Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from The Book Broker by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on November 11, 2015
- Title
- Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 5/1/17
- 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
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States