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Category : Loudoun County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Loudoun County, Virginia, Birth Register, 1853-1879
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Category : Loudoun County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 187
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Loudoun County, Virginia Birth Register 1853-1879
Author: Patricia B. DuncanPublisher: Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781888265637
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Entries for free colored and white persons include name, race, sex, date and place of birth, father, father's occupation, father's residence, mother, and other. Slave entries include owner, slave, sex, slave's given name, date and place of birth, mother,
Marriages of Loudoun County, Virginia, 1757-1853
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Category : Loudoun County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Index to Loudoun County, Virginia, Wills, 1757-1850
Author: Louisa Skinner HutchisonPublisher: Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781888265118
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Indexes County Court will books, v. A-Z, 2A-2E, 1757-1850; Superior Court records, v. A, 1810-1850; and deeds partly proved, 1767-1827.
From Under Iron Eyelids
Author: Thomas K. TatePublisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463476876
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Contrary to popular belief the Minie ball was not used by either side during America’s Civil War. Instead infantry soldiers fired the Harpers Ferry bullet, a hollow based, cylindro-conical bullet designed by acting master armorer James Henry Burton. His reward was to be driven from his position by partisan politics and into the lap of Great Britain where he helped to establish the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. Based heavily on Burton’s own papers, this book explains the problems and solutions to the armory production of small arms. A complete inventory of machine tools used to manufacture the Springfield rifled musket is listed in an appendix along with details and diagrams of three patents awarded to Burton.
Freedom by Any Means
Author: Betty DeRamusPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439156484
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Following up Betty DeRamus’s Essence bestselling Forbidden Fruit, Freedom by Any Means follows the story of extraordinary acts of courage and love by Blacks in the American slave era with beautifully written and inspiring stories of how slaves used the law—against all odds—to gain freedom for themselves and loved ones. In Freedom by Any Means, Betty DeRamus explains that “Much of what we think we know about African American history isn't completely true.” Slave freedom isn’t limited to the usual story—slaves gained their freedom by running away, being freed by their owners, buying their way out of bondage, or having someone else buy them. But history doesn’t account for the slaves who bluffed their way to freedom, sidestepped tricks and traps, won lawsuits, or even gained their freedom by their cooking. Riveting and surprising, DeRamus captures the tumultuous lives of the humans in inhumane situations who were able to salvage their families and marriages and achieve freedom together against tremendous odds. It takes a broader look at the various extraordinary ways that enslaved and dehumanized people achieved freedom and the means to a self-determined life. Among these people are visionaries who not only survived against the odds, but prospered—building businesses, owning land and other property. Freedom by Any Means also features the return of many of the beloved figures from her previous book Forbidden Fruit, including Lucy Nichols, Al and Margaret Wood, and Sylvia and Louis Stark. This inspiring account, steeped in rich historical research, attests to the resolve of the human spirit and reveals how men and women were willing to risk it all to escape the slavery.
Bradfield Genealogy
Author: Donald G. ArmstrongPublisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 866
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Between Reb and Yank
Author: Taylor M. ChamberlinPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489340
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The northern part of Loudoun County was a Unionist enclave in Confederate Virginia that remained a contested battleground for armies and factions of all stripes throughout the Civil War. Lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains, Harpers Ferry, and Washington, D.C., the Loudoun Valley provided a natural corridor for commanders on both sides, while its mountainous fringes were home to partisans, guerillas, deserters and smugglers. This detailed history examines the conflicting loyalties in the farming communities, the peaceful Quakers caught in the middle, and the political underpinnings of Unionist Virginia.
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin
Author: Loudoun County, Virginia Birth Register 1880-1896
Author: Patricia B. DuncanPublisher: Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781888265644
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This volume continues from the previous 1853-1879 volume. Entries for free colored and white persons include name, race, sex, date and place of birth, father, father's occupation, father's residence, mother, and other. Slave entries include owner, slave, sex, slave's given name, date and place of birth, mother, and other.