A Guide to the Letter, James W. Keeble to Unidentified, 1861 Mar. 10
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Essex County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Letter, James W. Keeble to Unidentified, consists of three pages, filled front and back, telling an unidentified friend about his new life in Mississippi. Included is mention of a Virginian family named the Montagues and a brief paragraph about the possibility of Virginian secession and Keeble's determination to fight for Virginia.
- Biographical / historical:
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James W. Keeble was a schoolteacher from Mathews County, Virginia who took a job as Professor of Tactics at Madison college, Sharow, Mississippi. The 1860 census lists his parents as Humphrey H. and Sarah Keeble.
- Acquisition information:
- This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Essex County (Va.)
- Physical location:
- Library of Virginia
- Physical description:
- 3 p.