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Lunenburg Court House
A Roman Revival courthouse built in 1827 (mentioned by Katherine Reed; no information on graffiti)
Shenandoah County Courthouse
Built in 1795. Occupied by Union and Confederate soldiers as town changed hands; they left signatures and drawings on the interior walls
Frederick County Court House (Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum)
"The Frederick County Court House in Winchester, built in 1840, served as a prison, hospital, and barracks for both sides during the Civil War. Soldiers wrote their names and drew pictures on the walls, some of which can still be seen. "
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Letter from a pension agent that informs the Commissioner of Pensions that Horace has been dropped from his pension because he died
The letter is addressed to W. W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions at the US Pension Agency.