George Philip Harding correspondence

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Philip Harding Correspondence (WLU Coll. 0437), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Shugart, James Walter, III
Language:
The collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Philip Harding Correspondence (WLU Coll. 0437), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains three letters written by George Philip Harding from the Nevada Territory. One letter is dated January 6, 1863 and written to his sister while he's in Carson City. The letter describes his journey from New York to San Francisco via Central America. He gives a detailed account of an apparent hurricane while in the Pacific. He also mentions other interesting details about Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico and says that his party was captured by the Alabama but provide no further details. The second letter is dated July 25, 1864 and is addressed to his mother. It was written while he was in Genoa, Carson Valley. He comments on personal feelings about the Civil War and the reasons he would not take part in the fighting. The third letter is dated October 1864 and also addressed to his mother and also written from Genoa, Carson Valley. Harding makes comments about the Indian attacks on the mail companies and the subsequent takeover by a new company with U. S. Troop protection. He makes minor comments about the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
Gift of J. Walter Shugart III, WLU Class of 1961.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard