This collection contains materials of the Haight family, who have lived in Northern Virginia since the 1840s, and who owned
Sully Plantation during the Civil War. Materials include correspondence, household financial records, photographs, Civil War
documents, and artifacts. The artifacts in the collection consist of American Indian arrowheads and Civil War relics. Most
of the materials date from the mid to late 19th century and the early 20th century, but the collection also includes a ledger
dating from before the American Revolution and a few items dating from after the First World War.
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Alexander Haight family collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Preferred Citation
Alexander Haight family collection, C0159, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Alexander Levi Haight in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.
Alexander Haight (1822-1880), son of Amy C. Haight (1787-1863) and Jacob Haight (1782-1862), lived at Sully Plantation from
1842-1874. Quaker farmers from Dutchess County, New York, the Haights moved to Sully at the urging of Jacob, who delighted
in the milder climate and extensive farm land, which they enhanced with lime and guano fertilizers. In 1845, Alexander married
Phebe Sweet (1824-1898), and in 1851 they finished building their new home, "Little Sully," on Haight property just south
of the main Sully house.
The effects of the Civil War on daily life in Northern Virginia are evident from the personal letters and military documents
that have been preserved. Phebe and her sister-in-law, Maria Haight Barlow, were left to defend their homes when Jacob and
Alexander were forced to flee to Alexandria and Washington to avoid incoming Confederate troops who suspected the Haights
of being Union sympathizers. The Haights did, in fact, support the Union, and toward the end of the war Alexander Haight joined
the Union Army.
Many of the documents in this collection indicate something of the precarious position in which the Haights were caught during
the Civil War. These include receipts for provisions supplied by the Haight farm to both the Union and Confederate armies;
a letter from Union Major General Julius Stahel attesting to the good standing of Alexander Haight and ordering the protection
of his property by Union troops; and a court memorandum offering the transport of Alexander Haight to and from his trial over
the confiscation of property during the war.
Alexander Levi Haight (1891-1981), the eponymous donor of this collection, was the son of Henry Clement Haight (1859-1936)
and Emma Jane Young (1858-1939) and grandson of Alexander and Phebe Haight of the Civil War period.
This collection contains materials of the Haight family, who have lived in Northern Virginia since the 1840s, and who owned
Sully Plantation during the Civil War. Materials include correspondence, household financial records, photographs, Civil War
documents, and artifacts. The artifacts in the collection consist of American Indian arrowheads and Civil War relics. Most
of the materials date from the mid to late 19th century and the early 20th century, but the collection also includes a ledger
dating from before the American Revolution and a few items dating from after the First World War.
Series 1, Correspondence, contains letters to and from members of the Haight family and their friends. Haight family members
represented in this series include George, Helen, Henry, Margaret, and Phebe. Some of the letters refer to the California
Gold Rush in which Alexander Haight's brother-in-law, George Sweet (1821-1898), participated as a "49er". Other letters refer
to the Civil War in which Henry C. Haight's father-in-law, John M. Young (1831-1864), fought under the Union Army.
Series 2, Legal and Financial Documents, contains personal legal and financial records of the Haight family, including deeds,
receipts, contracts, and documents from the Fairfax County Court House. Specific items include court orders from 1852-1853
appointing Alexander Haight as "surveyor of the county road"; an 1864 letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood
on a forthcoming war-time property-confiscation trial of Alexander Haight; bank receipts of Elizabeth Haight from 1914-1919;
deeds of gift from George Haight, 1895-1903; correspondence from March of 1884 regarding damage claims by Phebe Haight from
the West and Sisson railroad company for damaged packages of butter; and a financial accounting record of farm land sold
to Samuel Titus and Nehemiah Sweet, dated January 16, 1843.
Series 3, Photographs, contains around twenty original photographs and reproductions belonging to the Haight family. Subjects
include Alexander, Phebe, Elizabeth, George, and Helen Haight; Fairfax County Court House; Sully Plantation; Fairfax Station
during the Civil War; Alexander Haight's prize horse; and Clio, a slave girl whom Phebe Haight kept at the Sully Plantation
until 1862.
Series 4, Civil War Documents, contains various materials pertaining to the Civil War such as civilian passes, diary excerpts,
and Confederate currency. Specific items include Civil War maps and photographs; an official order from General Jackson on
the day of the Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) prohibiting the theft or destruction of private property; documents granting
passage of Alexander Haight and company into and out of Virginia; a hand-written note from the Union Major General Julius
Stahel to the Union Army, attesting to the good standing of Alexander Haight; receipts of Alexander Haight for Union and Confederate
supplies given out during the war; and a typed manuscript detailing the Civil War experiences of the Sutton family in Fairfax,
excerpted from the diaries of Charles and Phebe Sutton.
Series 5, Publications and Serials, contains seven illustrated monthly magazines and a book titled War Reminiscences by the
Surgeon of Mosby's Command (1890). The magazines include issues of The Century, The Cosmopolitan, and McClure's.
Series 6, Miscellaneous, contains miscellaneous printed materials, notes, and facsimiles. Materials include old business cards;
brochures on local history; a newspaper facsimile (circa 1975) on old Fairfax families, the Haights and Milans; a scrap book
of old newsclippings; and a ledger full of accounting records dating from before the Revolutionary War.
Series 7, Oversize, includes Confederate bonds; a centennial print of the Declaration of Independence; and newspapers chronicling
the sinking of the Titanic, the election of Franklin Roosevelt, and other historical events.
Series 8, Objects, contains Civil War Artifacts as well as ancient American Indian arrowheads and tools. The Civil War artifacts
include three muskets, ammunition, a sword with scabbard, two bayonets, a cavalry bridle, and a hand-made crutch.
Organized into eight series by subject with each series organized alphabetically by title.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1838-1901; 1918-1920; 1974 (Box 1)
Series 2: Legal and Financial Documents, 1813; 1843-1918 (Box 2)
Series 3: Photographs, circa 1863-1920 (Box 3)
Series 4: Civil War Documents and Currency, 1861-1865 (Box 4)
Series 5: Printed Material, 1884-1900 (Box 5)
Series 6: Miscellaneous Documents, 1764-1976 (Boxes 6-8)
Series 7: Oversize, 1863-1966 (Box 9)
Series 8: Objects, 1860s (Boxes 10-19 and Unboxed Objects)
This series contains letters to and from members of the Haight family and their friends. Haight family members represented
in this series include George, Helen, Henry, Margaret, and Phebe. Some of the letters refer to the California Gold Rush as
Alexander Haight's brother-in-law, George Sweet (1821-1898), was a "49er". Other letters refer to the Civil War, in which
Henry C. Haight's father-in-law, John M. Young (1831-1864), fought under the Union Army.
Box: 1
Folder: 1
Haight family: Miscellaneous letters,
1838-1974
1.
E. R. Haight to Elisa,
September 30, [1838]
2.
To Dr. Layburn,
1838
sender unknown
3.
Laura to Maggie [Margaret Amy Haight],
January 17, 1859
4.
Elias Titus to Sister Margaret,
September 13, 1871
5.
[Phebe Haight] to P. Mason and Co.,
December 15, 1881
from Syndhurst, New Jersey
6.
To Mister Hate [Haight],
December 28, 1885
sender unknown
7.
Dear Sir,
May 14, 1888
sender and recipient unknown
8.
Dear Sir,
August 15, 1888
sender and recipient unknown
9.
J. H. Haight to Cousin,
December 17, 1901
10.
Rusty to Uncle Alex [Alexander Levi Haight],
August 23, 1974
11.
D. A. Upson to Sir,
undated
recipient unknown
12.
Partial letter to Jacob [Haight],
undated (before 1863)
sender unknown
13.
C. J. and Sisters and Brothers,
undated
sender and recipient unknown
14.
Partial letter from S. B. Tus[ker],
undated
recipient unknown, but sender wrote "lots of love to yourself and boys, also to Maggie [Margaret Haight]"
15.
Janie to unknown,
undated
postcard
Box: 1
Folder: 2
Haight, George: Letters from friends and family,
1889-1910
1.
Henry Clement Haight to George Haight,
January 5, 1889
2.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
January 8, 1889
3.
Ida Jane Ginnelley to George Haight,
April 29, 1889
4.
Charles R. Murray to George Haight,
April 30, 1889
5.
Everett B. Whaley to George Haight,
May 2, 1889
6.
Henry [Haight] to George Haight
May 4, 1889
includes envelope
7.
Henry C. Haight to George Haight,
June 8, 1889
8.
Ida J. Ginnelley to George Haight,
June 16, 1889
9.
Aunt Maria to George Haight,
July 24, 1889
10.
Maria to George Haight,
December 30, 1889
11.
Henry C. Haight to George Haight,
January 28, 1890
12.
N. and W.R.R. Machine Shop to George Haight,
April 29, 1891
13.
Thomas P. Morgan of the Mutual Life Insurance Company to George Haight,
November 3, 1910
14.
Sister [Margaret Haight] to Brother [George Haight],
undated
includes envelope, "missent"
Box: 1
Folder: 3
Haight, George: Letters from Mother [Phebe Haight],
1888-1890
1.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
October 1, 1888
includes envelope postmarked October 4, 1888
2.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
[November 21, 1888]
includes envelope postmarked November 21, 1888
3.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
December 31, [1888]
includes envelope postmarked January 1, 1889
4.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
February 20, 1889
5.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
March 10, 1889
includes envelope postmarked March 12, 1889
6.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
March 28, 1889
7.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
March 31, 1889
partial letter; includes envelope postmarked April 2, 1889
8.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
April 5, 1889
9.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
April 18, 1889
10.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
April 23, [1889]
includes envelope postmarked April 30, 1889
11.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
November 14, 1889
12.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
January 13, 1890
13.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
May 12, [1890]
includes envelope postmarked May 13, 1890
14.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
January, [no year]
15.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
February 28, [no year]
16.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
September 17, [no year]
includes envelope postmarked September 19
17.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
December 31, [no year]
18.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
undated
19.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
undated
20.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
undated
21.
Mother [Phebe Haight] to George Haight,
undated
22.
Seven envelopes addressed to George Haight,
postmarked February 23, 1889; April 19-20, 1889; April 30-May 1, 1889; October 7-8, 1889; January 29-30, 1890; April 10-11,
1890
Box: 1
Folder: 4
Haight, Helen: Letters to and from family,
1918-1919
1.
Helen Haight to Alexander Haight,
November 5, 1918
2.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight],
November 5, 1918
3.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight],
November 16, 1918
4.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight],
November 18, 1918
5.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight],
November 19, 1918
6.
Helen Haight to Mamma [Emma Jane Haight],
November 19, 1918
7.
Emma Jane Haight to Helen Haight,
December 15, 1918
8.
Emma Jane Haight to Helen Haight,
November 18, 1918
9.
Alexander to Helen Haight,
December 1, 1918
10.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
December 2, 1918
11.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
December 15, 1918
12.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
December 31, 1918
13.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
January 5, 1919
14.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
January 6, 1919
15.
Alexander and Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen,
January 19, 1919
16.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
April 6, 1919
17.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
April 20, 1919
18.
Alexander and Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
April 27, 1919
19.
Alexander to Helen Haight,
May 11, 1919
20.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
May 18, 1919
21.
Mother [Emma Jane Haight] to Helen Haight,
undated
22.
Aunt Ida [Mrs. Asa Conklin] to Helen Haight,
April 13, 1919
23.
Aunt Mary to Helen Haight,
April 15, 1919
24.
Aunt Stell to Helen Haight,
April 18, [ca. 1919]
25.
Bess [Helen's sister] to Helen Haight,
May 15, 1919
26.
Bess to Helen Haight,
undated
27.
Bess to Helen Haight,
undated
28.
Cousin Howard to Helen Haight,
June 2, 1919
Box: 1
Folder: 5
Haight, Helen: Letters from friends, pt. 1,
1918
1.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
August 4, 1918
2.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
[August 9, 1918]
3.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
August 19, 1918
4.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
August 24, 1918
5.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
August 28, 1918
6.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
September 9, 1918
7.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
September 16, 1918
8.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
October 9, 1918
9.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
October 16, 1918
10.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
October 22, 1918
11.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
October 27, 1918
12.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
1918
13.
Louis Appezzito to Helen Haight,
1918
14.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen Haight,
July 31, 1918
postcard
15.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen Haight,
July 31, 1918
16.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen Haight,
August 2, 1918
17.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen Haight,
August 9, 1918
18.
Domencio Lo Bianco to Helen Haight,
October 5, 1918
19.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
June 27, 1918
20.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
July 4, 1918
21.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
July 9, 1918
postcard
22.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
July 14, 1918
23.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
July 19, 1918
postcard
24.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
July 27, 1918
25.
Joseph Patton to Helen Haight,
August 12, 1918
postcard
Box: 1
Folder: 6
Haight, Helen: Letters from friends, pt. 2,
1918-1920
1.
Warren Parsons to Helen Haight,
May 10, 1919
2.
Warren Parsons to Helen Haight,
May 12, 1919
newsclipping
3.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen Haight,
April 2, 1919
4.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen Haight,
May 8, 1919
5.
M. Earnest Taylor to Helen Haight,
June 16, 1919
6.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
March 23, 1919
7.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
March 25, [1919]
8.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
April 4, 1919
9.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
April 12, 1919
10.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
April 29, 1919, 1918
11.
Jack Thompson to Helen Haight,
May 16, 1919
12.
Elsie [Mrs. W. A. Hart] to Helen Haight,
May 14, 1919
13.
Mrs. L. Lee to Helen Haight,
April 15, 1919
envelope only
14.
Corporal Murice J. Marrits to Helen Haight,
March 28, 1919
postcard
15.
Mollie V. Walker to Helen Haight,
May 4, 1919
16.
G. L. Welton to Helen Haight,
April 14, 1919
17.
G. L. Welton to Helen Haight,
May 7, 1919
18.
G. L. Welton to Helen Haight,
May 20, 1919
19.
G. L. Welton to Helen Haight,
February 29, 1920
newsclippings
20.
Raban to Helen Haight,
January 1, 1919
21.
Pvt. 1st Cl. Harry W. Schubele to Helen Haight,
March 16, 1919
postcard
22.
Mary C. Curly to Helen Haight,
April 22, 1919
Easter postcard
23.
Nellie Leyburn to Helen Haight,
April 22, 1919
Easter postcard
24.
Private Charles C. Goodman to Helen Haight,
May 20, 1919
25.
Mac to Helen Haight,
January 29, 1920
26.
Houser Harbour to Helen Haight,
February 15, 1920
27.
Mildred Haveus to Helen Haight,
February 26, 1920
Box: 1
Folder: 7
Haight, Phebe: Letters from son, Henry Clement Haight,
This series contains personal legal and financial records of the Haight family, including deeds, receipts, contracts, and
documents from the Fairfax County Court House. Specific items include court orders from 1852-1853 appointing Alexander Haight
as "surveyor of the county road"; an 1864 letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood on a forthcoming war-time
property-confiscation trial of Alexander Haight; bank receipts of Elizabeth Haight from 1914-1919; deeds of gift from George
Haight, 1895-1903; correspondence from March of 1884 regarding damage claims by Phebe Haight from the West and Sisson railroad
company for damaged packages of butter; and a financial accounting record of farm land sold to Samuel Titus and Nehemiah
Sweet, dated January 16, 1843.
Box: 2
Folder: 1
Haight, Alexander: Letter from Virginia District Judge John C. Underwood to Col. Devereux,
This series contains around twenty original photographs and reproductions belonging to the Haight family. Subjects include
Alexander, Phebe, Elizabeth, George, and Helen Haight; Fairfax County Court House; Sully Plantation; Fairfax Station during
the Civil War; Alexander Haight's prize horse; and Clio, a slave girl whom Phebe Haight kept at the Sully Plantation until
1862.
Newsclipping facsimile explaining the story behind Haight's prize horse,
1.
Document granting Alexander Haight ownership of the horse,
July 4, 1862
Box: 3
Folder: 8
Miscellaneous buildings
1.
Old mill at Sperryville, Virginia,
September 16, 1905
photograph mounted to cardboard backing
2.
The Capitol Building in Washington, DC,
undated
photograph mounted to cardboard backing
3.
Fairfax Court House,
1900
photograph mounted on cardboard backing
4.
Fairfax Court House,
1905
photographic reproduction
3.
Little Sully: Home of Alexander and Phebe Haight,
undated
photograph mounted on cardboard backing; Little Sully, Alexander and Phebe Haight's house on Sully Plantation, was built around
1851
4.
Sully Daybook,
1880-1884
thin booklet, mostly empty, with produce sales recorded on two pages
Box: 3
Folder: 9
Miscellaneous people
1.
Helen Haight in nurse's uniform,
undated
2.
Helen Haight portrait,
undated
mounted to inside of booklet
3.
Woman holding hat,
undated
subject unknown; measures 2.5" x 4.5"
4.
Woman sitting at desk,
1905
subject unknown; appears to be a photographic reproduction; measures 8" x 10"
5.
Three women and a man seated outside,
Spring 1889
mounted on cardboard backing; subjects thought to be Phebe Haight, her sister Elizabeth, and Elizabeth's husband George
6.
George Curry,
ca. 1905
pictured outside house with horse; measures 4.5" x 2.5"
7.
George Curry,
ca. 1905
photographic reproduction of above listed photograph; measures 10" x 8"
Box: 3
Folder: 10
Mosby and other Confederate veterans at the reunion of the Battle of Manassas,
July 20, 1914
2 photographic reproductions and three negatives of the same photo; pictured left to right are Fountain Beattie, Lycurgus
Hutcheson, John S. Mosby, and George Turbeville IV
This series contains various materials pertaining to the Civil War such as civilian passes, diary excerpts, and Confederate
currency. Specific items include Civil War maps and photographs; an official order from General Jackson on the day of the
Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) prohibiting the theft or destruction of private property; documents granting passage of Alexander
Haight and company into and out of Virginia; a hand-written note from the Union Major General Julius Stahel to the Union Army,
attesting to the good standing of Alexander Haight; receipts of Alexander Haight for Union and Confederate supplies given
out during the war; and a typed manuscript detailing the Civil War experiences of the Sutton family in Fairfax, excerpted
from the diaries of Charles and Phebe Sutton.
This series contains seven illustrated monthly magazines and a book titled War Reminiscences by the Surgeon of Mosby's Command
(1890). The magazines include issues of The Century, The Cosmopolitan, and McClure's.
Box: 5
Folder: 1
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
1884-1885
1.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
November 1884
2.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
April 1885
Box: 5
Folder: 2
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
1885
1.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
August 1885
2.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
October 1885
Box: 5
Folder: 3
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
January 1890
Box: 5
Folder: 4
The Cosmopolitan: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine,
March 1898
Box: 5
Folder: 5
McClure's Magazine,
January 1900
Box: 5
Folder: 6
War Reminiscences by the Surgeon of Mosby's Command,
This series contains miscellaneous printed materials, notes, and facsimiles. Materials include old business cards; brochures
on local history; a newspaper facsimile (ca. 1975) on old Fairfax families, the Haights and Milans; a scrap book of old newsclippings;
and a ledger full of accounting records dating from before the Revolutionary War.
Box: 6
Folder: 1
Brochures and publications on historic sites,
1907-1977
1.
The Jamestown Exposition, Illustrated,
1907
2.
Christ Church, Philadelphia,
ca. 1934
3.
Fairfax County Court House Rededication,
1967
pamphlet
4.
Historic Fairfax Court House,
May 1967
pamphlet
5.
Echoes History, Index, November 1970 to November 1971
Pioneer America Society publication
6.
Echoes History, Volume 1, No. 3,
March 1971
article on Little Sully; publication of the Pioneer America Society
7.
The Old West,
1973
advertisement for Time-Life encyclopedia on the Old West
8.
Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia, Inc., Volume 14,
1976-1977
9.
Church Buildings of the Diocese of New Jersey,
undated
pamphlet
10.
Views, State Normal School, Farmville, Virginia,
undated
brochure with photographic illustrations
Box: 6
Folder: 2
Illustration, Virginia road map, and violin strings
1.
Illustration of woman, framed,
ca. 1902
2.
Rand-McNally Indexed Pocket Map and Auto Road Guide, Virginia,
1919
3.
E. F. Droop and Sons, Co., Violin D String (Guitar G),
undated
string sleeve with two strings inside
Box: 6
Folder: 3
King Solomon's Song, shorthand version,
1894
leather bound pocket size book
Box: 6
Folder: 4
Notes and newsclippings,
1881-1976
1.
Note: Certificate to deed, Haight to Sweet,
April 15, 1881
2.
Newsclipping of obituary for Henry P. Titus,
1928
3.
Newspaper article facsimile: "Members of Old Fairfax Families Share Memories of Yesterday,"
ca. 1976
from the Globes Northern Virginia Bicentennial Review; discusses the history of the Haight and Millan families
4.
Copy of typewritten notes from the joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Washington County and the County School Board
of Washington County,
undated
5.
Letter, signed Your Dear Boy,
undated
sender and recipient both unknown
6.
Note, Hon. C. Bascom Slemp,
undated
7.
Note on the Sweet family,
undated
8.
Fragment of paper with school marks,
undated
9.
Handwritten notes, "Old Talks at Home",
undated
4 pages
10.
Handwritten picadilla recipe,
undated
Box: 6
Folder: 5
Poems,
1.
"Kaiser Bill,"
undated
2.
"The Old Dore Step,"
undated
fragment of poem written on looseleaf paper
3.
"To the Memory of Ida,"
undated
4.
"George Washington" and "Trust",
undated
Box: 6
Folder: 6
Postcards and birthday cards,
1.
Virginia Dare Marker, Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, North Carolina,
undated
2 postcards
2.
Historic Bullet Scarred Tree on Bull Run Battlefield,
undated
postcard
3.
Reno's Famous Town House Dining Room,
undated
postcard
4.
Old Hicksite Quaker Church,
undated
postcard
5.
John Q. Marr Monument, Fairfax, Virginia,
undated
postcard
6.
The Tavern, Fairfax, Virginia,
undated
postcard
7.
A Birthday Wish, from Mother to Aleck,
1937
birthday card
8.
Birthday Wishes, from Mother to Acleck,
1938
9.
Christmas card,
undated
10.
Cap d'Antibes,
undated
picture of the cape
Box: 6
Folder: 7
Printed materials: Calling cards, business cards, funeral sermons, etc.
1.
Calling cards,
undated
10 calling cards: Mr. Harry L. Cather, Mrs. Frank Page, Gamett Ford, W. W. Millan, Jr., Carrie Ballinger, Mrs. Leda Terwilliger,
Ella J. Worley, Miss Frankie M. Vosburgh, May Childs Furbrow, Mrs. Alice Hamill
2.
The Syracuse Land and Improvement Company,
undated
business card
3.
Edward P. Mertz Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
undated
business card/tag
4.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company ticket for the Jersey City Ferry,
undated
5.
Declaration of Independence and Washington's Farewell Address,
December 1, 1896
Young Folk's Library of Choice Literature, Vol. III, No. 66
6.
"Principal Cities of the United States,"
undated
old guide book with illustrations
7.
Goodwill Commandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross (UOGC),
1832
concert program for the UOGC, a Christian voluntary association
8.
Brief notes of the sermon for funeral of Mrs. Susie Barnes Allen,
1884
postcard
9.
Eye-Glasses of Mr. Isaac Alexander,
undated
advertisement circular boasting "The only Eye-Glasses for which was awarded Medal and Diploma at the Centennial Exhibition
of 1876."
10.
Chr. Hansen's Danish Butter Coloring,
undated
advertisement circular boasting product as winner of "the Prize Medal at Philadelphia, 1876 and three gold medals at Paris,
1878."
11.
Henry McShane and Co. Church Bells,
undated
advertisement circular
12.
Draft registration notification envelope,
1940
bears United States seal and photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt
13.
Virginia License to Operate a Motor Vehicle,
November 23, 1941
issued by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
14.
Aetna Insurance Company,
envelope
Box: 7
Ledger and scrapbook,
ca. 1838-1900
ledger consists of only a few pages; scrapbook contains newsclippings pertaining to the Civil War
Box: 8
Ledger,
1764-1808
full leather-bound account book from a trading post on Lake George
This series includes Confederate bonds; a centennial print of the Declaration of Independence; and newspapers chronicling
the sinking of the Titanic, the election of Franklin Roosevelt, and other historical events.
This series contains Civil War Artifacts as well as ancient American Indian arrowheads and tools. The Civil War artifacts
include three muskets, ammunition, a sword with scabbard, two bayonets, a cavalry bridle, and a hand-made crutch.
Box: 10
Folder: 1
.58 caliber bullets, 3 ringers,
1860s
16 bullets; all of the bullets in this series were found on Haight property after the Civil War
Box: 10
Folder: 2
.69 caliber bullets, 3 ringers,
1860s
7 bullets
Box: 10
Folder: 3
.69 caliber prussian bullet,
1860s
1 bullet
Box: 10
Folder: 4
Pistol bullets,
1860s
4 bullets
Box: 10
Folder: 5
Enfield miniballs,
1860s
7 miniballs
Box: 10
Folder: 6
Picket stake with loop missing,
1860s
picket stakes like this were used to tie horses
Box: 11
Folder: 1
Unidentified tool,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 2
US Cavalry bridal,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 3
US cartridge box shoulder strap breast plate,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 4
US enlisted man's belt buckle,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 5
Cavalry saber belt buckle with silver trim,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 6
US cartridge box flap plate,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 7
English shake buckle,
1860s
Box: 11
Folder: 8
Powder horn, stop missing,
1860s
used to hold gunpowder
Box: 12
American Indian artifacts, pt. I
13 envelopes containing stone arrowheads and knives, probably excavated from Haight property, which include labels claiming
origins from 8,000 BCE - 3,500 BCE
Box: 13
American Indian artifacts, pt. II
6 envelopes containing stone arrowheads and knives, probably excavated from Haight property
Box: 14
American Indian artifacts, pt. III
21 rocks, 1 seashell, and 1 envelope with large iron nails