MSS 0489--Virden family papers

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The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents, mostly relating to the family of Samuel Virden of Kent County. Although the papers do not provide a well-rounded portrait of the Virden family, some of the estate papers, receipts, and letters can provide a rough estimation of Samuel Virden's business and financial dealings when considered together.

Some of the most noteworthy documents in the collection, however, have a historical significance discrete from the Virden family. These include an anonymous Revolutionary War era account book of household earnings and expenditures; several expressive letters written by the young Virden sisters and their friends between 1840-1862; an 1864 letter to John W. Hall detailing Civil War hostilities near City Point, Virginia; Edwin Virden's 1865 letter regarding life in post-Civil War Jackson, Mississippi; and a letter to Peter Lowber Smock Virden regarding Delaware politics during the free silver controversy of 1896.

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Recipes, undated
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, undated) Creator unknown
Scrap of a legal document involving J. Brown and Major Townsend, undated
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, undated) Creator unknown
Letter to [Sarah H. Hall Lester] from John W. Hall, Jr, 1901 May 1
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1901 May 01) Hall Jr., John W.
Letter to Peter Lowber Smock Virden from Dr. D. W. Mott, 1896 August 17
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1896 August 17) Mott, Dr. D. W.
Deed to Sarah E. Brown from Joseph and Catharine Brown, James and Susan A. Quillin, Thomas A. and Mary B. Brown, and Mary L. Brown, 1881 April 20
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1881 April 20) Creator unknown
Letter to [Sarah H. Hall Lester] from John W. Hall, Jr, 1892 February 29
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1892 February 29) Hall Jr., John W.
Typescript of legal judgement, 1892 February 1
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1892 February 01) Brown, J.
Deed to Thomas A. Brown from Joseph and Catharine Brown, 1890 March 11
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1890 March 11) Brown, Joseph; Brown, Catharine
Letter to [Sarah H. Hall Lester] from John W. Hall, Jr, 1887 June 15
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1887 June 15) Hall Jr., John W.
Deed to Thomas Brown from Edward and Hester Anderson, 1860 April 28
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1860 April 28) Anderson, Edward; Anderson, Hester
Letter from Edwin Virden to Father [ ], a Methodist priest in Frederica, Delaware, 1865 September 24
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1865 September 24) Virden, Edward
Bill to John W. Hall from Henry Frederick's Building, House Keeping, and Agricultural Hardware Warehouse, 1864 September 30
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1864 September 30) Creator unknown
Letter to Mr. Hall from N. W. Lawson, 1864 August 17
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1864 August 17) Lawson, N. W.
Letter to Samuel Virden from R. Y. Townsend, 1864 March 16
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1864 March 16) Townsend, R. Y.
Account of sales to John W. Hall from Jas. L. Benley Co, 1863 September 7
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1863 September 07) Creator unknown
Fictional "Log of Yacht Nettle on an excursion down Delaware Bay commencing on Tuesday Nov. 19th 1862", 1862
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1862) Creator unknown
Letter to Sarah Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Virden from Philena [Peterson], 1862 February 22
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1862 February 22) [Peterson], Philena
Receipt to Samuel Virden and Nathaniel Young from Jonathan Carrow, 1849 January 24
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1849 January 24) Carrow, Jonathan
Deed to Thomas Brown from Sarah Brown, Samuel A. Short and wife, William C. Brown and wife, 1845 December 13
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1845 December 13) Creator unknown
Receipt to Samuel Virden from A. Whiteley, 1843 December 20
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, 1843 December 20) Whiteley, A.