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Browse Collection › LC Subject Heading › 3 records found where LC Subject Heading is Fancy Leaf Tobacco (Lynchburg, Va.)
	Letter from Thomas Decatur Jones to Charlie ____, August 03, 1889 In a letter to Charlie _______, Thomas Decatur Jones complains that the heavy rains have ruined his garden crop and adversely affected the Richmond tobacco market. He describes his medical condition and the treatment prescribed by Dr. A. G. Carr which left him "almost paralyzed." This letter is written on Fancy Leaf Tobacco stationery.
	Letter from Thomas Decatur Jones to A. S. DeVlarming, August 30, 1889 In a letter to his colleague A. S. DeVlarming, Thomas Decatur Jones describes a difficult railroad journey to New York City and his lengthy search for a medical specialist who could treat his ailments. Thomas notes the help his sister Lessie Southgate provides him in locating a physician. The new doctor terms his condition "lung disease." Thomas Jones penned the letter on Fancy Leaf Tobacco stationery.
	Letter from Mattie Logan Southgate Jones to Thomas Decatur Jones, August 10, 1889 Mattie Southgate Jones writes her husband Thomas Decatur Jones conveying her happiness that he arrived at his destination safely. She reports that their son Decatur slept fitfully and continues to talk "insesently" about his absent father. She details her domestic chores and forwards news from A.S. DeVlarming, her husband's bookkeeper, about the Jones tobacco enterprise. She notes that the local newspaper, the Sun, published a lengthy personal about Thomas. She closes with a request that Thomas send news through his correspondence.

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