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Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter

 Collection — Box: BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589230]
Identifier: MSS 16061

Scope and Contents

Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter to her aunt, .03 cubic feet, 1863, about a raid by the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company E, in which two of her brothers, John Thomas Kennerly (1837-1882) and James William (Willie) Kennerly (1843-?) participated with Fitzhugh Lee. She also mentions that two of her father's (the Reverend Samuel Kennerly) slaves were sent to Richmond to work on earthen defenses.

Dates

  • Creation: 1863

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Susan Arabella "Belle" Kennerly Johnson, wife of the Reverend Blassingame Harvey Johnson and daughter of Reverend Samuel Kennerly. Reverend Johnson was a Confederate supporter and Methodist Circuit Rider for Eastern Virginia during the war.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

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