Letter-George-Bouton-Yorktown-Virginia-to-Mollie-BoutonBouton, George Letter to Mollie BoutonGuide to the George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton SC 00617Special Collections Research Center

2013-12-02

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 12:32:26 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in English Special Collections Research Center George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton Bouton, George SC 00617 /repositories/2/resources/2925 0.01 Linear Foot 1861 July 21 25 cm x 20 cm English Acquisition Information:

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

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

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

 Scope and Contents

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."

 Letters (correspondence) Virginia--Description and travel Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century Yorktown (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889 Small Collections Box 21/repositories/2/archival_objects/257853EnglishSmall Collections Box 21Letter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2419401861 July 21Small Collections Box 211