John H. C. Beverley letter, 1869

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
411 Letcher Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

John H. C. Beverley letter, 1869 October 23. MS 0093. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Beverley, John H. C. (John Hill Carter), 1853-1934
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John H. C. Beverley letter, 1869 October 23. MS 0093. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter (dated October 23, 1869) from Cadet John H. C. Beverley to his friend John. The letter describes life at VMI, and mentions guard duty, difficulty of studies, and the demerit system.

Biographical / historical:

John Hill Carter Beverley was born in 1853 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1873 and went on to be a farmer and banker. Beverley died in 1934 in The Plains, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks