Articles from the Richmond Whig
Index of selected articles from the Richmond Whig during the Civil War.

1834-12-23, Richmond Whig; John Yarbrough adv for his stud bull “at my place, called Bloody Run.”
1840-05-22, Richmond Whig; Tredegar looking to sell bricks and rent out the “lower part of the Tan Yard lot” which can be supplied with water power
1840-11-17, Richmond Whig; sale of land between Tredegar and the Penitentiary – contains 19 “comfortable brick tenements” (future Tredegar worker housing?)
1841-04-06, Richmond Whig; Joseph R. Anderson is advertised as the Commercial Agent of the Tredegar Iron Works, and all orders are to go through him
1841-07-16, Richmond Whig; letter commending the Tredegar Iron Works – advocates that southerners “cease to look to the North for everything” and support home manufactures
1847-02-12, Richmond Whig; praise of J. R. Anderson and Tredegar for building the revenue cutter Polk
1847-05-28, Richmond Whig; editorial paragraph about the Tredegar strike – sides against the strikers, but expresses hope that the two sides can be reconciled
1847-12-07, Richmond Whig; Tredegar Iron Works is up for sale – very detailed description of the buildings and arrangements
1848-06-02, Richmond Whig; two runaway slaves from the Tredegar Iron Works
1848-06-06, Richmond Whig; Tredgar Iron Company has “sold its property, and proposing to close its business and to divide its capital” calls for claims against the company

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