodge, Kansas	X	X	X

Folder 32 – William Wood Jr. from various people, May – August, 1898, Spanish American War

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
William Wood Jr.	John Steele, Company A, 2^nd Virginia	May 23, 1898	Camp Lee, VA	X	X	X
William Wood Jr.	From Nate	August 9, 1898	Camp Cuba, Libre	X	X	X
William Wood Jr.	Jno. R. Steele, Company A, 2^nd Virginia	August 24, 1898	Camp Cuba, Libre	X	X	X
Unknown	Unknown	March 29, 1906	Camp Cuba, Libre	(Postcard only)

Folder 33 – John Anderson from Ford Depot, VA, April, 1870 (envelope only)

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
John Anderson	Unknown	April 1870	Ford Depot, VA	X (envelope only)

Folder 34 – Maggie (Baker) Wood from various people, 1896-1909

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Maggie Wood	Nannie Cobourn	August 13, 1896	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Nannie Cobourn	July 8, 1898	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Aunt Nannie	December 29, 1907	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Nannie Cobourn	April 27, 1909	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Nannie Cobourn	May 2, 1909	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Nannie Cobourn	June 18, 1909	Paducah , KY	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Cousin John	May 1, 1909	Harrisburg, PA	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Cousin Joe	May 2, 1909	Fort Wayne, Ind.	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Robert P. Spates	May 1, 1909	Winchester, VA	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Nannie Merryman	May 1, 1909	Keyser, WV	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Cousin Lucie	April 30, 1909	Louisville, Ky	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Kate Silcott	May 4, 1909	Hamilton, VA	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Hodgen, Maggie	May 5, 1909	Baltimore, MD	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Niece Nan	May 10, 1909	Philadelphia, PA	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Bernice	May 5, 1909	Redkey, Ind.	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	A. L. Pratt	May 4, 1909	Worchester, MA	X	X	X
Maggie Wood	Unknown (envelope only)	Unknown	No date
Resolution from Friendship Fire Company		May 6, 1909

Folder 35—Mrs. Charles Grim

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Mrs. Grim	Florence	January 20, 1947	Winchester, Virginia	X	X	X
Miss C.C. Grim	A.A. Harris, registrar of the Marcus Lucius Quinn Conservatory of Music	March 14, 1919	Boston, Massachusetts			X

Folder 36—Baker, Mrs. Isaac-from George W. Kurtz

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Mrs. Isaac Baker	George W. Kurtz	April 19, 1897	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 37—Letter to Cousin from Unsigned (Possibly Nannie Cobourn)

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Cousin	Unknown-possibly Nannie Cobourn	December 21, 1897	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 38—Letter to Sister from Sister Nannie

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Sister	Sister Nannie	10-8-1896	Paducah	X	X	X
Dear Sister	Sister Nannie	7-26-96	Paducah, KY	X	X	X
Dear Sister	Sister Nannie Cobourn	8-18-92	Unknown	X	X	X
Dear Sister	Sister Nannie	12-16-1896	Paducah	X	X	X
Dear Sister	Sister Nannie	8-31-96	Paducah	X	X	X
Dear Sister (Lizzie)	Sister Nannie	Nov. 20, 1889	Paducah	X	X	X
Dear Sister	Sister Nannie	Feb. 17, 97	Paducah	X	X	X

Folder 39—Letter to Dear Niece and Cousin Lizzie from Aunt Nannie

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Cousin Lizzie Dear Niece	Aunt Nannie	May 31, 1897	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 40—Letter to Rosa from Mrs. Baker and Letter to Aunt Lizzie from Rebbie

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Rosa	Mrs. Baker	Unknown	Unknown	X	X	X
Aunt Lizzie	Rebbie	Unknown	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 41—Letter to Christian Fauver from Benjamin Huddle

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Christian Fauver	Benjamin Huddle	November 15, 1846	Melmore Seneca Co	X	X	X

Folder 42—Letter to Christian Fauver from Abraham Reedy

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Christian Fauver	Abraham Reedy	June 13, 1850	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 43— Massey, John J.

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Friends	John J. Massey	October 8, 1896	St. Mary’s Seminary	X	X	X

Folder 44—Nellie Pearson to various people

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Nan	Nellie Pearson	June 10/94	Washington, D.C.	X	X	X

Folder 45—Miss Nannie from various people

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Miss Nannie	A.G. Loving	June 7, 1897	Huntington, W. VA	X	X	X

Folder 46—The Millbrook Conference from various people

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
The Millbrook Conference	The United Brethren Church via Wm. N. Coursey	March 27, 1843	Shenandoah County	X	X	X

BOX 1A—Correspondence

Folder 47—Letter to Bruth from Benjamin Swartz

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Bruth	Benjamin Swartz	February 21, 1858	Springfield Clark County Ohio	X	X	X

Folder 48—Money Receipt between Elias Gentry and Christian Fauver

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Elias Gentry	Christian Fauver	November 11, 1854	Unknown	X	X	X

Folder 49—Letter to Dear Brother and Sister from Samuel Hottle

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Brother and Sister	Samuel Hottle	February 12, 1842	Greenfield Hancock County Indiana	X	X	X

Folder 50—Letter to Dear Cousin from Noah S. Huddle

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Cousin	Noah S. Huddle	January 18, 1860	Bloomfield Seneca Co. O.	X	X	X

Folder 51—Letter to Dear Brother and Sister (Christian and Catherine Fauver) from Abraham and Rebecca Seitz

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Dear Brother and Sister (Christian and Catherine Fauver)	Abraham and Rebecca Seitz	November 2, 1852	Shenandoah County, VA	X	X	X

Folder 52—Letter to Benjamin and Anna Huddle from Christian and Catherine Fawber

To	From	Date	Location	Manuscript	Transcribed	Typescript
Benjamin and Anna Huddle	Christian and Catherine Fawber	September 5, 1855	Melmore Seneca County O.	X	X	X

BOX 2

“A.B.C. of the League of Nations,” by Richard Linthicum and Robert Goldsmith—1 pamphlet, 15 pages, printed

Account Books – 3 items
- 1876-1879
- 1880-1883
- 1898

American Artist—November, 1974 (pages 41-47, 102, 104); 10 leaves, printed (photocopy)

Baker, Bernice – Autograph Album, 1880-1885

Boston Terrier Dog Breeding—1 card (printed), 2 photographs

British Military Whistle—J. Hudson & Co., Birmingham 1918; 1 item, brass and steel with leather handle

Class Cards – In Home Life Insurance Co. Envelope
                       Brevitt Stump                        Linwood Ganett
                       Kenneth A. Triplett               Dorothy Hottle
                       Harry Cain                            John Dunn
                       Shirley Bly                            Alvin Sea
                       Virgil Baughman                  Halsey Green
                        Melvin Sager

Cobourn, James R.—Family Tree of (written March 6, 1933); 1 leaf, typescript

Dog Tags—c. WWI, belonging to Edmund Grandgeorge and Charles Henry Small; 3 items

Envelopes—4 items

Envelopes addressed to Jonathan Keens, 6 items, manuscript

Essex Six Cylinder-Hudson Motor Company, July-August, 1926—contains the following:
- Introduction Book; 1 item, 29 pages, printed
- Parts List; 1 item, 32 pages, printed

Family Bible Records; 5 leaves, manuscript and transcription

Family Group Charts

“Famous Frontiersmen on Stage” by Johnny Boggs, The Elks Magazine, April, 2001

Fisher, John –7 items, printed and manuscript—contains the following:
- Love Poetry, March 20, 1854 from S.W. Feller to J. Fisher (transcript and original)
- Receipt for Loyalty Oath, October 29, 1864
- Passes-(October 21, 1864) (April 29, 1865) (May, 1865)
- Bill for A. Borden’s Barn signed by John Fisher, January 20, 1869
- Oath for Voting Signed by John Fisher, March 23, 1867

Individual Income Tax Return—1923; 3 pages, printed form (blank)

The Literary Digest—New York, September 28, 1918—Vol. LVIII, No. 13; 6 leaves, printed (photocopy)

Mexican Border Service Medal (1916); 1 item, medal with leather strap/handle

Miscellaneous Items – 8 items, printed and manuscript—contains the following:
- Calendar from Winchester Sentinel, 1870
- Flyer-Samuel A. Bowers, no date
- Loose pictures from book of Winchester site-late 19^th century
- Note on Winchester Flood (1840, 1844, 1855)
- Sweater Novelties in Silk and Wool, no date
- “The Way It Was,” newspaper article, no date

Miscellaneous Receipts – unnumbered leaves, typescript and manuscript

Obituaries, News Clippings, and Census Records

Plank, Purcell David—Military Records (1918-1919); 6 leaves, printed (photocopy)

Poem Fragment—3 leaves, manuscript and transcription

Pretend Currency—unnumbered items, printed

Southern Chewing Company – Envelope, no date

Volunteer Buttons/Pins; 2 items

Wood, William—Certificate of Annual Examination; 1 leaf, manuscript on printed form

Wood, Willie L.—Journal/Account book of, January-December, 1908; 1 item, unnumbered pages, manuscript on printed form

Wood, Willie L.—Public School of Winchester, Virginia Annual Examination 1887; 1 item, manuscript on printed form

BOX 3

Bible—contains Wood family record; 1 item, printed and manuscript on printed form

Epaulet—20^th Century Military or Collegiate Decoration; 1 item

“Evangeline,” by Henry Wodsworth Longfellow—1 book, 172 pages, printed; book is contained within a cardboard box with a Christmas greetings card

“Gathered Lilies or Little Children in Heaven”—1 book containing lock of hair, 59 pages, printed, belonging of Mrs. Susan C. Brown from C.P.K.

Keep Sake – 1 item

“The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe—1 book, 28 pages, printed; book is contained within a cardboard box with a Christmas greetings card

Reticule/Purse—possibly a belonging of Margaret Beck; 2 items, 1 piece of cloth and 1 piece of cloth cord

The Sam Fox Popular Mandolin and Guitar Collection, No. 5—1 book containing sheet music; 15 pages, printed

Stamps—2 items

Watch Case with S. D. Fisher’s name written on paper inside, 1 item

Wooden Pipe—1 item

BOX 4—Newspapers and Photograph Album

The Evening Star, April 29, 1909—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Evening Star, May 3, 1909—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Winchester News, May 14, 1889—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Winchester News, November 23, 1883—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Winchester Times, April 21, 1886—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Winchester Times, April 9, 1890—1 newspaper, newsprint

The Winchester Times, January 1, 1890—1 newspaper, newsprint

Winchester Leader, January 31, 1890—1 newspaper, newsprint

Photograph Album—album is World War II era, although some photographs appear to be late 1930s

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Terry S. Plank Sr. Collection

547 THL