Suit record, State of Virginia for the use of Virginia Military Institute vs. James Longstreet, (1872).

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Suit record, State of Virginia for the use of Virginia Military Institute vs. James Longstreet, (1872).

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In addition to the pleadings, transcriptions of testimony, and other suit-generated documents, the record also includes manuscript letters from Gerneral and/or Mrs. Longstreet to the Institute, and manuscript copies of letters from VMI to the Longstreets. Most of the latter were signed by the Institute's superintendent, Francis H. Smith. This correspondence dates from late 1865 through 1871 and deals with Cadet Longstreet's career at VMI as well as with the monetary difficulties that led to the suit. Also included are manuscript accounts of the Institute with Cadet Longstreet and a copy of the Regulations for the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia (Richmond, 1870).

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