Thomas B. Booth letters

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:

Thomas B. Booth letters, 1855-1858. MS 0496. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet approximately 57 items
Creator:
Booth, Thomas B. (Thomas Boisseau), 1840-1923
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Thomas B. Booth letters, 1855-1858. MS 0496. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (57 items) consists of letters written by Cadet Thomas B. Booth to his future wife, Agnes S. Lyon of Petersburg, Virginia. All of the letters were written from VMI, where Booth was a cadet from 1855 to 1858, and contain largely personal news.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Boisseau Booth (1840-1923) attended VMI for three years as a member of the Class of 1860. During the Civil War he served in Company I, 3rd Virginia Cavalry. After the War he was a farmer in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks