Box 3
Contains 19 Results:
Papers, 1862 September- October
Capt. Carter M. Braxton, near Leesburg, Virginia, to Charles L. Powell, Sr., Richmond, Virginia, 1862 September 4
Explains events of Charles L. Powell, Jr.'s death near Warrenton Springs, Va.; includes sketch of battlegrounds.
Sarah Jane (Powell) Conrad, Winchester, Virginia, to "Cousin" Charles L. Powell, Sr., Richmond, Virginia?, 1862 September 6
Town gossip; tells story of a Dr. Conrad's arrest and ordeal; family news.
Hattie L. Powell, Rome, ?, to "Mother" Selina (Lloyd) Powell, 1862 September 12
Talks of our troops making it into Maryland; family news; prevalence of typhoid fever; discusses Southern attitudes about the Civil War, and Northerners.
Charles L. Powell, Richmond, Virginia, to "daughter" Either Rebecca or Nina Powell, 1862 September 12
Religious account and explanation of Charles L. Powell, Jr.'s death.
Selina (Lloyd) Powell, Prince Edward, Va., to Hattie Powell, Rome, ?, 1862 September 16
Informs her of "Charley's Charles L. Powell, Jr. death; encloses a copy of Capt. Carter M. Braxton's report of the events leading to Charles L. Powell's death.
"Sister" Ann M. Powell,"Locust Hill," Loudoun County, Virginia, to "Brother" Charles L. Powell, Sr., 1862 September 17
Offers sympathy for the loss of his son, Charles L. Powell, Jr.; describes the death of their sister Ellen Powell Gray; reports on the welfare of Ellen's family - Mr. William Gray, Kate and Arthur; news of family. Including letter from "Mother" Selina L. Powell, to Hattie Powell. Discusses the state of their belongings in their former house in Winchester and what will be sold through cousin Sarah Powell Conrad; says if they do not intend to return, then it should all be sold.
Rebecca C. Powell, Prince Edward Court House, Virginia, to "Cousin Sarah," Sarah Jane (Powell) Conrad, 1862 September 25
Thanks her for her sympathy upon death of Rebecca's brother, Charles L. Powell, Jr.; expresses religious views; family news.
"Mother," Catharine Powell, "Locust Hill," Loudoun County, Virginia, to "son," Charles L. Powell, Sr., Richmond, Va., 1862 September 25
Responds to news of Charles L. Powell, Jr.'s death; family news; reports on her own health.
Obituary of Charles L. Powell, Jr., who died in the battle of Warrenton Springs, 1862 September
Includes description of Charles L. Powell and the battle. (Newspaper clipping.)
Sarah Jane (Powell) Conrad, Winchester, Virginia, to "Cousin," ?, 1862 October 13
Scope and Contents Lots of family and town news; mentions that army is located near her in Winchester, Virginia
Selina Powell, "Kenmuir", Louisa County, Va., to Nina Powell, 1862 October 16
Gives her daily routine schedule; involved in knitting for the soldiers; doesn't seem to think 'Yankees' will approach Richmond, Va.; remembers her son "Charley" Charles L. Powell, Jr. often.
J. J. Dupuy, Americus, Ga., to Nina Powell, 1862 October 19
Discusses their friendship and situation of the Civil War.
"Cousin" Kate S. Gray, "Locust Hill," near Leesburg, Virginia to Nina Powell, 1862 October 20
Expresses sympathy for the death of her brother, Charles L. Powell, Jr.; describes in detail the death of her mother, Ellen Powell Gray and reveals her feelings concerning it; gives news of their Powell relatives.
Hattie Powell,"Rome," ?, to "Mother," Selina (Lloyd) Powell, 1862 October 24
Discusses daily routine; problem with typhoid fever; family news.
Selina (Lloyd) Powell, "Kenmuir," Louisa County, Virginia, to Nina Powell, 1862 October 24
Family news.
Hattie L. Powell, Rome, ?, to Nina Powell, 1862 October 27
Comments on incidents of typhoid fever; family news; discusses her minister and baptism of a baby.
Mary Custis Lee, Richmond, Virginia, to Selina (Loyd) Powell, 1862 October 30
Describes circumstances of her daughter Annie's sickness and death; offers sympathy for death of Charles L. Powell, Jr.; family news; including recital of Fenella's funeral rites; "Earth to Earth, Dust to Dust...".
Sarah Jane (Powell) Conrad, Winchester, Virginia, to "Cousin" Charles L. Powell, "Kenmuir," Trevillion's depot, Louisa County, Va., 1862 October 31
Discusses business matters in Winchester that she is taking care of for Charles L. Powell; discusses the ear and the situation in Winchester; sends him some books, stating that the 'Yankees' carried off the rest of them; reports of a proposed armistice.