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Voucher- pay, clothing, forage, subsistence. 31 March 1847, for George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)
Voucher for pay, clothing, forage, and subsistence for George C. Hutter, Paymaster, and two servants, enslaved men named Arthur and Moses. This voucher was created during the Mexican-American War while Hutter was serving in Texas. Total amount of…
Photograph, Rev. Hugh Roy Scott (1824-1878)
Half-plate ambrotype of Reverend Hugh Roy Scott, of the Scott families of Lynchburg and Amherst, Virginia. Scott was a Protestant Episcopal missionary who served in Africa. The book Day Dawn in Africa, Or, Progress of the Protestant Episcopal Mission…
"Piece of rope that hung John Brown"
8" length of rope with accompanying tag written by James Risque Hutter which states:
Piece of the rope that hung John Brown at Charlestown, Va. 1859. Cut by J. Risque Hutter in command of a detachment of Cadets from the Virginia Mil. Institute…
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Union Artillery Shell, Battle of Lynchburg
This three-inch artillery shell exploded in downtown Lynchburg near Seventh & Clay Streets during the June 1864 Battle of Lynchburg. Written in…