Skip to main content

George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00617

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers
Letter, 1861 July 21, George Bouton, Yorktown, Virginia, to Mollie Bouton

Go to file

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."

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 July 21

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use:

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.

Extent

0.01 Linear Foot

Additional Description

Acquisition Information:

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

Physical Description

25 cm x 20 cm

Processing Information:

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

Related Name

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton
Date
2013-12-02
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

Contact: