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William H. Seawell Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00100

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Scope and Contents

Letter from William H. Seawell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 21st Virginia Militia based in Gloucester, VA at Ware Camp to Colonel Crump (Charles A.) dated November 21, 1861.  Seawell discusses the relative quiet in the area, no report of slaves escaping, and writes to ask for more instruction regarding the mustering of additionall officers and troops.  He also relates that he has instructed his men off duty to act as policemen in order to arrest run away negroes and also to force work upon insubordinate slaves as many residents have written with requests for assistance with this issue.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 November 26

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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.

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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.

Biographical Information:

Lietenant Colonel, 21st Virginia Militia, Confederate States of America.

Extent

0.01 Linear Foot

Related Materials:

This letter is related to the Warner T. Jones Papers Mss. 39.1 J 75, Series I, Subseries 2, Box 1, Folder 40.  A letter from Will Seawell to his father, William H. Seawell dated 6 April 1865.

Title
Guide to the William H. Seawell Letter
Date
2016-06-24
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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