Papers of the Dabney family, 1718-1936 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Robert Lewis Dabney to family members. Chief topics include Louisa County, Va., Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Virginia, and the Civil War. Of interest is an account of the trial of Joseph G. Semmes, the University of Virginia student accused of killing Professor John A.G. Davis