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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2406 Letter relative to deposits of Indian relics and mineral localities of Virginia
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2406
- Creators:
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Reid, George W.Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
- Dates:
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March, 1881
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Pages4 Drawings
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter "relative to the deposits of Indian relics and mineral localities of the State...." Includes descriptions of aboriginal quartz found on Almonds Creek below Richmond, and Indian camps and burial sites and mines on the James River from Richmond to Lynchburg. Also sketches of six steatite bowls and one yoke-shaped article of steatite found at Thomas Tumes Quarry, Goochland County, Virginia.
Administration
Custodial History
Previously titled "Letter from Mr. Reid, Goochland County, Virginia, to Professor S.F. Baird"
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2406, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2406
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds Creek (Virginia) -- Archeology | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| James River (Virginia) -- Archeology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Thomas Tumes Quarry (Goochland County, Virginia) -- Archeology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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