Civil War Letter from Clarksburg, Confederate Bond, and Jonathan Jackson Agreement

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Civil War Letter from Clarksburg, Confederate Bond, and Jonathan Jackson Agreement, A&M 3759, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 3 items (1 folder)
Creator:
Tinnell, Shannon
Abstract:
Collection includes: 1) letter from Union soldier W. Fleming in Clarksburg (undated); 2) Confederate bond issued to James M. Beckham (1864); and 3) financial agreement involving Jonathan Jackson, father of "Stonewall" Jackson (1821). See scope and content note for details.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Civil War Letter from Clarksburg, Confederate Bond, and Jonathan Jackson Agreement, A&M 3759, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes:

1) letter from Union soldier W. Fleming in Clarksburg (spelled "Clarksburgh") to Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming of Shinnston (mother) regarding troop movement to Beverly and personal matters at home (one leaf, on stationary with graphic of soldier, 20 September [no year])

2) Confederate bond issued to James M. Beckham for the amount of $500, assigned to J.R. Ervin of Bath County, Virginia (1864)

3) financial agreement between Jonathan Jackson, father of "Stonewall" Jackson, and Peter Eile, both of Harrison County, for payment of three dollars and sixteen cents with interest (1821)

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard