John M. Cary papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
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 M. Cary papers, 1845-1849. MS 0156. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
3 items
Creator:
Cary, John M. (John Mathews), 1829-1853 and Terrill, William H. (William Henry), 1800-1877
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John M. Cary papers, 1845-1849. MS 0156. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The John M. Cary papers consist of the papers (three items) of Cary, including:

  • Appointment to a state cadetship at VMI (July 1845)
  • Letter from Cary to VMI Superintendent Francis H. Smith (July 8, 1845)
  • Letter of recommendation by VMI Board of Visitors member William H. Terrill, September 29, 1849). Cary had served as a tutor for Terrill's children.

Biographical / historical:

John Mathews Cary was born in 1829 in Lewisburg, West Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1848 and went on to become a teacher and engineer. He died in 1853 in Lewisburg.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks