John R. Triplett 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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POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
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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 R. Triplett letter, 1863. MS 0367. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Triplett, John R. (John Richards), 1845-1882
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John R. Triplett letter, 1863. MS 0367. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter from Cadet John R. Triplett to his cousin (dated October 11, 1863). The letter discusses difficulty of having new shoes made because of the scarcity of leather.

Biographical / historical:

John Richards Triplett was born in 1845 in Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the VMI Class of 1866 and a New Market cadet. He resigned his VMI cadetship on February 1, 1865 to enter the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he worked in the iron industry. Triplett died in 1882.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks