Letters to Betty Cocke and Louise Cocke [manuscript], 1910-1914.

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Letters to Betty Cocke and Louise Cocke [manuscript], 1910-1914.

The nine letters to Betty Cocke mostly pertain to family and personal matters. Topics include his cordial reception by people from the North; voting for Taft, not Wilson; remembrances of a temperance celebration at Bremo; Wilson not appearing as University of Virginia commencement speaker; and Confederate reunions and other social events. A letter, 1910, to Col. E. Leroy Sweetser discusses Mosby's dismissal from the Department of Justice in punishment "for having three scoundrels indicted for robbing the Indians." A letter, 1911, to Louise Cocke concerns his shooting of George Turpin at the University of Virginia. Also included are miscellaneous items, including: an advertisement for a book of Civil War photographs with sample photographs of Colonel Mosby and Brigadier General Orlando Bolivar Willcox, U.S.A.; a clipping from a 1911 January 15 Baltimore Sun describing Mosby's shooting of Turpin; and autographed photographs including his grandsons Sptoswood and Mosby Campbell.

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United States. Department of Justice

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, and is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigat...

Cocke family.

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Sweetser, E. Leroy,

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Bremo (Fluvanna County, Va. : Estate)

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Cocke, Louise,

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Willcox, Orlando B.

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Angel Island, California, to William W. Belknap, 1872 Apr. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586735 ...

Mosby family.

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Cocke, Betty Page, 1872-1973,

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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...

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) of Powhatan County, Va., was a lawyer and Confederate officer. Mosby was educated at the University of Virginia and worked as a lawyer in Washington County, Va., prior to the Civil War. In 1861, Mosby enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He was eventually promoted to colonel and led the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry. After the war Mosby returned to practicing law in Warrenton, Va., and San Francisco, Calif. He also served at the United States Consul in Ho...

Turpin, George, 1832-1856.

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