Jubal Early letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Jubal Early letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jubal Early letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains letter addressed to John Letcher, a former Virginia Governor during the American Civil War, from Jubal A. Early, a former Confederate Major General during the American Civil War. The letter extends an invitation to attend a Southern Historical Society convention as an appointed delegate, a decision made by Jubal A. Early. The convention's purpose was to reorganize the Southern Historical Society after the end of the Civil War.

Biographical / historical:

John Letcher, a former Virginia Governor during the American Civil War, was selected to be president of the Southern Historical Society's Convention in Montgomery White Sulphur Springs on August 14th, 1873. Jubal A. Early, a former Confederate Major General during the American Civil War who had served under both Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, was elected to be president of the Southern Historical Society. Early held his position as president until his death in 1894. The Southern Historical Society was founded in 1869 with the purpose of preserving any archival materials related to the Confederate States of America.

Acquisition information:
The Jubal Early letter was purchased with the Nelle Richardson Tonkin fund.
Arrangement:

Collection arranged by item.

Rules or conventions:
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