Choate Family Correspondence

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Choate Family Correspondence, Ms1985-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Choate family (Allegheny County, NC)
Abstract:
This collection consists of photocopies of the thirty-two letters from William T., S. J., and J. W. to each other and to Martha Choate, wife of William, during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1864.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Choate Family Correspondence, Ms1985-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Choate Family Correspondence consist of photocopies of the thirty-two letters from William T., S. J., and J. W. to each other and to Martha Choate, wife of William, during the American Civil War. Also, a letter to Martha from James Radcliffe informs her of her husband's death.

Biographical / historical:

The Choate Family is from Allegheny County, North Carolina. There were three brothers--William T., S. J., and J. W.--who served for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. William enlisted in Company I, 61st North Carolina Regiment, and S. J. and J. W. enlisted in Company F, 22nd North Carolina Regiment. They all died in the war.

Acquisition information:
The Choate Family Correspondence collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Choate Family Correspondence was completed in 1985. Additional information was completed in May 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard