Carter family. Papers, 1817-1892.
Title:
Papers, 1817-1892.
This collection contains the papers, lectures, observations, and correspondence, 1828-1864, of William R. Carter before, during, and after attending Hampden-Sydney College and during the Civil War. The bulk of the collection is his correspondence, 1853-1861 with J.A. Eggleston, Hamlin H. Epes, M.A.R. Gregory, L.L. Holladay, S.H. Lester, W.H. Maddux, John Orgain, Jr., S.W. Pope, James A. Stevens, S.K. Swann, Amelia Trotter, and his parents and siblings. Carter's pre-war letters contain family news, advice on love and deportment, his religious conversion, move to Mississippi, newspaper business, and a deed for land in Mississippi. His wartime letters, 1861-1864, are to his parents Sharpe and Martha A.C. Carter, brother Phines, sisters, and cousin, and from John K. Jones. These papers include a photocopy of his Confederate service record, appointment papers, general orders, and letters to his family concerning troop movements in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia; deaths; financial matters at home; conditions while a prisoner of war; and the political climate. Letters from his parents express concern for his health. After his death, Carter's father attempted to publish his field diary (included here as a transcript in Sharpe Carter's hand) which covered troop movements of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry. Among Sharpe Carter's papers are legal papers concerning the death of his father, William, in 1817; 1846 and 1852 fines for the 49th militia regiment in Nottoway County, Virginia; correspondence from Fitzhugh Lee, H.B. McClellan, George C. Orgain, and W.C. Wickham concerning publishing his son's Civil War diary; and an obituary for his daughter Isabella Carter Friend.
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.45 cubic ft.
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