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Private Nathaniel Lewis letters

 Collection — Box: BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589220]
Identifier: MSS 16025

Scope and Contents

Private Nathaniel Lewis letters to his brother-in-law Petter [sic?] Bailey and sister Jane Bailey, 0.03 cubic feet, about a skirmish at Hurricane Bridge, West Virginia in 1863 April 1. Mention of John Moore and General Albert G. Jenkins. Also included is a letter from Hannah Lewis to Jane Bailey.

Dates

  • Creation: 1863 April

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographocal Note:

Private Nathaniel Lewis a Union soldier from Greenwood,Dodderidge County, West Virginia, and was in Company G, 6th West Virginia Volunteers.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a legal document box BW 3.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection consists of two purchases from The Book Broker by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on September 16, 2015 and November 11, 2015.

Title
Private Nathaniel Lewis letters
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
4/28/17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States