George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton
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
- Bouton, George (Person)
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
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.
Subject
- 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
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository