Papers of the Jones family of Louisa County, Va. [manuscript], 1853-1908.

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Papers of the Jones family of Louisa County, Va. [manuscript], 1853-1908.

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The collection consists chiefly of correspondence between members of the Jones family of Louisa County, Va. The collection contains letters written while John William Jones was a student at the University of Virginia in the 1850s. Subjects include smallpox in Charlottesville, student drinking and temperance, and the expelling of F. Pendleton Jones from a preparatory school. Of interest are letters of advise to John from Baptist theologian Crawford H. Toy. Approximately fifty of the letters were written between April 5, 1861 and April 5, 1863 by the brothers John William Jones, F. Pendleton Jones and P. Edloe Jones during their service in the Confederate Army in Virginia. They describe camp life, skirmishes at Romney [West] Va., Martinsburg [West], Va., Munsons' Hill, the battles of Port Republic and Cross Keys, and destruction of railroads. There are comments on Turner Ashby, Stonewall Jackson, A. E. Jones, "Extra Billy" Smith, J.E.B. Stuart, and James Walker and brief mentions of many other generals and officers. Of interest are comments on cowardice of Yankees, desire for peace and doubts about the war's outcome, the death of their mother, religion and the war, Virgiina politics, and the death of Edloe. Correspondents include Francis William Jones; his wife Ann Pendleton Ashby Jones; their children John WIlliam Jones, F. Pendleton Jones, P. Edloe Jones and Helen Jones. The collection also contains a photograph album.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Smith, William, 1797-1887

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Jones, Francis William, 1811-1889,

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Summer, Helen Jones,

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Jones, Ann Pendleton Ashby, 1814?-1862,

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Walker, James A. (James Alexander), 1832-1901

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James Alexander Walker (1832-1901) was a lawyer, Confederate brigadier general, Democratic state official, and Republican United States representative, 1895-1899, of Virginia. From the guide to the James A. Walker Papers, ., 1855-1928, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Lawyer, Confederate brigadier general, Democratic state official, and Republican U.S. representative, 1895-1899, of Virginia. From the descript...

Jones, Lute,

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Jones, Julia Page Helm,

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Jones family.

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Jones, P. Edloe, d. 1863,

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Elzey, Arnold, 1816-1871

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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864

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Tucker, Page Jones,

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Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862

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Virginia resident (Arlington County). From the description of Letters, 1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421763 Ashby was acting Adjutant; also father of Turner Ashby, a military officer in the Confederacy. From the description of Morning report, 1814 August 10, Fredericksburg, Va. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 6134646 ...

Jones, J. William (John William), 1836-1909

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Miller School chaplain. From the description of Letters: of J. William Jones, 1894-1987 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817296 University of Virginia student, Baptist minister. From the description of Letters of J. William Jones [manuscript], 1857-1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813055 ...

Toy, Crawford Howell, 1836-1919

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Assistant to John Hart, principal of the Albemarle Female Institute, Professor of Hebrew, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1869-79. From the description of [Letter] 1856 July 21, Norfolk to [John Albert Broadus] / Crawford H. Toy. 1856. (SBTS Library). WorldCat record id: 48225499 Professor of O.T. interpretation, 1869-1879. Resigned over his critical views of Scripture. Later on the faculty of Harvard University. From the description of [Letter] 1879 May, ...

University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Jones, F. Pendleton, d. 1862,

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