William S. Weddell letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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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:

William S. Weddell letter, 1890 September 25. MS 0192. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Weddell, William S. (William Sparrow), 1874-1944
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William S. Weddell letter, 1890 September 25. MS 0192. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter (dated September 25, 1890) from William S. Weddell to his mother. The letter describes the day on which his classmate Warner T. Taliaferro died following a fight with a fellow cadet, Frank W. McConnico.

Biographical / historical:

William Sparrow Weddell was born in 1874 in Harrrisonburg, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1894 and went on to become a salesman. He died in 1944 in Richmond, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks