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Peter W. Ferrell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Processed by Debra F. Perry in 1983.
Papers, 1840-1906, of Peter W. Ferrell of Danville, Virginia. Includes correspondence, 1860-1873, concerning family news, debts, and the shipping of staves. Correspondents include his brother James O. Ferrell, a teacher at the Kentucky Military Institute, Farmdale, Kentucky.; his brother-in-law John M. Sutherlin of New Orleans, Louisiana; and various companies in Halifax County, Virginia.
General family news about separation from his wife, Lucy Ferrell, and his upcoming visit to Halifax County.
Letter requesting money to support Logan M. Totten so he can obtain his license to practice law.
Incomplete. Information about recent move, new job and how business is suffering because sales are confined to city trade and cotton prices are low; family news and discussion of their business accounts.
Discusses a three dollar U.S. Revenue tax owed by Mr. Ferrell; mentions M. Foard, a tax collector for M. Hobson.
General family news; talks of recent visit to Danville, and expected visit to North Carolina; mentions husband's business in New Orleans.
Family news; information about new job as teacher of ancient languages at Kentucky Military Institute, a school for boys in Farmdale, Kentucky; mentions salary, how school is organized and Supt. Col. [Robert T.P] Allen, a graduate from West Point.
Response to letter received from him requesting his share of income earned from a "College" run by both of them; defends his inability to pay after paying Miss Boylon, the secretary, being overrun with refugees, and losing most of his possessions in the Civil War; mentions Bro[ther?] Lipscomb "the College Treasurer."
Personal news concerning a borrowed gun; mentions Doctor Lindsay.
Family news; mentions an E.J. Ferrell, discusses success of Kentucky Military Institute; mentions a Reverend John J. Berryman of Virginia, now President of [Bryan?] College, Texas; letterhead stationary and envelope include engraved view of the Institute, with buildings and students in military formation.
Condolence letter concerning death of her daughter; mentions a Doctor Watkins who is attending to her [LNF] mother, who is ill; also names her [LNF] three other [children?], Lina, Tim, and Rose.
Condolence letter concerning death of his young daughter; other family news.
Family news; mentions possibility of suing W.W. Adams for nonpayment of money he owes.
General information about travels from Danville, Virginia to Williamsport, Pennsylvania; personal news about a Mr. Brown.
Financial letter concerning Ferrell's sister, father, and a Captain Haymes; also mentions other debts.
Note promising payment of $171 to him within twenty days.
Covers general purchases of hay bacon, jewelry, potatoes, other foods, and household supplies from February 16, 1866 to October 24, 1866.
Letter informing him that he owes an extra $1.98.
Letter concerning debt owed by R.W. Ferrell to Stein Bros. Including E. 19 May 1868, from Stein Bros., Baltimore, Maryland to P.W. Ferrell, Danville, Virginia, being a statement of account for the previous six months.
Letter reminding P.W. Ferrell of the $2000 note he owes, due on December 6th.
Letter concerning the sending a lawyer to collect money from an overdue note.
Letter about past due account of $127.13 owed by P.W. Ferrell to Robert Moore.
Requests Mr. Ferrell to send a flat to Wolftrap so that he can load, and ship a shipment of staves to him.
Tells of shipment of staves and heading being sent.
Blames bad weather for his inability to supply the shipment of heading and staves; acknowledges the receipt of one hundred dollars.
Announces the shipment of staves.
Announces the shipment of staves and heading.
Informs him that in the future, he must pay the freightage on all lumber sent unless otherwise informed.
Informs him that a flat has been loaded with staves and headings, and will be sent as soon as possible.
Announces shipment of staves and heading that night.
Requests payment of a bill for $14.80 incurred on May 10, 1873 from the Alamance Tobacco Company.
Announces the shipment of headings and staves.
States that there are staves at the depot waiting for a flat, ready for shipment.
Informs him that his order will be filled at his request.
Staves and heading have been sent to the depot to be loaded and shipped, as soon as a flat arrives.
States that next shipment of staves will be late because all of the workhands are sick.
Discusses shipment of lumber.
Authorization to sell the personal estate of David Haga [?] for satisfaction of a judgement against him by Chrisman and Brinkby[?].
Account verified by a P.P. Koontz [?].
Condolence letter concerning the death of their grandmother; mentions a Mrs. Jordan and Mr. Ed [?].
Broadside advertising LeGrande's Arabian Catarrh Remedy, a treatment for consumption, by Dr. J. Flynn and Co., New York City, New York, with four engravings of the progress from a cold, through catarrh and consumption to death.