Letters & Diaries

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InformationInformation  (3 Letters)

These items contain information relating to the Letters.

1700s1700s  (31 Letters)

Letters written from 1700 through 1799

1800 - 18191800 - 1819  (61 Letters)

Letters written from 1800 through 1819

1820 - 18391820 - 1839  (381 Letters)

Letters written from 1820 through 1839

1840 - 18591840 - 1859  (664 Letters)

Letters written from 1840 through 1859

1860 - 18791860 - 1879  (654 Letters)

Letters written from 1860 through 1879

1880 - 18991880 - 1899  (880 Letters)

Letters written from 1880 through 1899

1900 - 19191900 - 1919  (692 Letters)

Letters and/or post cards written from 1900 through 1919. Post cards with messages are contained in this section. Post cards with no messages can be found in the Gallery.

1920 - 19391920 - 1939  (309 Letters)

Letters and/or post cards written from 1920 through 1939. Post cards with messages are contained in this section. Post cards with no messages can be found in the Gallery.

1940 - 19991940 - 1999  (152 Letters)

Letters and/or post cards written from 1940 through 1999. Post cards with messages are contained in this section. Post cards with no messages can be found in the Gallery.

DrawingsDrawings  (60 Letters)

Drawings found with the letters

2000s2000s  (5 Letters)

Letters written from 2000 to present

Practical ArithmaticPractical Arithmatic  (22 Letters)

James T. Gleaves' Practical Arithmatic, part the 1st by James Williams Wythe County Virginia; used in 1815

Memo Book: JTG 1819Memo Book: JTG 1819  (45 Letters)

Memo book kept by James Turk Gleaves beginning in 1819.

Ledger: JTG 1827-1834Ledger: JTG 1827-1834  (98 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1827 to 1834 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: JTG 1836-1841Ledger: JTG 1836-1841  (172 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1836 to 1841 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: JTG 1841-1849Ledger: JTG 1841-1849  (249 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1841 to 1849 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: JTG 1849-1854Ledger: JTG 1849-1854  (40 Letters)

Portions of a Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1849 to 1854 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: JTG 1852-1855Ledger: JTG 1852-1855  (201 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1852 to 1855 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia. In very poor condition

Ledger: JTG 1854Ledger: JTG 1854  (66 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1854 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: JTG 1859-1868Ledger: JTG 1859-1868  (194 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves from 1859 to 1868 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Catalogue: Emory & HenryCatalogue: Emory & Henry  (7 Letters)

1838-1845 Listing of Faculty & Students Courtesy of Emory & Henry College

Ledger: GWG, Tax Collection, 1850Ledger: GWG, Tax Collection, 1850  (11 Letters)

1850, George Wythe Gleaves was a deputy sheriff and collected tax revenue. This ledger is a record of those collections

Ledger: JTG Jr 1850Ledger: JTG Jr 1850  (69 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Turk Gleaves Jr. beginning in 1850.

Diary: Betty GleavesDiary: Betty Gleaves  (22 Letters)

Diary written by Elizabeth 'Betty' Lowe Gleaves (1834-1907), wife of Ezekial Smith Gleaves, living in Dickson County, Tennessee. Used with permission of the Tennessee State Archives.

Acct Bk: Wythe Minute MenAcct Bk: Wythe Minute Men  (47 Letters)

Account Book for the Wythe Minute Men kept by Robert Harvey Gleaves beginning in 1860.

Ledger: East TennesseeLedger: East Tennessee  (47 Letters)

Dates from late 1850s to mid 1860s containing records of court fees, both chancery & circuit; Confederate States correspondences; not a Gleaves ledger

Ledger: RHG 1870sLedger: RHG 1870s  (65 Letters)

Ledger kept by Robert Harvey Gleaves during 1870s in Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: RHG 1876-1882Ledger: RHG 1876-1882  (112 Letters)

Ledger kept by Robert Harvey Gleaves from 1876 to 1882 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Ledger: RHG 1882-1901Ledger: RHG 1882-1901  (245 Letters)

Ledger kept by Robert Harvey Gleaves from 1882 to 1901 at Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Inventory: E. K. ByrdInventory: E. K. Byrd  (28 Letters)

Nov, 1871 - Note says "Amt due me from Byrd $1122.66". This appears to be a list of his belongings, also called "Invoice of Bill of Stock/Goods On Hand".

Ledger: Misc 1870sLedger: Misc 1870s  (9 Letters)

Portions of a ledger found among the Gleaves papers

Writings: Laura Keene GleavesWritings: Laura Keene Gleaves  (55 Letters)

Magazines written and produced by Laura Keene prior to her marriage to Dr. Charles Wythe Gleaves and journals kept after her marriage.

Cookbook: 1893 Ladies Aid SocietyCookbook: 1893 Ladies Aid Society  (11 Letters)

of the West Ward Presbyterian Church, Radford, Virginia. Recipes attached to the cookbook that cover the printed page have been included on the side of the page.

Order Bk: JTaylorGOrder Bk: JTaylorG  (69 Letters)

Order book kept by James Taylor Gleaves

Ledger: JTaylorG 1909-1919Ledger: JTaylorG 1909-1919  (22 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Taylor Gleaves from 1909 to 1919 at Cripple Creek, Virginia

Ledger: JTaylorG 1909-1945Ledger: JTaylorG 1909-1945  (182 Letters)

Ledger kept by James Taylor Gleaves from 1909 to 1945 at Cripple Creek, Virginia

Writings:  Anna Gleaves RichWritings: Anna Gleaves Rich  (29 Letters)

Anna Maria Gleaves was the oldest daughter of Laura Keene and Dr. Charles Wythe Gleaves. She was born in 1882 in Wytheville, Virginia. In 1910, she married John Robert Rich, Sr. and they raised 6 children. Anna died in 1974 at the age of 93 years.

ReferencesReferences  (118 Letters)

Items of reference such as cookbooks, Farmers Bulletins, How to, etc.