George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton

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
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Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Bouton, George
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from Captain George Bouton to his seven-year-old daughter Mollie from Yorktown, Virginia during the American Civil War. He describes the condition of Yorktown as "an old and dilapidated town", General Daniel Harvey Hill as a commander, describing some of the local families in Yorktown including the Fry family, and having a "free Negro from Madison County for a servant, a very indifferent cook & indifferent servant [in] everyday."

Acquisition information:
Mss. Acc. 2013.288 was received by Special Collections via U.S.P.S. in November 2013.
Processing information:

Accessioned by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in December 2013.

Physical description:
25 cm x 20 cm