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Chapman Family Collection (MS274)

 Collection
Identifier: MS274
Content Description

Family papers, letters, wills, and deeds of the Chapman Family of Maryland and Virginia.

Dates: 1828-1963

John Thomas Ricketts Papers (MS071)

 Collection
Identifier: MS071
Content Description This collection has three series: the papers of JT Ricketts, of Norris Cummings and of Helen Cummings. The Ricketts series makes up the bulk of the collection. Its main focus is on Ricketts' business records, but some personal documents are included. The business records contain financial, legal and administrative materials. They trace the rise of T. Wattson & Sons from a small bakery into an industrial "steam" bakery that supplied organizations such as the US Navy with packaged bread...
Dates: 1787-1904

McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs Collection (MS051)

 Collection
Identifier: MS051
Content Description

This collection consists of three series related to the McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs families. In each series there are sub-series of letters, legal documents, and genealogical materials. Contents also include military records, harbor and ballast master papers, an 1849 inaugural ball invitation, and miniature portraits of William P. McKnight and Margaret Jacobs. McKnight correspondence relates to the Civil War.

Dates: 1792-1973 (bulk, 1800-1865).

Shakes Letter Collection (MS005)

 Collection
Identifier: MS005
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters, notes, business documents, and genealogical research from and on the Shakes, Carne, and Ficklin families. The materials were donated by various uknown donors from 1983-2015 and compiled into a collection created by Alexandria Library's Lloyd House and later Local History/Special Collections branch.

Dates: 1778-2015