Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letters and papers of Charles Leven Powell, his wife Selina (Lloyd) Powell and children of Loudoun County, Virginia; Henry, Illinois; Winchester, Virginia; and Alexandria, Virginia.There are also included papers of Charles Leven Powell's father, Cuthbert Powell. Prominent correspondents include Johns Hopkins, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Fitzhugh Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Anna Randolph (Custis) Lee, Hunter Holmes McGuire and James Monroe.Letters concern Robert Young...

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Family news; questions Nina about her "beaux" and his courting ways; discusses education.

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Refers to burning her previous letter in case of a fight whence it could become public; relates news of troops; family news; discusses fight from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan Rivers.

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Lots of family news; states that a man named Taylor Johns has fallen in love with Nina Powell; discusses situation at the Stringfellow's, where Nina now lives.

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Discusses in detail his new teaching position; family information.

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Gives cotton prices as $3.75 a yard; discusses Battle at Manassas; family news.

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Comments on her husband's new position in Albemarle; family news; mentions some events in reference to the Civil War.

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Says she saw her father Charles L. Powell, Sr. on his way to move into Cousin R's?; describes her trip to Charlottesville; expresses satisfaction that her mother is able to stay with Uncle Fred and Lute; reports she has eleven scholars.

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Family news; discusses her job as a teacher; discusses "preserving with molasses"; expresses anger and confusion about Nina's beaux David ?

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Discusses his teaching position.

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Family news.

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Gives opinion on attitudes of young people; family news; expresses interest in religion.

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Discusses plans for Christmas, including costs involved and where they can stay; discusses death of Cousin? Temple Grady and its effect on other relatives; discusses teaching and their role in the war effort.

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Refers to a battle at Chattanooga, Tennessee; and General Longstreet; discusses cotton and its discount price of $18 a bale; comments on young gentlemen who have come to visit her; other town and family news.

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Thanks Hattie for her kind gift of a Bible; gives details of present experience as a soldier in the Civil War; expresses sadness for those who died in the battle.

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Mentions a Carrie Hobson's death resulting from a "perforation of the bowels" (typhoid fever); family and town news; mentions Temple Grady's brother of C. Powell Grady? death; refers to having some corsets made.

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Family news.

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Family news; expresses concern about "national affairs;" discusses religious point of view.

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Family news; discusses General Bragg and his great ability as a leader.

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Family news; states that he met Mr. Seddon, Secretary of War and they discussed Judah Benjamin; gives some views of what is happening with the Civil War.

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Mentions General Longstreet's retreat from Knoxville, Tenn.; comments on giving Nina some linen for "sleeves or sleeve bands;" family news; discusses harvesting of crops; comments on threats that "Yanks" are making.

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Discusses insufficiency of cotton crops; mentions that her son is on a war vessel, in the ocean, "larger than the Florida and the Alabama."

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Family news.

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Refers to travel by carriage; discusses mailing "bleached cotton;" family news.