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Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. 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According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Eliza C. Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes in 1817 in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). She graduated from the Penn Medical University at Philadelphia in 1860. In April of the same year, she joined her brother Alfred Hughes at his homeopathic medicine practice in Wheeling to focus on obstetrics, women's health, and children's health. She was one of the earliest women to practice homeopathic medicine in Virginia and West Virginia. During the American Civil War, she was briefly arrested for initially refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Union in August 1862. Hughes set up her own practice in Wheeling in January 1863, after her brother moved out of town. She died in May 1882 in Wheeling.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1860","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 581-582, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Eliza Clark Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131670475/eliza_clark_hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Arrest of a Secession Lady\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 18 Aug. 1862, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1862-08-18/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Miss Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 Jan. 1863, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","The guide to the Alfred Hughes Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred Hughes Family Papers was completed in February 2025. Initial description was completed in September 2023.","See the following related collections:","Mary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City","This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. ","In Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","A pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909","The materials in this collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2023.110"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Alfred Hughes Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Alfred Hughes Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Alfred Hughes Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"geogname_ssim":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"creator_ssm":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creator_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creators_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"places_ssim":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. 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Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Eliza C. Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes in 1817 in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). She graduated from the Penn Medical University at Philadelphia in 1860. In April of the same year, she joined her brother Alfred Hughes at his homeopathic medicine practice in Wheeling to focus on obstetrics, women's health, and children's health. She was one of the earliest women to practice homeopathic medicine in Virginia and West Virginia. During the American Civil War, she was briefly arrested for initially refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Union in August 1862. Hughes set up her own practice in Wheeling in January 1863, after her brother moved out of town. She died in May 1882 in Wheeling.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1860","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 581-582, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Eliza Clark Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131670475/eliza_clark_hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Arrest of a Secession Lady\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. 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Initial description was completed in September 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the following related collections:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4166.xml\"\u003eMary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,\u003c/a\u003e also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu01563.xml\"\u003eLetters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,\u003c/a\u003e which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://library.virginia.edu/special-collections\"\u003eAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library\u003c/a\u003e at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/glc02166\"\u003eCollection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166\u003c/a\u003e at the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.gilderlehrman.org/\"\u003eGilder Lehrman Institute of American History\u003c/a\u003e in New York City\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the following related collections:","Mary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. ","In Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","A pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bb603db0c4531208bd83e130dfdb50d8\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"language_ssim":["The materials in this collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":7,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:38:40.985Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4165","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4165","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4165","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4165","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4165.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Hughes, Alfred, Family Papers","title_ssm":["Alfred Hughes Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Alfred Hughes Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1862"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1862"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2023.110"],"text":["Ms.2023.110","Alfred Hughes Family Papers","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons","Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","The collection is open for research.","Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. 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Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Eliza C. 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Initial description was completed in September 2023.","See the following related collections:","Mary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City","This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. ","In Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","A pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. 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Federal Census, 1850-1870\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHughes, Alfred, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAn Essay on Consuetudo Medicine\u003c/title\u003e (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes\"\u003ehttps://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026amp; Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\"\u003ehttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Sale of Household Furniture.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza C. Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes in 1817 in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). She graduated from the Penn Medical University at Philadelphia in 1860. In April of the same year, she joined her brother Alfred Hughes at his homeopathic medicine practice in Wheeling to focus on obstetrics, women's health, and children's health. She was one of the earliest women to practice homeopathic medicine in Virginia and West Virginia. During the American Civil War, she was briefly arrested for initially refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Union in August 1862. Hughes set up her own practice in Wheeling in January 1863, after her brother moved out of town. She died in May 1882 in Wheeling.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Federal Census, 1850-1860\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026amp; Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 581-582, available online from HathiTrust, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\"\u003ehttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Dr Eliza Clark Hughes\", Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131670475/eliza_clark_hughes\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131670475/eliza_clark_hughes\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Arrest of a Secession Lady\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 18 Aug. 1862, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1862-08-18/ed-1/seq-3/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1862-08-18/ed-1/seq-3/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 Jan. 1863, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-27/ed-1/seq-2/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-27/ed-1/seq-2/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note - Alfred Hughes","Biographical Note - Eliza Hughes"],"bioghist_tesim":["Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Eliza C. Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes in 1817 in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). She graduated from the Penn Medical University at Philadelphia in 1860. In April of the same year, she joined her brother Alfred Hughes at his homeopathic medicine practice in Wheeling to focus on obstetrics, women's health, and children's health. She was one of the earliest women to practice homeopathic medicine in Virginia and West Virginia. During the American Civil War, she was briefly arrested for initially refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Union in August 1862. Hughes set up her own practice in Wheeling in January 1863, after her brother moved out of town. She died in May 1882 in Wheeling.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1860","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 581-582, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Eliza Clark Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131670475/eliza_clark_hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Arrest of a Secession Lady\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 18 Aug. 1862, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1862-08-18/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Miss Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 Jan. 1863, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Alfred Hughes Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Alfred Hughes Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Alfred Hughes Family Papers, 1862, Ms2023-110, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Alfred Hughes Family Papers, 1862, Ms2023-110, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred Hughes Family Papers was completed in February 2025. Initial description was completed in September 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred Hughes Family Papers was completed in February 2025. Initial description was completed in September 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the following related collections:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4166.xml\"\u003eMary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,\u003c/a\u003e also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu01563.xml\"\u003eLetters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,\u003c/a\u003e which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://library.virginia.edu/special-collections\"\u003eAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library\u003c/a\u003e at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/glc02166\"\u003eCollection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166\u003c/a\u003e at the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.gilderlehrman.org/\"\u003eGilder Lehrman Institute of American History\u003c/a\u003e in New York City\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the following related collections:","Mary Hughes Letter, Ms2023-111,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes, a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. ","In Hughes's letter to his wife, he provides updates on his parole, expresses the importance of letters from loved ones, and warns his wife that their letters are being examined. (The collection contains a transcription of this letter.) Two letters are from Eliza C. Hughes to Alfred about the health of patients and mentions the family of other prisoners at Camp Chase. One letter expresses her opinions about where he is being held and racist opinions about Black people. There are also 3 envelopes addressed to Hughes in Columbus, Ohio, presumably after being paroled. Most of the envelopes are marked as examined by an official at the prison or addressed to D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","A pass issued by Ohio Governor, David Tod, grants Alfred Hughes permission to visit Camp Chase after his parole on Nov. 21, 1862. There is also an undated newspaper clipping about an order made on November 22, 1862 by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_bb603db0c4531208bd83e130dfdb50d8\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Eliza C., 1817-1882","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"language_ssim":["The materials in this collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":7,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:38:40.985Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4165"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Mary Hughes Letter","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"This collection contains a letter dated October 28, 1862 by Mary Hughes (1832-1909) from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. The letter details the measures being taken to secure Alfred's release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4166.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Hughes, Mary, Letter","title_ssm":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"title_tesim":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"unitdate_ssm":["1862"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1862"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2023.111"],"text":["Ms.2023.111","Mary Hughes Letter","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons","Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","The collection is open for research.","Mary Kirby Adrian was born to W. and Joanna Adrian in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1832. She married Alfred Hughes on November 1, 1849, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had 10 children. In January 1863, the family moved to Richmond, and after the war, they moved to Baltimore. Mary Hughes died on October 30, 1909.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","\"Mary Kirby Adrian Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370902/mary-kirby-hughes , accessed Feb. 21, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","The guide to the Mary Hughes Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Hughes Letter was completed in February 2025. Initial description was completed in September 2023.","See the following related collections:","Alfred Hughes Family Papers, Ms2023-110,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City","This collection contains a letter by Mary Hughes from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes on October 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. The letter discusses Alfred's imprisonment as a Confederate political prisoner at Union prison Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. She also details the measures being taken to secure his release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred Hughes expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","The collection also contains a transcription of the letter.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection contains a letter dated October 28, 1862 by Mary Hughes (1832-1909) from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. The letter details the measures being taken to secure Alfred's release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909","The materials in this collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2023.111"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"collection_title_tesim":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"collection_ssim":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"geogname_ssim":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"creator_ssm":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creator_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"creators_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"places_ssim":["United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Mary Hughes Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in May 2021."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder"],"extent_tesim":["0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder"],"date_range_isim":[1862],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMary Kirby Adrian was born to W. and Joanna Adrian in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1832. She married Alfred Hughes on November 1, 1849, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had 10 children. In January 1863, the family moved to Richmond, and after the war, they moved to Baltimore. Mary Hughes died on October 30, 1909.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eU. S. 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Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. 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Federal Census, 1850-1870\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHughes, Alfred, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAn Essay on Consuetudo Medicine\u003c/title\u003e (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes\"\u003ehttps://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026amp; Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\"\u003ehttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Sale of Household Furniture.\", \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily intelligencer\u003c/title\u003e (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Doctor Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/193620\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/148712\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Alfred Hughes\" in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1124/records/129911\u003c/a\u003e, accessed Feb. 17, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note","Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Mary Kirby Adrian was born to W. and Joanna Adrian in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1832. She married Alfred Hughes on November 1, 1849, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had 10 children. In January 1863, the family moved to Richmond, and after the war, they moved to Baltimore. Mary Hughes died on October 30, 1909.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","\"Mary Kirby Adrian Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370902/mary-kirby-hughes , accessed Feb. 21, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 27 April 1860, p. 2, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1860-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. 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Initial description was completed in September 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Hughes Letter was completed in February 2025. 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The letter discusses Alfred's imprisonment as a Confederate political prisoner at Union prison Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. She also details the measures being taken to secure his release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred Hughes expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains a transcription of the letter.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains a letter by Mary Hughes from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes on October 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. The letter discusses Alfred's imprisonment as a Confederate political prisoner at Union prison Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. She also details the measures being taken to secure his release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred Hughes expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","The collection also contains a transcription of the letter."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c290c1b514d6cbeb13f4690786373e59\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains a letter dated October 28, 1862 by Mary Hughes (1832-1909) from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. The letter details the measures being taken to secure Alfred's release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. 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Tiffany, the prison postmaster."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880","Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909"],"language_ssim":["The materials in this collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:32:21.630Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4166","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4166.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Hughes, Mary, Letter","title_ssm":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"title_tesim":["Mary Hughes Letter"],"unitdate_ssm":["1862"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1862"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2023.111"],"text":["Ms.2023.111","Mary Hughes Letter","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons","Civil War","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","The collection is open for research.","Mary Kirby Adrian was born to W. and Joanna Adrian in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1832. She married Alfred Hughes on November 1, 1849, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had 10 children. In January 1863, the family moved to Richmond, and after the war, they moved to Baltimore. Mary Hughes died on October 30, 1909.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","\"Mary Kirby Adrian Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370902/mary-kirby-hughes , accessed Feb. 21, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","Hughes, Alfred,  An Essay on Consuetudo Medicine  (Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania thesis), January 31, 1853, available online from Drexel University on Archive.org,  https://archive.org/embed/ducom_hu_theses_1853hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","History of the Upper Ohio Valley, With Family History And Biographical Sketches, Vol. I (Madison, Wisc.: Brant \u0026 Fuller, 1890), pp. 332-335, 580, available online from HathiTrust,  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288589 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Dr Alfred Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370734/alfred-hughes , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Notice. Alfred Hughes, M. D. Eliza C. Hughes, M. D.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. 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Initial description was completed in September 2023.","See the following related collections:","Alfred Hughes Family Papers, Ms2023-110,  also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives","Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1871-1875, Accession #10949,  which contain letters from his father Alfred Hughes, at the  Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library  at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville","Collection of Alfred Hughes, Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166  at the  Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History  in New York City","This collection contains a letter by Mary Hughes from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes on October 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. The letter discusses Alfred's imprisonment as a Confederate political prisoner at Union prison Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. She also details the measures being taken to secure his release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred Hughes expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. Tiffany, the prison postmaster.","The collection also contains a transcription of the letter.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection contains a letter dated October 28, 1862 by Mary Hughes (1832-1909) from Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), to her husband Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. The letter details the measures being taken to secure Alfred's release, to get a prison pass, and general updates on family members. The envelope for the letter has a note from Alfred expressing his love and admiration for his wife, and it is marked as examined by D. B. 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She married Alfred Hughes on November 1, 1849, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and they had 10 children. In January 1863, the family moved to Richmond, and after the war, they moved to Baltimore. Mary Hughes died on October 30, 1909.","Sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1850-1870","\"Mary Kirby Adrian Hughes\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126370902/mary-kirby-hughes , accessed Feb. 21, 2025.","\"Alfred Hughs\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2538/records/1311061 , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","\"Sale of Household Furniture.\",  Daily intelligencer  (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]), 05 Jan. 1863, p. 3, available online from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers,  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026845/1863-01-05/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed Feb. 17, 2025.","Alfred Hughes was born to Thomas and Mary von Odenbaugh Hughes on September 16, 1824, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). According to the 1850 census, he was a lumber dealer. Hughes graduated the Homeopathic Medical College of Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University) in 1853 and began practicing homeopathic medicine in Wheeling. His sister Eliza C. Hughes joined his practice in 1860.","During the American Civil War, Hughes was a Confederate sympathizer, who wrote for the  Baltimore Exchange.  He was arrested on May 30, 1862, and imprisoned at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole in October or November 1862. Hughes moved to Richmond in January 1863 to practice and served in the Virginia Legislature until the end of the war.","Alfred Hughes married Mary Kirby Adrian (1832-1909) on November 1, 1849, and they had 10 children, including Thomas Hughes, Esq. Following the war, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and he set up another homeopathic practice, while also contributing to the  American Homoeopathic Observer.  He died on February 25, 1880, in Baltimore.","Sources:","U. S. 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