Washington Dearmont papers, 1787-1944 and undated, bulk 1851-1930

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Summary

Creator:
Dearmont, Washington
Abstract:
Farmer and salt agent, of Clarke Co., Va. Routine family and business correspondence, some of it relating to Dearmont’s position as a salt agent. A few Civil War letters contain orders preparatory to the march on Harper’s Ferry and concern the procurement of salt and horses. Later correspondence concerns Mamie Dearmont and relates in part to women in politics in Colorado, 1912. Other topics of correspondence include Virginia politics, and school life at Eastern College, Front Royal, Va., and at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. There are also business records of the following persons: George Weaver, a merchant at White Post; Greenbury W. Weaver; the postmaster at White Post; G. C. Hamill; and William Berry of Clarke County. The earliest dates refer to financial ledgers and other volumes; one of these contains ledgers of G. C. Hamill and of Washington Dearmont.
Extent:
5 Linear Feet
Approximately 5200 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00300

Background

Scope and content:

Routine family and business correspondence dating from 1787 to 1944, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1851-1930. A portion of the records relate to Dearmont’s position as a salt agent. A few Civil War letters contain orders preparatory to the march on Harper’s Ferry and concern the procurement of salt and horses. Later correspondence concerns Mamie Dearmont and relates in part to women in politics in Colorado, 1912. Other topics of correspondence include Virginia politics, and school life at Eastern College, Front Royal, Va., and at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. There are also business records of the following persons: George Weaver, a merchant at White Post; Greenbury W. Weaver; the postmaster at White Post; G. C. Hamill; and William Berry of Clarke County. The earliest dates refer to financial ledgers and other volumes; one of these contains ledgers of G. C. Hamill and of Washington Dearmont.

Acquisition information:
The Washington Dearmont Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1957.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, 1957

Encoded by Robert Carlson, April 2009

Accession 1956-263 is described in this finding aid.

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[Identification of item], Washington Dearmont Papers, 1787-1944 and undated, bulk 1851-1930, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University