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- “A List of Negroes at College” (ca. 1780)
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- “Account of a wonderful talent for arithmetical calculation, in...
- “Account of Col. George Mercer’s Arrival in Virginia, and...
- “All the knowen Seas”; an excerpt from The Principall...
- “Among the New Books; Good Novel of Colonial Virginia...
- “An Englishman’s Visit to Capt. R. E. Lee,” Confederate...
- “At each bite an Arm”; an excerpt from A...
- “Autobiography of Elizabeth Sparks” (1937)
- “Autobiography of Henry Parker” by Henry Parker (ca. 1860s)
- “Autobiography of Richard Slaughter” (1936)
- “Barbara Ellen”
- “Battle of Antietam” by Alexander Hunter (1903)
- “Chapter IV” from Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison...
- “Civil War veteran of Portsmouth, Virginia” (1937)
- “Danville Leaders Indicted; Demonstrations to Continue” (June 8, 1963)
- “Description of the Slave Ship ‘Brookes'”; chapter 6 of...
- “Folklore material from Upper Guinea” (1938)
- “From an Eye Witness” (July 16, 1898)
- “Fury Added to Fury”; an excerpt from A true...
- “Gabriel’s Defeat” (October 21, 1831)
- “Gabriel’s Defeat” by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (September 1862)
- “He Paid an Awful Penalty,” Charlottesville Daily Progress (July 12, 1898)
- “He sould me to him for a towne”; an...
- “Henrietta King”; an excerpt from Weevils in the Wheat...
- “Henry Martin, 1826–1915” by John S. Patton, Alumni Bulletin...
- “Henry Martin” by David M. R. Culbreth, The University...
- “Hoses Used on Danville Negroes” (June 11, 1963)
- “How the name ther children”; an excerpt from “Relation...
- “How unworthy a choice”; an excerpt from the preface...
- “In wishing him well, he killed him”; excerpt from...
- “Interview of Mr. Charles Grandy” (1937)
- “Interview of Mrs. Candis Goodwin”
- “Interview of Mrs. Della Harris” (1937)
- “Interview of Mrs. Fannie Berry” (February 26, 1937)
- “Interview of Mrs. Georgina Giwbs, ex-slave” (1937)
- “Interview of Mrs. Marriah Hines” (1937)
- “Interview of Mrs. Minnie Fulkes” (1937)
- “Interview with Horace Tonsler” (date unknown)
- “John of Hazelgreen”
- “John Smith,” from The History of the Worthies of...
- “Life of Isaac Jefferson of Petersburg, Virginia, Blacksmith” by...
- “Mary Johnston, Author of ‘Prisoners of Hope.'” (1899)
- “Misery and misgovernment”; an excerpt from A true reportory...
- “Miss Johnston’s Virginia” by Thomas Dixon Jr. (November 1900)
- “Mob Law.” Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (July 21, 1898)
- “Monticello”; an excerpt from The Private Life of Thomas...
- “Mr. Jefferson’s Blooded Stock”; an excerpt from The Private...
- “Mr. Jefferson’s Family”; an excerpt from The Private Life...
- “Mr. Jefferson’s Personal Appearance and Habits”; an excerpt from...
- “Mr. Jefferson’s Servants”; an excerpt from The Private Life...
- “Negro pioneer teacher of Portsmouth, Virginia”
- “Not the Virginia Way.” (February 9, 1926)
- “Nottoway Indians” from Gentleman’s Magazine ...
- “Observations in Several Voyages and Travels in America” by...
- “Of Servants and Slaves in Virginia”; an excerpt from...
- “Of such a dish as powdered wife”; an excerpt...
- “Of ther servis to ther gods”; an excerpt from...
- “Of ther Tounes & buildinges”; an excerpt from “Relation...
- “On the Beauty and Fertility of America”; chapter 14...
- “Preface”; an excerpt from Antifanaticism: A Tale of the...
- “Summary of Public Service” by Thomas Jefferson (After September...
- “The Appeal” from Proceedings of the Convention of the...
- “The Banditti,” Richmond Enquirer (September 20, 1831)
- “The Beginnings of the Miscegenation of the Whites and...
- “The dangerous and dreaded Iland”; an excerpt from A...
- “The gouernment left to Captaine Yearly,” from Book 4...
- “The maner of their language”; an excerpt from “Map...
- “The natives are white men”; an excerpt from De...
- “The people of America crye oute unto us”; an...
- “The Quakers”; an excerpt from A Key to Uncle...
- “The story of ‘Uncle’ Moble Hopson” (1936)
- “The story of Charles Crawley, ex slave” (1937)
- “The United States Bond”; an excerpt from Isaac T....
- “Their devilish plot”; an excerpt from The History of...
- “Ther maner of mariing”; an excerpt from “Relation of...
- “Ther maner of visitinge the sicke with the fation...
- “This starveing Tyme”; an excerpt from “A Trewe Relacyon...
- “Uncle Henry: Bell-Ringer, A Dramatic Monologue,” Corks and Curls...
- “World of Books” (1899)
- “Interview of Mrs. Armaci Adams” (June 25, 1937)
- “Interview with Baily Cunningham” (1938)
- “Interview with Betty Jones” (Date Unknown)
- “Interview with Cornelius Garner” (Unknown, May 18, 1937)
- “Interview with Sally Ashton” (Date Unknown)
- “Interview with Susan Broaddus” (Date Unknown)
- “Night School” (March 18, 1811)
- “Reminiscences of Events Which Were Glorious to the American...
- “Reviewed Work(s): The South Old and New by Francis...
- “To The Editors of College Topics” (1890)
- "Memoir of the Author," from Decisions of Cases in...
- "Sheridan's Raid"; an excerpt from Sabres and Spurs by...
- "The Lynching of Negroes"; chapter 4 of The Negro:...
- "The Negro and the Criminal Law"; chapter 6 of...
- A Brief Account of the Life, Experience, Travels, and...
- A Colored Man’s Reminiscences of James Madison by Paul...
- A Map of Virginia. With a Description of the...
- A True relation of such occurrences and accidents of...
- A True Relation of the state of Virginia Lefte...
- A True State of the Smallpox in Williamsburg, February...
- Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene which...
- Autobiography of James L. Smith (1881)
- Autobiography of Rev. Francis Frederick, of Virginia ...
- Gilbert Hunt, the City Blacksmith by Philip Barrett (1859)
- Narrative of Bethany Veney, a Slave Woman, The (1889)
- Relation of Bartolomé Martínez (October 24, 1610)
- Relation of Juan de la Carrera (March 1, 1600)
- The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black, a Fugitive...
- Virginia State Hospitals for Mental Patients (1934)
- Voyage of Anthony Chester (1707)
- A Lost Family Found; an Authentic Narrative of Cyrus...
- A Raid on the Northern Neck; an excerpt from...
- A Sketch of My Life and Our Family Record...
- Advertisement for the Capture of Caesar, Columbian Mirror and...
- Advertisement for the Founding of Richmond (1737)
- American Monthly Review (September 1832)
- American Quarterly Review (December 1834)
- An Act for establishing religious Freedom (1786)
- An Act to amend an Act, entitled, “An Act...
- Arrivals from Virginia; an excerpt from Still’s Underground Rail...
- Arriving in Virginia; an excerpt from “A True Relation...
- Arriving in Virginia; an excerpt from “Observations gathered out...
- Arriving in Virginia; an excerpt from “Short Report of...
- Arriving in Virginia; an excerpt from Voyages from Holland...
- Biography of London Ferrill by Unknown (1854)
- Chairman’s Journal for Session of 1836–7 (September 3 – November 22,...
- Chapter 1, Book 3 of The Generall Historie of...
- Chapter 12, Book 3 of The Generall Historie of...
- Chapter 15: “Thirty and Nine”; an excerpt from The...
- Chapter 17 of The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations...
- Chapter 28: "Chancellor Wythe's Death"; an excerpt from The...
- Chapter 7 of The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations...
- Chapter II; an excerpt from Twelve Years a Slave...
- Chapter IV; an excerpt from With Thackeray in America...
- Chapter VII; an excerpt from the Narrative of the...
- Chapters 1–2 of The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations...
- Chapters 10–11, Book 3 of The Generall Historie of...
- Chapters 11–12 of The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations...
- Confederacy, Constitution of The United Daughters of the (1895)
- Conspiracies on Bermuda; an excerpt from A true reportory...
- Davis, A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah...
- Debate and Passage of “An act for establishing religious...
- Diary of George Washington (April 22, 1785)
- Diary of George Washington (September 1, 1784)
- Diary of John B. Minor (February 28–March 7, 1865)
- Diary of Sarah A. G. Strickler (March 2–10, 1865)
- Diseases that Ravaged Indian Towns; an excerpt from A...
- Dorm Life; an excerpt from History of the University...
- Drumgoold, A Slave Girl’s Story by Kate (1898)
- Editorial Comments from the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (July...
- Excerpt from An Historical Sketch of the Seventh Regiment...
- Excerpt from Arator Number 31 (1814)
- Excerpt from History of the Sixth New York Cavalry...
- Excerpt from Journal of Du Roi the Elder Lieutenant...
- Excerpt from Letters and Journals Relating to the War...
- Excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia Query...
- Excerpt from Reminiscences of Levi Coffin (1880)
- Excerpt from The First New York (Lincoln Cavalry) by...
- Excerpt from The Life of the Rev. Dandridge F....
- Excerpt from Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a...
- Excerpt from Diary of the American War: A Hessian...
- Excerpt from From Log Cabin To the Pulpit, or,...
- Excerpt from Life of George Henry by George Henry...
- Excerpt from Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave,...
- Excerpt from the Lynchburg Virginian (September 8, 1831)
- Excerpt from the Report of Philip H. Sheridan (July...
- Excerpt from the Richmond Enquirer (January 12, 1832)
- Excerpt from the Richmond Enquirer (January 7, 1832)
- Excerpt from Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Book (1769)
- Excerpt from Twenty-two Years a Slave, and Forty Years...
- Excerpts from Twenty-Eight Years a Slave by Thomas L....
- Ferdinando Fairfax, “Plan for liberating the negroes within the...
- From Recollections by R. T. W. Duke Jr. (1899)
- From the Diary of Charles Copland (1811)
- Hakluyt, “For that these men, schooled in the house...
- Hemings-Jefferson DNA; an excerpt from “Jefferson Fathered Slave’s Last...
- Interesting Account of Thomas Anderson, a Slave, Taken from...
- Interview with Allen Wilson (July 16, 1937)
- Introduction to Traditional Ballads of Virginia (1929)
- John Smith and Pocahontas in England; an excerpt from...
- John Smith’s Letter to Queen Anne; an excerpt fromThe...
- John White Returns to Roanoke; an excerpt from “The...
- John White’s Change of Plans; an excerpt from “The...
- Journal Entry by William Clark (November 7, 1805)
- Justice and Execution; an excerpt from “Relation of Virginia,...
- Justifying Eugenics; an excerpt from The Biological Relationship of...
- Last of the Pioneers or Old Times in East...
- Letter from Editor, Richmond Whig and Commercial Journal (August...
- Letter from George Washington to John Francis Mercer (September...
- Letter from George Washington to Robert Lewis (August 17,...
- Letter from John Rolfe to Sir Thomas Dale (1614)
- Letter the Fifth; an excerpt from Observations on a...
- Letter the Third; an excerpt from Observations on a...
- Letter to Fields Cook and the Colored State Convention...
- Life and Death on Bermuda; an excerpt from A...
- Life of William Grimes, the Runaways Slave. Written by...
- Life, including His Escape and Struggle for Liberty of...
- McPherson, A Short History of the Life of Christopher...
- Meeting Granganimeo; an excerpt from “The first voyage made...
- Meeting Minutes of University of Virginia Board of Visitors,...
- Meeting of the Faculty (May 22, 1830)
- Meeting of the Faculty (November 12, 1836)
- Meeting of the Faculty (November 9, 1836)
- Memoirs of Samuel Spottford Clement Relating Interesting Experiences in...
- Memorandum List of Tithables (July 16, 1770)
- Mutiny on the Ferrers Galley; an excerpt from A...
- Narrative of Dan Josiah Lockhart (1856)
- Narrative of the Life of John Quincy Adams, when...
- Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy (1843)
- Notes on Debates (March 12–15, 1783)
- PLEASANTS against PLEASANTS. Nov’r. Term 1798.
- Proclamation 412: Calling Forth Volunteers to Serve in the...
- Proclamation 415: Calling Forth Additional Volunteers to Serve in...
- Query XIX; an excerpt from Notes on the State...
- Query XVII; an excerpt from Notes on the State...
- Query XVIII; an excerpt from Notes on the State...
- Quitting Virginia; an excerpt from A true reportory of...
- Ralph Lane on the Killing of Pemisapan; an excerpt...
- Remarks by William Williams (August 11, 1865)
- Report from the Virginia Division of the United Daughters...
- Report on Sterilization; an excerpt from John H. Bell’s...
- Resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives (January 30,...
- Revenge upon the Indians; an excerpt from “A Trewe...
- Review of Lewis Rand; an excerpt from “A Road...
- Review of To Have and to Hold (April 1900)
- Sketches of Slave Life: or, Illustrations of the “Peculiar...
- Slave Life in Virginia and Kentucky; or, Fifty Years...
- Smith, Chapter 2, Book 3 of The Generall Historie...
- Sunshine and Shadow of Slave Life. Reminiscences as Told...
- The Deliverance and the Patience; an excerpt from A...
- The Dying Time; an excerpt from “Observations gathered out...
- The Ethics of Eugenics; an excerpt from Eugenical Sterilization...
- The First Anglo-Powhatan War Begins; an excerpt from “A...
- The Healers; an excerpt from La Relación by Álvar...
- The Huskanaw Ritual; an excerpt from The History of...
- The Indians of Ossomocomuck; an excerpt from A briefe...
- The Journal of Ebenezer Hazard in Virginia (1777)
- The Knickerbocker 4 (August 1834) 155–156.
- The massacre upon the two and twentieth of March”;...
- The Original Jamestown Settlers; an excerpt from The Generall...
- The Ship “Thomas”; chapter 7 of Liverpool and Slavery...
- The Starving Time and Rescue; an excerpt from “A...
- The Story of Guillaume Rouffi; an excerpt from Relación...
- The Story of Juan Ortiz; an excerpt from The...
- The Story of Marguerite de La Roque; an excerpt...
- The Thomas Hughes Affair; an excerpt from Isaac T....
- The Travel Journal of William Hugh Grove (1732)
- Thomas Jefferson’s Instructions to Meriwether Lewis (June 20, 1803)
- Union Occupation of the University of Virginia; an excerpt...
- University of Virginia Faculty Minutes (March 1, 1865)
- University of Virginia Faculty Minutes (March 6, 1865)
- Untitled Narrative by Fields Cook (1847)
- Williams, Narrative of Isaac (1856)
