Isaac L. Carey Correspondence, 1850s-1867

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection includes four letters written by Isaac L. Carey between the 1850's and 1867, during the reconstruction period after the American Civil War.
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Isaac L. Carey Correspondence, 1850-1867, Ms2025-036, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes four letters written by Isaac L. Carey between the 1850's and 1867, during the Reconstruction period after the American Civil War. The letters incude his opinions on Reconstruction as a former enslaver that is financially affected by it. The first letter is undated. The second was written September 16, 1863, the third on March 16, 1866, and the fourth on July 3, 1867.

Biographical / historical:

Isaac L. Carey was born in the year 1800 in New Jersey and married Sarah Carey in Richmond, Virginia, September 10, 1831. He was an enslaver in Virginia, who left the state afer the start of the American Civil War, then returned to Richmond after the war, where he died in 1882.

external sources:

Isaac L. Cary. August 31, 2009. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41401562/isaac-l.-cary. Accessed June 5, 2025.

Isaac L. Cary in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850. Ancestory Library. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/3723/records/50544. Accessed June 5, 2025.

Acquisition information:
The Isaac L. Carey Correspondence, 1850s-1867, was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives March 2020.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Isaac L. Carey Correspondence, 1850s-1867, was completed in June 2025.