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Johnston Papers","Atlanta Campaign, 1864","Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Agendas (administrative records)","Correspondence","Diaries","Engravings (Prints)","Letter books","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","264 items","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. 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The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Accession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1.","Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a general in the Confederate Army, CSA. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Any materials produced during the Civil War (Box 1, Folder 4) can only be viewed on microfilm.  Also, boxes 4-6 can only be viewed on microfilm. When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.","Processed by Cynthia B. Brown in 1981. Box and folder list compiled by Meredith Ramey, SCRC staff, in March 2012.","Related collections are Robert Morton Hughes Papers, Robert William Hughes Papers and John B. Floyd Papers, College of William and Mary.","Papers of Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A. General during the American Civil War, including correspondence which reflect his long military career and interest in his nephews, John Warfield Johnston and John Preston Johnston."," The papers include a diary, 1857, of Johnston's survey of the southern boundary of Kansas and eighteen volumes of Civil War dispatches and telegrams."," The collection also includes a diary, 1 May-31 July 1864, of Thomas B. Mackall; letters received by Louis McLane (including letters from Andrew Jackson and Lafayette) and typescripts of letters by Eliza Johnston Hughes."," Subjects concern Braxton Bragg, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, William Joseph Hardee, George Ben Johnston, and the American Civil War (including the Atlanta Campaign of 1864). Correspondents include P. G. T. Beauregard, Jubal Early, Thomas Tasker Gantt, Josiah Gorgas, Wade Hampton, D.H. Hill, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet and W.T. Sherman (General Order #18 of Johnston surrendering and giving terms to Sherman); as well as members of Johnston's family, Beverly R. Johnston, John Preston Johnston and John Warfield Johnston."," A list of books in the Rare Book Collection which were owned by Joseph E. Johnston is in Box 1. Accession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1."," The Civil War dispatch and telegram books are available on microfilm for use in Swem Library or the microfilm may be requested via inter-library loan. The Joseph E. Johnston Papers, 1825-1891, in Swem Library's microforms area is on 6 reels, call number E467.1 .J74 A2.","Discusses his mother's recent death. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses a recent change [marriage to Ann Bernard] in his father's life which will make it less solitary; must decide by June whether to remain in the Army and choose the Infantry or the Artillery. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning the death of McLane's father, the office made vacant by his death, and the introduction of Mr. F. B. Ogden by this letter. 2 pp. LS.","Discusses the forces gathering for the coming Revolution [of 1830]. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning a strong interest and desire for prosperity for the United States. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerns procedure for the presentation of copies of publications of the Commissioners of Public Records to the United States. 3 pp. ADF and L.","Is not in love, though from time to time feels tenderness towards and interest in the appearance and conversation of a particular woman. 4 pp. ALS.","Is anxious to see \"those who remain\" [after the deaths of his father and brother]; saw John Preston \"at the university\"; comments on the matrimonial propensity of young people; is susceptible to the charms of so many women that they neutralize each other. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses plans for Louisa's son John [W. Johnston], and the need for John to travel on his own; mentions various relatives he has seen and Jane's plans; missed seeing \"Mama in Richmond.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Had a miserable march through the country and is in quite a bad humor; describes foiled plans to go to Richmond; the weather has been as cold as a Virginia winter; gossip of Harrison [?] traveling to Augusta, [Ga.], to see a lady. 3 pp. ALS.","Is going back to Old Point Comfort, [Va.]; describes the \"delicious moonlight nights\" and the \"very pretty Indian girls.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Discussion of money matters; hopes to make a trip to Florida in the winter; talk of a horserace in which he lost $750.00; needs a horse for fox-hunting; cannot visit due to his [BRJ] \"bachelor\" state. 3 pp. ALS.","Is on his way to assist Gen[era]l Scott in the war against the Seminoles; describes his journey south; waiting for a steamboat to take them down the St. John's River, [Fla.]; describes the Army and gives the number of Indians to be estimated at about 3500, although he thinks that figure is exaggerated; soldiers complaining of having to boil and eat pork; heard from John that all of their Negroes had been sold and that all of the \"affairs\" were still unsettled; is saddened that Sam [a slave] was sold. 2 pp. ALS.","Gives his reasons for resigning; is now employed in the Top[ograophi]c Bureau; news of Edward and Webb separating, and Edward composing literary works - probably on the life of Patrick Henry; has heard of his [BRJ] \"matrimonial intentions\" and warns him not to be rash; wishes for him to meet some of the lovely ladies in Washington. 3 pp. ALS.","Appoints Mr. [John Preson] Johnston to the Military Academy, but cannot appoint Stephen J. Crockett, as regulations allow only one cadet per congressional district. 1 p. ALS.","Philosophical letter giving advice about writing letters, suffering through hard times and looking upon him [JEJ] as a brother, not a uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Tells of upcoming trips to Elizabeth Town, N.J., to meet General Scott at Head Quarters, then on to Trenton, and then to Washington, [D.C.]. he will not, however, be able to stop to visit him [JPJ] due to troop movements; gives travel instructions and descriptions of a new black trunk for him. 3 pp. ALS.","I sorry, but cannot send any money because he doesn't have any; gives more detailed travel instructions for Pres to follow on his trip from Washington, through Baltimore, and on to Philadelphia and Trenton, including the use of a steamboat. 2 pp, ALS,","Gives instructions as to where and how he will receive some money from a friend of his [JEJ] in Washington. 1 p. ALS","Is glad he is enjoying school so much, and encourages him \"to make a good use of the faculties nature has given...\"; hopes to visit in the latter part of October; discusses a survey of an area east of the St. Regis which will keep him busy outside until the weather turns cool; the President and the Sec. of War have visited, and \"peace and tranquility are restored\"; tell Lizzie to write. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript, 3 pp.","Is happy he has become so \"naturalized\" to school, but cautions him not to rely too heavily on his present knowledge of mathematics; he [JPJ] should feel lucky that his Uncle Bev wrote to him, as he never writes to anyone; will stop by and see him in 10 days, but only for a few hours, as neither have much time; has received accounts of Harvey Michele's \"Texas Scheme\" from cousin John; other family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Was disappointed to find that Lizzie was still at Burke's Garden, and not in school -- hopes that will be taken care of soon; news of visit to Edward's farm and his horse \"Tigertail\"; comments on disposition and application of JPJ. 2 pp, ALS.","Permission for J[ohn] P[reston] Johnstone [sic] to move from one barracks room to another. Signed also by R. Delarfield, Supt. of M.A., and by J. Hayfoot. 1 p. DS.","Is on his way back to Washington from Florida; has had gratifying accounts of Pres in school, and urges him [BRJ] to write him; speaks lovingly of Pres and gives Mrs. Carrington much of the credit for his [JPJ] upbringing; discussion of Eliza and her education, or lack thereof; wants family new. 3 pp. ALS.","Saw Professor Capt. Blis who gave a satisfying account of his progress at school; has just returned from southern Florida where he spent the winter; comments on the state of military affairs in that territory and a bill before Congress to raise additional forces to fight in the Seminole War; gives advice and to read the greats authors and Latin \"in the original\" if there is spare time. 3 pp. ALS.","Gives an explanation of why he could not visit him, and expresses gratification and pride in all of his accomplishments; is located in the country between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, surveying the land for possible fortification; comments on the abundance of trout and whitefish, and how much Uncle Edward would enjoy fishing there. 3 pp. ALS.","Will not be going to Florida for the winter; Edward is considering selling his land and settling in Abingdon, Lynchburg, or Columbia; they had a \"preserving\" snow storm on the 18th, which signaled the beginning of winter; there is a truce in Florida now, and a group of Seminole chiefs, including Sam Jones, wild Cat, and Tiger Tail are traveling to Washington to make the final arrangements; hopes that Lizzie will be sent to Washington instead of Richmond, and comments that he would like her to know that he has not proposed to anyone, just like the song \"I Don't Propose.\" 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Including Xcy of Ms. 1 p.","Just returned from an extended visit to the Sabine, and is concerned because he has not heard from him in a while. 1 p. ALS.","Will be spending the summer in Mackinac, instructions to get any clothing needed from Sam[uel] Frost, a merchant tailor in New York, [N.Y.], and to have them charged to his [JEJ] bill. 1 p. ALS.","A school friend of JPJ's, Thompson Mason, will be coming soon, and JEJ wishes him to be welcomed and treated well, and also his mother; is still on his journey to Lake Michigan, and is not sure when he will be back by West Point; hopes he [JPJ] is enjoying his furlough, and wishes for him to stop and see Col. Preston, Mr. Hopkins, and Mrs. Merrick. 3 pp. ALS.","Gives his upcoming itinerary; news of his [JPJ] clothes being sent by the tailor, [Samuel] Frost. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. ANS.","Has heard about an epidemic at West Point and is anxious about his [JPJ] health; mention of a cadet Mason, near death and hopes that it is not his friend [Thompson Mason], has been in Buffalo about 15 days and may remain another month; is interested about news from Va. relatives. 1 p. ALS.","Consoles him [JPJ] about the lack of correspondence from his relatives; gives excuse of being ill for his lack of correspondence; tells of his great love for him and mentions also his love of a sweetheart; Cousin Tom's wedding has been postponed until the Fall; Lizzie is in Columbia and spends her free time at Cousin Margaret's home; gossip of a possible duel between Mr. [Henry A.] Wise and Mr. [Edward] Stanley [sic] Stanly; talk of Affghan [sic] war and the end of the Florida war [Seminole War]. 3 pp. ALS.","Mention of his [JPJ] court martial; praise of Gen[era]l Worth; some old family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Explains the lack of correspondence during the winter; discussion on his [JPJ] future, involving going into industry or remaining in the Army, giving pros and cons of each; had a pleasant trip to New Orleans, [La.]; comment about women being \"pleasant and attractive creatures, beyond denial,\" but only \"when one has nothing else to think of, or to excite him.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Will not be able to come to graduation due to detainment \"by authority\"; gives advice on selection fo a regiment or a corp; is on his way to the Northeast Boundary after Houlton, Maine. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning JEJ's recent marriage; sword is in safe keeping; and questions JEJ on future travel plans. 4 pp ALS.","Mentions many mutual friends in England, and Mrs. McLane's family. 4 pp. ALS. including a TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Asks him [JPJ] to obtain leave to come for a visit as he cannot leave; explains note to Lieut. Knowlton. 2 pp. ALS. Including ANS from J[oseph] E. Johnston, New York, [N.Y.], to [?] Knowlton, [West Point, N.Y.?], 15 November [18]45, asking a favor of lending JPJ some money so he may be able to visit him [JEJ]. 1 p.","Mentions friends, [?] May and Pike Graham, with army in Mexico and speaks of companies raised in Washington Co., Va., and vicinity. 3 pp. ALS.","Orders Lieut. J[ohn] P[reston] Johnston to detatched service and Lieut. R[ichard] H. L. Johnston to duty under him. 1 p. DS.","Letter of introduction for his son John Wickham Leigh. 1 p. ALS.","Mention of the President's [Millard Fillmore] message and the report of the General-in-Chief [of the Army?], and how it will affect the Top[ographica]l Corps; yearns for a promotion, and asks him to put in a good word for him; mentions he has 8 or 10 scars from battles with Indians; also suggests General [Winfield] Scott or General Dawson of Georgia for recommendations; asks for \"little Lissie's\" [Eliza (Johnston) Hughes] new husband's name. 2 pp. Pst. (From an original belonging to W[illia]m Armour, New York City, N.Y.)","7 pp. D.","Opinion confirming Joseph E. Johnston's rank as Brevet Colonel. 10 pp. DS.","Congratulations on Johnston's appointment as Quartermaster General of the Army. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the Secession Convention held in Richmond. 3 pp. ALS.","1 item. See Oversize File.","Notifies Gorgas of a telegraphed dispatch regarding captured muskets. 1 p. ALS.","Reports that Col. [Nathan George] Evans engaged. most of the day yesterday in battle with the enemy, utilizing twelve regts. and five batteries, near the Potomac River; heavy casualties and 200 prisoners taken, as well as six field pieces. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","List of killed, wounded, and missing in the battle of Ball's Bluff, [Va.], fought 21 Oct. 1861. 11 p. D.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","One letter written by General Joseph Eggleston Johnston of the Confederate Army to fellow General P. G. T. Beauregard, replying to the latter's proposed troop movement. The letter is dated January 14, 1862, and is sent from the Northern Virginia headquarters of the Confederate Army. A transcript of the letter and biographical information on General Johnston in also included.","1 p. ALS. Urges keeping the York River open to gunboats [two days prior to the Battle of Williamsburg]; Hill not to command his rear guard and to continue the fire after midnight; adds postscript \"I would like to have the vessels sunk.\"","Map. 1 item.","Agrees to send Capt. Mason and Lt. Col. Harvey to him as soon as possible; is pleased that he is \"again able to take the field.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","Acknowledges receipt of Dick's letter to Col. W. Hoffman, Comissary General of Prisoners, Washington, [D.C.], 5 March 1863, regarding sending of 150 citizen prisoners for exchange. [with extensive endorsements]. 4 pp. Cy of DS.","Lists 14 men and 11 women. 1 p. Cy of DC. Including Cy of D from F. A. Dick, Lt. Col. Prov[ost] Mar[shall] Gen[eral], 12 May 1863, listing 14 family members to be passed through the lines with their husbands and fathers. 1 p.","Sends message urging JEJ to report about the fall of Vicksburg at the Court of Enquiry at Montgomery, [Ala.]. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PD.","1 p. PD.","Discussion of the transfer of Major Barton from Gen[era]l Pol's command to his, and the misuse of Army funds; strategic discussion of upcoming battle in March, the deterioration of their horses, and [U.S.] Grant taking advantage of Longstreet's poor artillery and driving him back into Va.; reminds him to secure all his papers at home as \"they will be very important to me after the war\"; description of transfer of family silver through Nicati [sic] [Nicketti Floyd Johnston?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Regrets losing him because of government orders; had high expectations for his help and from his expedition. 1 p. ALS.","\"Report of Gen[era]l Hood.\" 1 p. Incomplete.","Gen[era]l Cobb is to address the people tonight; gives opinion of how to regroup and states that \"you [JEJ] alone can bring back the old soldiers to their colors or engage other to join\"; describes feeling of bitterness for Mr. [Jefferson] Davis, and that his supporters say \"he had proved himself utterly incapable of conducting the war\"; talk of Lee's popularity waning also if he \"doesn't at once, show independence and pursue a course at least masked by being widely different from Mr. D[avis'], as well as people thinking that he [Lee] did not prevent him [JEJ] from being removed, not to mention not restoring him [JEJ] back.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning statistics of men and supplies; and prefers to have a commader other than Gen. Bragg for he \"has made me a scapegoat.\" 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","1 p. DS.","Table of the Return of the Effective Strength of the Army of Tennessee, listing numbers in Lee's Corps, Total Infantry, and Kanapanx's Battery. 1 p. DS.","Discusses President Lincoln's assassination in relation to the South's strength in the Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. AMsS.","1 p. AMsS.","Is writing a narrative of the war, but has lost many of his papers, asks Cummings' opinions, especially on the subjects of campaigns in Tennessee in 1863 and Georgia in 1864. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. PD.","Concerning the campaign in Georgia in 1864. Cy of LS. 23 pp. Including a Cy of Ms. written by J. C. Thompson, ca. 1861, and later published during the [Civil] War, entitled \"Gen. Johnston and Gen. Hood.\" 5 pp.","Instructions to send a trunk from Edward's adopted daughter to Peter at the first opportunity; contents are papers, possibly articles written for the newspaper he [Peter] published. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning the \"inaccuracy of your recollection of my course\" and an account of his recollections of the event [mentioned in an earlier letter]. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. PD.","Sympathy note about the death of his son, Willie. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks for a letter of recommendation and introduction so he may join the Corps of Cavalry in Egypt; advises him to remain quiet about any disharmony between Mr. Davis and himself because of upsetting the \"thousands who are friendly to both\"; urges him to prepare for publication his reports to \"justify...motives and...actions\" by him [JEJ]. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning the condition of the 33rd Regiment, Va. Volunteers, immediately after the close of the first battle of Manassas, 21 July 1861. 6 pp ALS.","Concerns an article on \"the flag question\" by Beauregard to be submitted to the April 1872 Baltimore Southern Magazine; also the state of the government in Louisiana -- \"quasi-revolution.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Concerns over brother Peter; question about the Confederate States' archives; had a pleasant visit from Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and their young son. 4 pp. ALS.","Sends the final draft of his statement; report only alludes to \"saving Lee's Army\"; struck out of his attacks on [Jefferson] Davis who \"poor Floyd\" called \"Mr. Jefferson Davidson.\" 4 pp. ALS.","sends check to furnish brother Peter's new room, sends holiday greetings. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning a $500 contribution to the church; the winter weather; \"another tour to raise means for completing our Church here\"; and love to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and regards to friends in Atlanta. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerns flag of the \"Johnston Light Infantry\" to be presented by Mrs. Johnston. 2 pp. ALS.","Her letter was his first news of her grandmother, his sister's [Louisa Smith Bowen] illness; expressions of family love; has had acute rheumatism since January. 3 pp. ALS.","Talk of funding the repairs needed for the family burial grounds; \"Lily\" will be traveling to the Springs soon for her annual stay, as prescribed by her physician. 2 pp. ALS.","Wife \"Lily\" suffering from Neauralgia; grief over death of brother [Beverly]; also settlement of Beverly's estate; financial matters concerned with brother Peter. 1 p. ALS.","Instructions to buy Beverly's silver tableware at the auction of his personal effects on the 10th if no other close relative wants it; anxious over brother Peter being alone - would like to hire someone to stay with him. 1 p. ALS.","Discussion of sale of family proprety, the storing of books, and the distributing of clothes to the poor; in agreement about brother Peter living in a hotel and will send money accordingly. 4 pp. ALS.","Since the Army of fifteen years past has changed considerably, he doesn't really recommend that Ben [Goerge Ben Johnston] become commissioned; feels that the Army has lowered its standards, and that there is some prejuice agaisnt Southerners; suggests law studies instead. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning events at first [Battle of] Manassas during Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.","Receipt for dues paid for June. 1 p. DS.","Concerning the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta and the recollection of events. 3 pp. ALS.","Relates recollections of JEJ's Cavalry leaving nothing behind to fall into enemy hands during his movement from Dalton to Atlanta. 3 pp. LS.","Concerning the loss of arms of Polk's Corps after it united with the Army of Tennessee in 1864. 2 pp. LS.","Discusses losses of men under his command in the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning Pettus' participation in the Dalton and Atlanta campaigns in Stephenson's Division of Hood's Corp. 2 pp. ALS.","Reminisces about his command in the CSA, and his memories of the Army of Tenessee. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning the loss of arms in the Georgia campaign, recollections of events and compliments about the campaign. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning the loss of muskets, positions, panics...in the retreat from Dalton to Atlanta in 1864 and his recollection of events. 8 pp. ALS.","Concerning Hood's article published in the New Orleans papers and the statement of the loss of small arms; greatest loss was in 27 June 1864 when Gen. McPherson's army made an assault on the position at Kenesaw Mountain. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning the statement by Col. Oladowski [?] as to the \"Georgia campaign\" in 1864 and Lowrey's recollections. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning controversy between Gen. Hood and Johnston and Govan's recollections of events of Johnston's campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning loss of arms in Georgia in [18]64 campaign and the reporting of surrounding events. 7 pp. ALS.","Discusses communication with General A. H. Colquitt. 2 pp. ALS.","Encloses a history for Johnston's use \"without any restrictions.\" 1 p. ALS. Including an AMsS by Ja[me]s M. Kennard, n.d., n.p. relating to a supposed message from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress on Joseph E. Johnston's reinstatement. 25 pp.","Mr. Fields to re-enclose grave yard; lodging and financial arrangements for brother Peter. 2 pp. ALS.","Encloses his reply to Gen. George W. Mindil's pamphlet \"The Battle of Fair Oaks,\" as copied for the Court of Paris. 1 p. Cy of LS. Including Cy of Ms by Joseph E. Johnston. 20 pp.","Concerning Col. Marshall's address as not being an attack against JEJ, but rather a criticism of some statements of JEJ's in regard to the army around Richmond [during the war]. Comments on Marshall's address and includes points of controversy with his recollections with statistical information; corrects JEJ on points regarding himself and statements made about him and his command in JEJ's book; apologizes for mentioning these matters and does not do so to complain; mentions the courtesy and kindness which JEJ always treated him. \"You know that when any one undertakes to write a historical account of events, there is a right in the part of those who disagree with the writer, to criticize and analyze his statements.\" 6 pp. ALS.","Concerning the Georgia Brigade Lawton took to Virginia in June 1862 and the details surrounding the situation. 3 pp. ALS.","Has enclosed an extract from a letter of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston \"in the hope that it may be of some service to you and history.\" 1 p. ALS. Inclusing a Cy of LS from Jos[eph] E. Johnston, Savannah, [Ga.], to Colonel [John P. Nicholson], n.p., 14 April 1875, defending what he had written about a battle fought at Fair Oaks. 1 p.","Explanation of a delay in payment of a $1000 note. 2 pp. ALS.","Detailed comments on the Count of Paris' letters concerning the Battle of Seven Pines, defending what himself, Longstreet, [D. H.] Hill, and Smith had reported; also extensive defense of himself and descriptions of his and others' actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks; asks if he received an autograph note of Gen[era]l [Robert E.] Lee. 3 pp. ALS.","Invitation to attend and act as Chief Marshall at the unveiling of the Foley Statue of [\"Stonewall\"] Jackson on the 26th of October. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning the recent publication by the press of \"our late correspondence\"; the desire for you to accept the position of Marshall in chief on the 16th, and Mr. Valentine is interested in executing a bust of you. 1 p. ALS.","Economic discussion of the Hawaiian Treaty which will remove the rice tariff, and how it will affect the rice farmers in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana; concern over land losing its value and people being forced out of work; alludes to North/South disputes over the problem, stating that the planter will be \"unable to stand up under the burden imposed upon him for the benefit of Northern manufacturers\"; asks him to vote against the treaty and to relay the same messages to Col. [Robert W.] Withers. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses Southern political systems, the Democratic nomination convention in St. Louis, and Northern attitudes toward the South. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 3 pp.","Thanks him for the \"handsome testimonial\" and tribute sent to him from such a \"noble chieftain.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has learned through Judge [Robert W.] Hughes that he [JWJ] will support President Hayes' administration; expresses wish for him to withold support until he knows more fully the President's \"Southern policy\"; discussion of JWJ's son applying to West Point or just joining the Army. 2 pp. ALS.","Cancellation of plans due to wife's illness; discussion of his friend Haine [?], who was dissapointed because the P.O. Dept. appointment was not filled; he is now trying for the office of Marshall, which will be vacant on the expiration of the term of the incumbent, according to [Judge Robert W.] Hughes; hopes he [JWJ] will lend his support to Haine [?]. 3 pp. ALS.","Expression of friendship; gives correction of Pickett's strength of 4500 instead of 5500 as previously reported. 2 pp. ALS.","Ben has decided to settle in Richmond; [Robert W.] Hughes does not think that it is a wise move since it was flooded with medical men after the war and recommends Norfolk instead; also the comment that there is a strong Catholic influence [in Norfolk] which would also help Ben professionally. 4 pp. ALS.","Has sent application for Joe's [Johnston] benefit; feels that [Robert W.] Hughes has excellent sense and judgement [referring to his opinions of where Ben should set up a medical practice]. 1 p. ALS.","More discussions of Ben setting up medical practice in Richmond. 2 pp. ALS.","Requests that he be sent the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill so that he may read it, as it is so unlike the Bill passed at the St. Louis Convention of 1975, he feels it will aid the South, and not the North; his friend, John C. Brown, is V[ice] Pres[iden]t of the Institution [governing the railroad?]. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses economy of the South and resulting problems; anti-military sentiments of the South; and character of Tilden and Hayes. 4 pp. ALS. including typescript. 3 pp.","Discussing the Greenbacker philosophy, the Electoral Commission, and the election; his views of the insurance profession; and his impressions of Tilden. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Again requests a copy of the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill for his friend Robert Gourdin; would have asked Bev[erly] Tucker to send it, but he is in New Orleans, [La.], directing a convention; discussion of the reduction of the tobacco tax on Southern farmers. 1 p. ALS.","Gives glowing recommendation of Col. [Robert E.] Withers for a Democratic middle class office in the Senate; is glad to hear of his improved health; Gov. Randolph sent a copy of the new Army Bill; asks that he [JWJ] and Col. Withers read his comments on it. 1 p. ALS.","Writes on behalf of their kinsman James Southall who would like to be appointed to the new Geology professorship at the \"Va. University.\" 1p. ALS.","Will be happy to give Mr. McCloskey a recommendation on his application for an office; is pleased he sent out a circular; Lily still suffering from rheumatism. 3 pp. ALS.","Comments on a note on the F. J. Porter case and [Theodore Fitz] Randolph's speech; Lee and Jackson's operations against Pope [at 2nd Bull Run]; and the next Presidential election. 4 pp. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Comments on apparent Southern antipathy to politics; the approaching election, and the Democratic Party; will not be a candidate. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Is recovering from a bad sprain; believes a Democrat will win the Presidency, but a thorough civil service reform is not likely. 2 pp. ALS. including typerscript. 1 p.","Compares public morals and their effects on elections with those of 30 years ago, and discusses Hayes' use of the veto; and the ideal beauty of Pattsfield. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Discussion of quarrels amongst members of the Westmoreland Club and Capt. John S. Wise, and the rule of secrecy and voting; will be attending his [GBK] wedding. 2 pp. ALS.","Has written to Dr. Curry who is a member of the Board of Visitors [of the Medical College of Virginia?] about a professorship; also mention of Ben's bride. 1 p. ALS.","Send picture of his mother, who was a good friend of her [Mrs. Johnston] mother [Catherine May (Milligan) McLane] 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to attend the reuinion of the First Kentucky Brigade of Infantry \"in the late war.\" 1 p. LS.","Criticism of Lincoln and Garfield; his views of the effect of a Southern victory, and comparisons of resources of North and South in 1861. 1 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Praises Frank Blair [Frances Preston Blair, Jr.]; finds the only well-founded sectional prejudice is that of favoring Virginia hams; slavery caused no inferiority of the people; continues a discussion of how the South could have won -- including more arms, a different Confederate President, and a strong move against Grant in late 1862; expresses opinion that Hardee or Stewart would have prevented Sherman's \"March to the Sea.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Concerning the approaching dedication of the Washington monument and Rice's desire to have Johnston write a letter \"which would embody your estimate of Washington in his military capacity\" and would be bound in a sheaf for the celebration. 4 pp. ALS.","Gives background of a certain picture of General [Robert E.] Lee [and JEJ taken in Savannah after the Civil War], and the photographer's name, D.J. Ryan; sees her father often and describes his [John W. Johnston] new interest in military equipment and habits of ancient and medieval people; her cousin Sue Talliaferro has been staying with them. 2 pp. ALS.","Sends desired picture and apologies for it being faded [referring to a picture of Johnston and Lee taken together in Savannah,Ga. after the war]; is going to New York, [N.Y.], to the funeral \"of a valued old friend.\" 1 p. ALS.","Copy of official report submitted by Major General James Longstreet, 10 June 1862, on the Battle of Seven Pines.1 pp. Cy of DS.","News of events since JEJ's departure from St. Louis. 1 p. ALS.","Has sent photograph of his \"lovely darling\" [wife, Lydia (McLane) Johnston], and grieves over her death. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses his proposed trip to St. Louis, and points west to inspect \"roads\"; hopes [Don Carlos] Buell will be named superintendant of the Coast Survey; discusses condition of [Henry Jackson] Hunt. 4 pp. Including typescript. 1 pp.","Complains of extremely hot weather; explains that he has no foreign correspondents from which he could acquire psotage stamps [in reference to WFL's stamp collection]. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerns republication of articles on the war which appeared in the North American Review. 1 p. ALS.","Tells of his office being in his home and that his hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; invites him to use his home if he [GBJ] attends the medical convention in Washington, [D.C.]. 2 pp. ALS.","Requests that she show to Eliza [(Johnston) Hughes] the letters she has of Judge (Thomas T.) Bouldin announcing Charles' [Clement Johnston] death, and his [JEJ] fathers' [Peter Johnston] death. 2 pp. ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.","Was impressed by his conduct at Yorktown and 7 Pines; applied for his appointment to a vacancy in 1864; the recommendation may have been held up in the office of Gen. [Braxton] Bragg. 2 pp. ALS. Including p.s., from J. E. Johnston, to Gen. D. H. Hill, explaining that his questions pertained to what sort of paper he should write -- not because of \"the fear of entangling myself.\" 1 p.","Acknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.","Can't hope to see Johnston until the weather warms; discusses financial difficulties related to civil and political rights. 2 pp. ALS.","Reminisces about family ties with his [SSL] grandparents [Anna Marie (Mason) Lee and Sydney Smith Lee]; is very proud of him and always happy to hear from him. 1 p. ALS.","Wishes Gantt would move to Washington and leave his \"unfashionable\" location; discusses reasons for [Benjamin Stoddard] Ewell being refused a professorship at William and Mary after using at least $15,000 of his own money to save it; his tour of inspection will be delayed until Congress appropriates the money. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Comments on fashions in St. Louis; opinions of slavery; and a defense of [Richard S.] Ewell against attacks by [P.G.T.] Beauregard. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Details Confederate blunders in the areas of buying up cotton to sell for arms, and not moving against McClellan in force in 1862, or putting Lee in command on May 31, [1862?]; also Bragg not capturing Union troops in West Tennessee; troops in Arkansas not being transferred to Mississippi, and Hood being put opposite Sherman instead of Hardee or Stewart. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Gives account of his recent trip through the Rocky Mountains and on to the Pacific Ocean, and of all the land's beauty. 3 pp. ALS.","Had no idea of the disaster to the Democratic party; describes a situation in Williamsburg as being the consequence of a large number of Negroes brought there by the military occupation; Gettysburg will not be as bad as the effect of Negro supremacy; Henry A. Wise turned Democrat to run for Governor; doesn't understand why Gantt's St. Louis house won't sell; as a child, heard much discussion of the authorship of the \"Junius\" letters, and feels Lord Lyttelton is a good possibility; death of a niece. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript. 2 pp.","Sends news of death of General [Henry] Hunt -- an old friend. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Is concerned about her father's [John W. Johnston] relapses, but cannot come to visit yet due to preparing his office for its next occupant; tells of preparation of the court of the great \"pension building\" for the inauguration ballroom. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses use of contributed funds to buy a house for Mrs. [Henry] Hunt and her other funds; and strategies for Congressional aid for her. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Requests Johnston's presence at an Inter-State Drill to be held in Nashville. 1 p. TLS.","Concerning Johnston's election to the honorary vice presidency of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1 p. LS.","Conveys suggestion of a dinner for the Comte de Paris; suggests dinner be in private, including only Mr. [Robert M.] McLane and a nephew to entertain the Comte's son. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks for his expression of approval toward the plans of Grand Reunion of the \"Blue and Gray\" to be held at Chicago, [Ill.], during the Exposition in 1893; gives ideas about a parade, and a pavillion being erected to exhibit relics of the [Civil] War from both sides. 2 pp. ALS.","Is sorry to hear he has been ill, and hopes that he is recovering \"for there are few men whom the old Confederates need as much as...yourself.\" 1 p. LS.","Expressions of hope for a speedy recovery. 2 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the funeral service of [McLane s brother-in-law] JEJ; expressions of sorry and sympathy. 2 pp. ALS.","3 pp. Cy of DS.","Concerning \"the prejudices of a single non-combatant\" in opposition to \"the preference of so many thousand fighting men.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. ACS.","Accepts invitation to call; invites Mrs. McLane to join Mr. and Mrs. Milman and her breakfast. 2 pp. ANS.","5 pp. TMs.","44 p. DF of D.","Incomplete. 10 pp. Ms.","40 pp. Ams.","1 p. Ph.","Printed by D. Appleton \u0026 Co. 1 item.","Reports on the great improvements in the school; is pleased her aunt has a good gardener and describes their gardens at school; did not practice her music enough at home so Mr. Bozzaotra criticizes her time; lists the gloves, corsets, shoes, and handkerchiefs she needs, and asks for Corinne in French. 2 pp. TCy.","Comments on various aunts and uncles, including \"Uncle Joe\" [Joseph E. Johnston]; unhappy that she will not see Preston for 2 years; mentions that the school has 25 or 26 students - mainly ones who were at \"Liberty.\" 1 p. TCy.","Comments on the lack of letters from Preston and on activities of Uncle Peter [Johnston] and Aunt Jane. Enclosed is a lengthy postscript from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston teasing him on his new position and describing the fate of the school at Liberty and his at Botetourt Springs; mentions pleasant neighborhoods. 2 pp TCy.","Chastises him for not writing. 1 p. TCy.","Imagines that Preston's letters to her have gone to the Springs, where she plans to go to attend at least one more session of Uncle E[dward William Johnston]'s school; would be there now except neither Uncle Ben nor Uncle John can take her; inquires about Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]. 1 p. TCy.","Wanted to join Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs but it meant Aunt Sally would be alone too long; lengthy news of various aunts and uncles and the possibility that some of them may move to Texas. 2 pp. TCy.","Asks his preference on being called \"brother\" or \"Preston,\" for Aunt Sally says \"Pres\" is disrespectful; lengthy news of various uncles and aunts and her fear that she will miss seeing Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs; describes Cherie's [Mrs. Edward W. Johnston] drinking problem. 2 pp. TCy.","Asks for more frequent letters; only time for writing letters is one hour at night; has no news of relatives. 2 pp. TCy. Including TCy of N from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston, [Botetourt Springs, Va.], to [John] Pres[ton Johnston, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.], Feb[ruar]y 22, 1840, sending news of Jo[seph E. Johnston] who is at Cape Florida but will probably go to Washington late in the month, and from there be sent to the Northern frontier. 2 pp. TCy;","Sends Eliza M. Johnston's school report for February 1840. 1 p. TCy.","Sends news of various relatives including report that Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] is expected to return to Washington this monh. 2 pp. TCy.","Mentions Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]'s plan to return to Florida, and the poor condition of Uncle Edward [W. Johnston's] school, including the deaths of 3 former students. 1 p. TCy.","Describes a recent picnic given by Mrs. General Watts with mint julip lacking in water; mentions various aunts and uncles; and inquires about a missing portrait of Uncle Benjamin. 2 pp. TCy.","Sends her report for June with an explanation of a few bad marks; describes Mr. Goodsicki of Richmond, the new dancing master; inquires about Uncle John [B. Floyd]. 2 pp. TCy.","Writes before leaving for Richmond where she looks forward to spending the winter; inquires about \"Cousin Eliza\" Carrington and \"the General\"; knows Uncle Edward [W. Johnston] is hurt that she is going to Mr. Perieo's school instead of returning to his. 2 pp. TCy.","Informs of her recent confirmation by Bishop [William] Meade; reports Aunt Jane's move to Tuscaloosa and Cousin Maria's death. 1 p. TCy.","Writes of many friends and relatives who are ill or dead. 1 p. TCy.","Must work hard the rest of the session for she found herself behind upon her return; needs corsets, handkerchiefs and a white dress. 1 p. TCy.","Regrets her Aunt's uneasiness but feels it is groundless and that \"Uncle\" will return home soon; has little time because of the concert and review lessons; needs shoes for she has \"nearly danced out\" those she has. 1 p. TCy.","88 pp. MsV.","42 pp. MsV.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 46 pp. Typescript.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 59 pp. Typescript.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 54 pp. Typescript.","19 pp. PM.","Most entries are headed Meridian, [Miss.], or Dalton, [Ga.]. 183 pp. MsV. Including: a memo, Jan[uar]y 30, 1862 of Thomas Jordan, A[ssistant] Adj[utant] Gen[era]l Head Quarters, 18th Comp[an]y, [?], on $694.50 spent in keeping open communications with Washington, D.C. 2 pp.; newspaper clipping, n.d., about a seech of [CSA] Senator Semmes attacking Johnston. 1 p.","52 pp. MsV. including Cys of Ls relating to the Kansas expedition. November 1, 1858 - June 22, 1859. 15 pp. Also including miscellaneous financial notes. 7 pp. MsV. 1. Not filmed.","MsV. 2. Not filmed.","68 p. MsV. Including a Cy of LS from L[eonidas] Polk, Demapolis, [Alabama?], to Gen[era]l J. E. Johnston, n.p., May 4, 1864. 1 p. Also including \"Directions given by Gen[era]l Johnston for the evacuation of the line at Yorktown,\" n.d. 2 pp. Also including a memorandum of agreement, April 18, 1865, between General Johnston and Sherman for the surrender of the Confederate troops, with associated letters and notes by B. S. Ewell. 10 pp. [Portions of this volume were copied for the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.] MsV 3.","237 pp. MsV. Including index to the first 52 pp. Also including a Telegram Book for 1 February 1862-3 March 1862. 9 pp. MsV. 4. Filmed.","21 pp. MsV. Including NCls, 1863-1864, collected by B.S. Ewell about J.E. Johnston. 44 pp. Also including loose NCls, mainly 1891, on Johnston's death and funeral. 12 pp. The General Orders were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 5. Filmed.","270 pp. MsV. This volume was copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 6. Filmed.","6 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Including his dispatches during the siege of Jackson, Mississippi. 64 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Most dispatches are from Morton on Meridian, Mississippi. Parts of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" 72 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Most letters are from Meridian, Mississippi, or Dalton, Georgia, and some are lengthy reports of Johnston's command. 103 pp. MsV. Filmed.","131 pp. MsV. Including a report of Benjamin S. Ewell's visit to Richmond, 8-20 APril 1864. 16 pp. Also including B.S. Ewell's comparison of the campaigns in Virginia and Georgia in the spring and summer of 1864. 10 pp. Also including tabulations of strengths and losses, 7 December 1863-9 July 1864. 3 pp. Also including a narrative by B.S. Ewell, 5 August 1864, on Johnston's removal from command. 2 pp. Copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","54 pp. MsV. Including Cys of Ls, 29 April 1862-28 June 1863, from J.E. Johnston, to Lydian McLane Johnston. 10 pp. Also including telegrams, 4 May 1864-20 May 1864. 4 pp. Also including a report, 15 February 1865, of General Hood while commanding the Army of Tennessee, 18 July 1864-23 January 1865. 17 pp. Also including statistics on the Manassas Army, 31 December 1861. 1 pp. Also including Df. of Ls by Benjamin S. Ewell, n.d. 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the Army of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","121 pp. MsV. Filmed.","6 pp. MsV. Including Joseph E. Johnston's notes on General W.T. Sherman's Memoirs. 3 pp. Also including note of General T.G. Rhett's address. 1 p. Filmed.","48 pp. MsV. Including Returns of Troops, 17 March 1865-24 April 1865. 5 pp. Also including a memo on wounded Confederate and Federal troops. 1 p. Also including NCls regarding Johnston, 1864, 37 pp., and loose clippings, 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","188 pp. MsV. Filmed.","204 pp. MsV. Filmed.","204 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Principle accounts are with Major A.D. Banks and D. Appleton \u0026 Co. MsV. 125 pp. Not filmed.","150 pp. MsV. Including copies of correspondence regarding his insurance business in Richmond, Va., 20 February 1875-5 June 1878. 113 pp. Also including correspondence with the Home Insurance COmpany, headed Washington, D.C., 19 January 1883-19 February 1883. 4 pp. Not filmed.","Gives accounts for travel in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as population counts of cities in those states; also account of Joseph E. Johnston with Pan Electric Association. 11 pp. MsV. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:","Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals:"],"accruals_tesim":["Accession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJoseph Eggleston Johnston was a general in the Confederate Army, CSA. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Joseph_Eggleston_Johnston\" title=\"Joseph Eggleston Johnston\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a general in the Confederate Army, CSA. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  ."],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAny materials produced during the Civil War (Box 1, Folder 4) can only be viewed on microfilm.  Also, boxes 4-6 can only be viewed on microfilm. When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:"],"phystech_tesim":["Any materials produced during the Civil War (Box 1, Folder 4) can only be viewed on microfilm.  Also, boxes 4-6 can only be viewed on microfilm. When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJoseph E. Johnston Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Joseph E. Johnston Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026amp; Mary Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Joseph E. Johnston Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","General Joseph E. Johnston Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026 Mary Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Cynthia B. Brown in 1981. Box and folder list compiled by Meredith Ramey, SCRC staff, in March 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Cynthia B. Brown in 1981. Box and folder list compiled by Meredith Ramey, SCRC staff, in March 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRelated collections are Robert Morton Hughes Papers, Robert William Hughes Papers and John B. Floyd Papers, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Related collections are Robert Morton Hughes Papers, Robert William Hughes Papers and John B. Floyd Papers, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A. General during the American Civil War, including correspondence which reflect his long military career and interest in his nephews, John Warfield Johnston and John Preston Johnston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The papers include a diary, 1857, of Johnston's survey of the southern boundary of Kansas and eighteen volumes of Civil War dispatches and telegrams.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The collection also includes a diary, 1 May-31 July 1864, of Thomas B. Mackall; letters received by Louis McLane (including letters from Andrew Jackson and Lafayette) and typescripts of letters by Eliza Johnston Hughes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Subjects concern Braxton Bragg, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, William Joseph Hardee, George Ben Johnston, and the American Civil War (including the Atlanta Campaign of 1864). Correspondents include P. G. T. Beauregard, Jubal Early, Thomas Tasker Gantt, Josiah Gorgas, Wade Hampton, D.H. Hill, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet and W.T. Sherman (General Order #18 of Johnston surrendering and giving terms to Sherman); as well as members of Johnston's family, Beverly R. Johnston, John Preston Johnston and John Warfield Johnston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e A list of books in the Rare Book Collection which were owned by Joseph E. Johnston is in Box 1. Accession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The Civil War dispatch and telegram books are available on microfilm for use in Swem Library or the microfilm may be requested via inter-library loan. The Joseph E. Johnston Papers, 1825-1891, in Swem Library's microforms area is on 6 reels, call number E467.1 .J74 A2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his mother's recent death. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses a recent change [marriage to Ann Bernard] in his father's life which will make it less solitary; must decide by June whether to remain in the Army and choose the Infantry or the Artillery. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the death of McLane's father, the office made vacant by his death, and the introduction of Mr. F. B. Ogden by this letter. 2 pp. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the forces gathering for the coming Revolution [of 1830]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a strong interest and desire for prosperity for the United States. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns procedure for the presentation of copies of publications of the Commissioners of Public Records to the United States. 3 pp. ADF and L.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs not in love, though from time to time feels tenderness towards and interest in the appearance and conversation of a particular woman. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs anxious to see \"those who remain\" [after the deaths of his father and brother]; saw John Preston \"at the university\"; comments on the matrimonial propensity of young people; is susceptible to the charms of so many women that they neutralize each other. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses plans for Louisa's son John [W. Johnston], and the need for John to travel on his own; mentions various relatives he has seen and Jane's plans; missed seeing \"Mama in Richmond.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHad a miserable march through the country and is in quite a bad humor; describes foiled plans to go to Richmond; the weather has been as cold as a Virginia winter; gossip of Harrison [?] traveling to Augusta, [Ga.], to see a lady. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs going back to Old Point Comfort, [Va.]; describes the \"delicious moonlight nights\" and the \"very pretty Indian girls.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of money matters; hopes to make a trip to Florida in the winter; talk of a horserace in which he lost $750.00; needs a horse for fox-hunting; cannot visit due to his [BRJ] \"bachelor\" state. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs on his way to assist Gen[era]l Scott in the war against the Seminoles; describes his journey south; waiting for a steamboat to take them down the St. John's River, [Fla.]; describes the Army and gives the number of Indians to be estimated at about 3500, although he thinks that figure is exaggerated; soldiers complaining of having to boil and eat pork; heard from John that all of their Negroes had been sold and that all of the \"affairs\" were still unsettled; is saddened that Sam [a slave] was sold. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his reasons for resigning; is now employed in the Top[ograophi]c Bureau; news of Edward and Webb separating, and Edward composing literary works - probably on the life of Patrick Henry; has heard of his [BRJ] \"matrimonial intentions\" and warns him not to be rash; wishes for him to meet some of the lovely ladies in Washington. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppoints Mr. [John Preson] Johnston to the Military Academy, but cannot appoint Stephen J. Crockett, as regulations allow only one cadet per congressional district. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical letter giving advice about writing letters, suffering through hard times and looking upon him [JEJ] as a brother, not a uncle. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTells of upcoming trips to Elizabeth Town, N.J., to meet General Scott at Head Quarters, then on to Trenton, and then to Washington, [D.C.]. he will not, however, be able to stop to visit him [JPJ] due to troop movements; gives travel instructions and descriptions of a new black trunk for him. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI sorry, but cannot send any money because he doesn't have any; gives more detailed travel instructions for Pres to follow on his trip from Washington, through Baltimore, and on to Philadelphia and Trenton, including the use of a steamboat. 2 pp, ALS,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives instructions as to where and how he will receive some money from a friend of his [JEJ] in Washington. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad he is enjoying school so much, and encourages him \"to make a good use of the faculties nature has given...\"; hopes to visit in the latter part of October; discusses a survey of an area east of the St. Regis which will keep him busy outside until the weather turns cool; the President and the Sec. of War have visited, and \"peace and tranquility are restored\"; tell Lizzie to write. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript, 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs happy he has become so \"naturalized\" to school, but cautions him not to rely too heavily on his present knowledge of mathematics; he [JPJ] should feel lucky that his Uncle Bev wrote to him, as he never writes to anyone; will stop by and see him in 10 days, but only for a few hours, as neither have much time; has received accounts of Harvey Michele's \"Texas Scheme\" from cousin John; other family news. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas disappointed to find that Lizzie was still at Burke's Garden, and not in school -- hopes that will be taken care of soon; news of visit to Edward's farm and his horse \"Tigertail\"; comments on disposition and application of JPJ. 2 pp, ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePermission for J[ohn] P[reston] Johnstone [sic] to move from one barracks room to another. Signed also by R. Delarfield, Supt. of M.A., and by J. Hayfoot. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs on his way back to Washington from Florida; has had gratifying accounts of Pres in school, and urges him [BRJ] to write him; speaks lovingly of Pres and gives Mrs. Carrington much of the credit for his [JPJ] upbringing; discussion of Eliza and her education, or lack thereof; wants family new. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSaw Professor Capt. Blis who gave a satisfying account of his progress at school; has just returned from southern Florida where he spent the winter; comments on the state of military affairs in that territory and a bill before Congress to raise additional forces to fight in the Seminole War; gives advice and to read the greats authors and Latin \"in the original\" if there is spare time. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives an explanation of why he could not visit him, and expresses gratification and pride in all of his accomplishments; is located in the country between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, surveying the land for possible fortification; comments on the abundance of trout and whitefish, and how much Uncle Edward would enjoy fishing there. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill not be going to Florida for the winter; Edward is considering selling his land and settling in Abingdon, Lynchburg, or Columbia; they had a \"preserving\" snow storm on the 18th, which signaled the beginning of winter; there is a truce in Florida now, and a group of Seminole chiefs, including Sam Jones, wild Cat, and Tiger Tail are traveling to Washington to make the final arrangements; hopes that Lizzie will be sent to Washington instead of Richmond, and comments that he would like her to know that he has not proposed to anyone, just like the song \"I Don't Propose.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ms. Including Xcy of Ms. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust returned from an extended visit to the Sabine, and is concerned because he has not heard from him in a while. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill be spending the summer in Mackinac, instructions to get any clothing needed from Sam[uel] Frost, a merchant tailor in New York, [N.Y.], and to have them charged to his [JEJ] bill. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA school friend of JPJ's, Thompson Mason, will be coming soon, and JEJ wishes him to be welcomed and treated well, and also his mother; is still on his journey to Lake Michigan, and is not sure when he will be back by West Point; hopes he [JPJ] is enjoying his furlough, and wishes for him to stop and see Col. Preston, Mr. Hopkins, and Mrs. Merrick. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his upcoming itinerary; news of his [JPJ] clothes being sent by the tailor, [Samuel] Frost. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas heard about an epidemic at West Point and is anxious about his [JPJ] health; mention of a cadet Mason, near death and hopes that it is not his friend [Thompson Mason], has been in Buffalo about 15 days and may remain another month; is interested about news from Va. relatives. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsoles him [JPJ] about the lack of correspondence from his relatives; gives excuse of being ill for his lack of correspondence; tells of his great love for him and mentions also his love of a sweetheart; Cousin Tom's wedding has been postponed until the Fall; Lizzie is in Columbia and spends her free time at Cousin Margaret's home; gossip of a possible duel between Mr. [Henry A.] Wise and Mr. [Edward] Stanley [sic] Stanly; talk of Affghan [sic] war and the end of the Florida war [Seminole War]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention of his [JPJ] court martial; praise of Gen[era]l Worth; some old family news. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains the lack of correspondence during the winter; discussion on his [JPJ] future, involving going into industry or remaining in the Army, giving pros and cons of each; had a pleasant trip to New Orleans, [La.]; comment about women being \"pleasant and attractive creatures, beyond denial,\" but only \"when one has nothing else to think of, or to excite him.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill not be able to come to graduation due to detainment \"by authority\"; gives advice on selection fo a regiment or a corp; is on his way to the Northeast Boundary after Houlton, Maine. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning JEJ's recent marriage; sword is in safe keeping; and questions JEJ on future travel plans. 4 pp ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions many mutual friends in England, and Mrs. McLane's family. 4 pp. ALS. including a TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him [JPJ] to obtain leave to come for a visit as he cannot leave; explains note to Lieut. Knowlton. 2 pp. ALS. Including ANS from J[oseph] E. Johnston, New York, [N.Y.], to [?] Knowlton, [West Point, N.Y.?], 15 November [18]45, asking a favor of lending JPJ some money so he may be able to visit him [JEJ]. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions friends, [?] May and Pike Graham, with army in Mexico and speaks of companies raised in Washington Co., Va., and vicinity. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders Lieut. J[ohn] P[reston] Johnston to detatched service and Lieut. R[ichard] H. L. Johnston to duty under him. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of introduction for his son John Wickham Leigh. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention of the President's [Millard Fillmore] message and the report of the General-in-Chief [of the Army?], and how it will affect the Top[ographica]l Corps; yearns for a promotion, and asks him to put in a good word for him; mentions he has 8 or 10 scars from battles with Indians; also suggests General [Winfield] Scott or General Dawson of Georgia for recommendations; asks for \"little Lissie's\" [Eliza (Johnston) Hughes] new husband's name. 2 pp. Pst. (From an original belonging to W[illia]m Armour, New York City, N.Y.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOpinion confirming Joseph E. Johnston's rank as Brevet Colonel. 10 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations on Johnston's appointment as Quartermaster General of the Army. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the Secession Convention held in Richmond. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item. See Oversize File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotifies Gorgas of a telegraphed dispatch regarding captured muskets. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Col. [Nathan George] Evans engaged. most of the day yesterday in battle with the enemy, utilizing twelve regts. and five batteries, near the Potomac River; heavy casualties and 200 prisoners taken, as well as six field pieces. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS. See Oversize File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of killed, wounded, and missing in the battle of Ball's Bluff, [Va.], fought 21 Oct. 1861. 11 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS. See Oversize File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne letter written by General Joseph Eggleston Johnston of the Confederate Army to fellow General P. G. T. Beauregard, replying to the latter's proposed troop movement. The letter is dated January 14, 1862, and is sent from the Northern Virginia headquarters of the Confederate Army. A transcript of the letter and biographical information on General Johnston in also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ALS. Urges keeping the York River open to gunboats [two days prior to the Battle of Williamsburg]; Hill not to command his rear guard and to continue the fire after midnight; adds postscript \"I would like to have the vessels sunk.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgrees to send Capt. Mason and Lt. Col. Harvey to him as soon as possible; is pleased that he is \"again able to take the field.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of Dick's letter to Col. W. Hoffman, Comissary General of Prisoners, Washington, [D.C.], 5 March 1863, regarding sending of 150 citizen prisoners for exchange. [with extensive endorsements]. 4 pp. Cy of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists 14 men and 11 women. 1 p. Cy of DC. Including Cy of D from F. A. Dick, Lt. Col. Prov[ost] Mar[shall] Gen[eral], 12 May 1863, listing 14 family members to be passed through the lines with their husbands and fathers. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends message urging JEJ to report about the fall of Vicksburg at the Court of Enquiry at Montgomery, [Ala.]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of the transfer of Major Barton from Gen[era]l Pol's command to his, and the misuse of Army funds; strategic discussion of upcoming battle in March, the deterioration of their horses, and [U.S.] Grant taking advantage of Longstreet's poor artillery and driving him back into Va.; reminds him to secure all his papers at home as \"they will be very important to me after the war\"; description of transfer of family silver through Nicati [sic] [Nicketti Floyd Johnston?]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets losing him because of government orders; had high expectations for his help and from his expedition. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Report of Gen[era]l Hood.\" 1 p. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGen[era]l Cobb is to address the people tonight; gives opinion of how to regroup and states that \"you [JEJ] alone can bring back the old soldiers to their colors or engage other to join\"; describes feeling of bitterness for Mr. [Jefferson] Davis, and that his supporters say \"he had proved himself utterly incapable of conducting the war\"; talk of Lee's popularity waning also if he \"doesn't at once, show independence and pursue a course at least masked by being widely different from Mr. D[avis'], as well as people thinking that he [Lee] did not prevent him [JEJ] from being removed, not to mention not restoring him [JEJ] back.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning statistics of men and supplies; and prefers to have a commader other than Gen. Bragg for he \"has made me a scapegoat.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS. See Oversize File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTable of the Return of the Effective Strength of the Army of Tennessee, listing numbers in Lee's Corps, Total Infantry, and Kanapanx's Battery. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses President Lincoln's assassination in relation to the South's strength in the Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs writing a narrative of the war, but has lost many of his papers, asks Cummings' opinions, especially on the subjects of campaigns in Tennessee in 1863 and Georgia in 1864. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the campaign in Georgia in 1864. Cy of LS. 23 pp. Including a Cy of Ms. written by J. C. Thompson, ca. 1861, and later published during the [Civil] War, entitled \"Gen. Johnston and Gen. Hood.\" 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions to send a trunk from Edward's adopted daughter to Peter at the first opportunity; contents are papers, possibly articles written for the newspaper he [Peter] published. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the \"inaccuracy of your recollection of my course\" and an account of his recollections of the event [mentioned in an earlier letter]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSympathy note about the death of his son, Willie. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for a letter of recommendation and introduction so he may join the Corps of Cavalry in Egypt; advises him to remain quiet about any disharmony between Mr. Davis and himself because of upsetting the \"thousands who are friendly to both\"; urges him to prepare for publication his reports to \"justify...motives and...actions\" by him [JEJ]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the condition of the 33rd Regiment, Va. Volunteers, immediately after the close of the first battle of Manassas, 21 July 1861. 6 pp ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns an article on \"the flag question\" by Beauregard to be submitted to the April 1872 Baltimore Southern Magazine; also the state of the government in Louisiana -- \"quasi-revolution.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns over brother Peter; question about the Confederate States' archives; had a pleasant visit from Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and their young son. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends the final draft of his statement; report only alludes to \"saving Lee's Army\"; struck out of his attacks on [Jefferson] Davis who \"poor Floyd\" called \"Mr. Jefferson Davidson.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esends check to furnish brother Peter's new room, sends holiday greetings. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a $500 contribution to the church; the winter weather; \"another tour to raise means for completing our Church here\"; and love to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and regards to friends in Atlanta. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns flag of the \"Johnston Light Infantry\" to be presented by Mrs. Johnston. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHer letter was his first news of her grandmother, his sister's [Louisa Smith Bowen] illness; expressions of family love; has had acute rheumatism since January. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTalk of funding the repairs needed for the family burial grounds; \"Lily\" will be traveling to the Springs soon for her annual stay, as prescribed by her physician. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWife \"Lily\" suffering from Neauralgia; grief over death of brother [Beverly]; also settlement of Beverly's estate; financial matters concerned with brother Peter. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions to buy Beverly's silver tableware at the auction of his personal effects on the 10th if no other close relative wants it; anxious over brother Peter being alone - would like to hire someone to stay with him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of sale of family proprety, the storing of books, and the distributing of clothes to the poor; in agreement about brother Peter living in a hotel and will send money accordingly. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSince the Army of fifteen years past has changed considerably, he doesn't really recommend that Ben [Goerge Ben Johnston] become commissioned; feels that the Army has lowered its standards, and that there is some prejuice agaisnt Southerners; suggests law studies instead. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning events at first [Battle of] Manassas during Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for dues paid for June. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta and the recollection of events. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates recollections of JEJ's Cavalry leaving nothing behind to fall into enemy hands during his movement from Dalton to Atlanta. 3 pp. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the loss of arms of Polk's Corps after it united with the Army of Tennessee in 1864. 2 pp. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses losses of men under his command in the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Pettus' participation in the Dalton and Atlanta campaigns in Stephenson's Division of Hood's Corp. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReminisces about his command in the CSA, and his memories of the Army of Tenessee. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the loss of arms in the Georgia campaign, recollections of events and compliments about the campaign. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the loss of muskets, positions, panics...in the retreat from Dalton to Atlanta in 1864 and his recollection of events. 8 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Hood's article published in the New Orleans papers and the statement of the loss of small arms; greatest loss was in 27 June 1864 when Gen. McPherson's army made an assault on the position at Kenesaw Mountain. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the statement by Col. Oladowski [?] as to the \"Georgia campaign\" in 1864 and Lowrey's recollections. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning controversy between Gen. Hood and Johnston and Govan's recollections of events of Johnston's campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning loss of arms in Georgia in [18]64 campaign and the reporting of surrounding events. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses communication with General A. H. Colquitt. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a history for Johnston's use \"without any restrictions.\" 1 p. ALS. Including an AMsS by Ja[me]s M. Kennard, n.d., n.p. relating to a supposed message from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress on Joseph E. Johnston's reinstatement. 25 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Fields to re-enclose grave yard; lodging and financial arrangements for brother Peter. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses his reply to Gen. George W. Mindil's pamphlet \"The Battle of Fair Oaks,\" as copied for the Court of Paris. 1 p. Cy of LS. Including Cy of Ms by Joseph E. Johnston. 20 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Col. Marshall's address as not being an attack against JEJ, but rather a criticism of some statements of JEJ's in regard to the army around Richmond [during the war]. Comments on Marshall's address and includes points of controversy with his recollections with statistical information; corrects JEJ on points regarding himself and statements made about him and his command in JEJ's book; apologizes for mentioning these matters and does not do so to complain; mentions the courtesy and kindness which JEJ always treated him. \"You know that when any one undertakes to write a historical account of events, there is a right in the part of those who disagree with the writer, to criticize and analyze his statements.\" 6 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the Georgia Brigade Lawton took to Virginia in June 1862 and the details surrounding the situation. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas enclosed an extract from a letter of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston \"in the hope that it may be of some service to you and history.\" 1 p. ALS. Inclusing a Cy of LS from Jos[eph] E. Johnston, Savannah, [Ga.], to Colonel [John P. Nicholson], n.p., 14 April 1875, defending what he had written about a battle fought at Fair Oaks. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplanation of a delay in payment of a $1000 note. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetailed comments on the Count of Paris' letters concerning the Battle of Seven Pines, defending what himself, Longstreet, [D. H.] Hill, and Smith had reported; also extensive defense of himself and descriptions of his and others' actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks; asks if he received an autograph note of Gen[era]l [Robert E.] Lee. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to attend and act as Chief Marshall at the unveiling of the Foley Statue of [\"Stonewall\"] Jackson on the 26th of October. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the recent publication by the press of \"our late correspondence\"; the desire for you to accept the position of Marshall in chief on the 16th, and Mr. Valentine is interested in executing a bust of you. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEconomic discussion of the Hawaiian Treaty which will remove the rice tariff, and how it will affect the rice farmers in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana; concern over land losing its value and people being forced out of work; alludes to North/South disputes over the problem, stating that the planter will be \"unable to stand up under the burden imposed upon him for the benefit of Northern manufacturers\"; asks him to vote against the treaty and to relay the same messages to Col. [Robert W.] Withers. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Southern political systems, the Democratic nomination convention in St. Louis, and Northern attitudes toward the South. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for the \"handsome testimonial\" and tribute sent to him from such a \"noble chieftain.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas learned through Judge [Robert W.] Hughes that he [JWJ] will support President Hayes' administration; expresses wish for him to withold support until he knows more fully the President's \"Southern policy\"; discussion of JWJ's son applying to West Point or just joining the Army. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCancellation of plans due to wife's illness; discussion of his friend Haine [?], who was dissapointed because the P.O. Dept. appointment was not filled; he is now trying for the office of Marshall, which will be vacant on the expiration of the term of the incumbent, according to [Judge Robert W.] Hughes; hopes he [JWJ] will lend his support to Haine [?]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpression of friendship; gives correction of Pickett's strength of 4500 instead of 5500 as previously reported. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBen has decided to settle in Richmond; [Robert W.] Hughes does not think that it is a wise move since it was flooded with medical men after the war and recommends Norfolk instead; also the comment that there is a strong Catholic influence [in Norfolk] which would also help Ben professionally. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas sent application for Joe's [Johnston] benefit; feels that [Robert W.] Hughes has excellent sense and judgement [referring to his opinions of where Ben should set up a medical practice]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore discussions of Ben setting up medical practice in Richmond. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that he be sent the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill so that he may read it, as it is so unlike the Bill passed at the St. Louis Convention of 1975, he feels it will aid the South, and not the North; his friend, John C. Brown, is V[ice] Pres[iden]t of the Institution [governing the railroad?]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses economy of the South and resulting problems; anti-military sentiments of the South; and character of Tilden and Hayes. 4 pp. ALS. including typescript. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussing the Greenbacker philosophy, the Electoral Commission, and the election; his views of the insurance profession; and his impressions of Tilden. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgain requests a copy of the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill for his friend Robert Gourdin; would have asked Bev[erly] Tucker to send it, but he is in New Orleans, [La.], directing a convention; discussion of the reduction of the tobacco tax on Southern farmers. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives glowing recommendation of Col. [Robert E.] Withers for a Democratic middle class office in the Senate; is glad to hear of his improved health; Gov. Randolph sent a copy of the new Army Bill; asks that he [JWJ] and Col. Withers read his comments on it. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites on behalf of their kinsman James Southall who would like to be appointed to the new Geology professorship at the \"Va. University.\" 1p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill be happy to give Mr. McCloskey a recommendation on his application for an office; is pleased he sent out a circular; Lily still suffering from rheumatism. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on a note on the F. J. Porter case and [Theodore Fitz] Randolph's speech; Lee and Jackson's operations against Pope [at 2nd Bull Run]; and the next Presidential election. 4 pp. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on apparent Southern antipathy to politics; the approaching election, and the Democratic Party; will not be a candidate. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs recovering from a bad sprain; believes a Democrat will win the Presidency, but a thorough civil service reform is not likely. 2 pp. ALS. including typerscript. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompares public morals and their effects on elections with those of 30 years ago, and discusses Hayes' use of the veto; and the ideal beauty of Pattsfield. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of quarrels amongst members of the Westmoreland Club and Capt. John S. Wise, and the rule of secrecy and voting; will be attending his [GBK] wedding. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas written to Dr. Curry who is a member of the Board of Visitors [of the Medical College of Virginia?] about a professorship; also mention of Ben's bride. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSend picture of his mother, who was a good friend of her [Mrs. Johnston] mother [Catherine May (Milligan) McLane] 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to attend the reuinion of the First Kentucky Brigade of Infantry \"in the late war.\" 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCriticism of Lincoln and Garfield; his views of the effect of a Southern victory, and comparisons of resources of North and South in 1861. 1 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePraises Frank Blair [Frances Preston Blair, Jr.]; finds the only well-founded sectional prejudice is that of favoring Virginia hams; slavery caused no inferiority of the people; continues a discussion of how the South could have won -- including more arms, a different Confederate President, and a strong move against Grant in late 1862; expresses opinion that Hardee or Stewart would have prevented Sherman's \"March to the Sea.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the approaching dedication of the Washington monument and Rice's desire to have Johnston write a letter \"which would embody your estimate of Washington in his military capacity\" and would be bound in a sheaf for the celebration. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives background of a certain picture of General [Robert E.] Lee [and JEJ taken in Savannah after the Civil War], and the photographer's name, D.J. Ryan; sees her father often and describes his [John W. Johnston] new interest in military equipment and habits of ancient and medieval people; her cousin Sue Talliaferro has been staying with them. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends desired picture and apologies for it being faded [referring to a picture of Johnston and Lee taken together in Savannah,Ga. after the war]; is going to New York, [N.Y.], to the funeral \"of a valued old friend.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of official report submitted by Major General James Longstreet, 10 June 1862, on the Battle of Seven Pines.1 pp. Cy of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews of events since JEJ's departure from St. Louis. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas sent photograph of his \"lovely darling\" [wife, Lydia (McLane) Johnston], and grieves over her death. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his proposed trip to St. Louis, and points west to inspect \"roads\"; hopes [Don Carlos] Buell will be named superintendant of the Coast Survey; discusses condition of [Henry Jackson] Hunt. 4 pp. Including typescript. 1 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains of extremely hot weather; explains that he has no foreign correspondents from which he could acquire psotage stamps [in reference to WFL's stamp collection]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns republication of articles on the war which appeared in the North American Review. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTells of his office being in his home and that his hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; invites him to use his home if he [GBJ] attends the medical convention in Washington, [D.C.]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that she show to Eliza [(Johnston) Hughes] the letters she has of Judge (Thomas T.) Bouldin announcing Charles' [Clement Johnston] death, and his [JEJ] fathers' [Peter Johnston] death. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas impressed by his conduct at Yorktown and 7 Pines; applied for his appointment to a vacancy in 1864; the recommendation may have been held up in the office of Gen. [Braxton] Bragg. 2 pp. ALS. Including p.s., from J. E. Johnston, to Gen. D. H. Hill, explaining that his questions pertained to what sort of paper he should write -- not because of \"the fear of entangling myself.\" 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCan't hope to see Johnston until the weather warms; discusses financial difficulties related to civil and political rights. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReminisces about family ties with his [SSL] grandparents [Anna Marie (Mason) Lee and Sydney Smith Lee]; is very proud of him and always happy to hear from him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Gantt would move to Washington and leave his \"unfashionable\" location; discusses reasons for [Benjamin Stoddard] Ewell being refused a professorship at William and Mary after using at least $15,000 of his own money to save it; his tour of inspection will be delayed until Congress appropriates the money. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on fashions in St. Louis; opinions of slavery; and a defense of [Richard S.] Ewell against attacks by [P.G.T.] Beauregard. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetails Confederate blunders in the areas of buying up cotton to sell for arms, and not moving against McClellan in force in 1862, or putting Lee in command on May 31, [1862?]; also Bragg not capturing Union troops in West Tennessee; troops in Arkansas not being transferred to Mississippi, and Hood being put opposite Sherman instead of Hardee or Stewart. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives account of his recent trip through the Rocky Mountains and on to the Pacific Ocean, and of all the land's beauty. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHad no idea of the disaster to the Democratic party; describes a situation in Williamsburg as being the consequence of a large number of Negroes brought there by the military occupation; Gettysburg will not be as bad as the effect of Negro supremacy; Henry A. Wise turned Democrat to run for Governor; doesn't understand why Gantt's St. Louis house won't sell; as a child, heard much discussion of the authorship of the \"Junius\" letters, and feels Lord Lyttelton is a good possibility; death of a niece. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends news of death of General [Henry] Hunt -- an old friend. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs concerned about her father's [John W. Johnston] relapses, but cannot come to visit yet due to preparing his office for its next occupant; tells of preparation of the court of the great \"pension building\" for the inauguration ballroom. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses use of contributed funds to buy a house for Mrs. [Henry] Hunt and her other funds; and strategies for Congressional aid for her. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests Johnston's presence at an Inter-State Drill to be held in Nashville. 1 p. TLS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Johnston's election to the honorary vice presidency of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConveys suggestion of a dinner for the Comte de Paris; suggests dinner be in private, including only Mr. [Robert M.] McLane and a nephew to entertain the Comte's son. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for his expression of approval toward the plans of Grand Reunion of the \"Blue and Gray\" to be held at Chicago, [Ill.], during the Exposition in 1893; gives ideas about a parade, and a pavillion being erected to exhibit relics of the [Civil] War from both sides. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs sorry to hear he has been ill, and hopes that he is recovering \"for there are few men whom the old Confederates need as much as...yourself.\" 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpressions of hope for a speedy recovery. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he will not be able to attend the funeral service of [McLane s brother-in-law] JEJ; expressions of sorry and sympathy. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pp. Cy of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the prejudices of a single non-combatant\" in opposition to \"the preference of so many thousand fighting men.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ACS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts invitation to call; invites Mrs. McLane to join Mr. and Mrs. Milman and her breakfast. 2 pp. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pp. TMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 p. DF of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete. 10 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e40 pp. Ams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted by D. Appleton \u0026amp; Co. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on the great improvements in the school; is pleased her aunt has a good gardener and describes their gardens at school; did not practice her music enough at home so Mr. Bozzaotra criticizes her time; lists the gloves, corsets, shoes, and handkerchiefs she needs, and asks for Corinne in French. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on various aunts and uncles, including \"Uncle Joe\" [Joseph E. Johnston]; unhappy that she will not see Preston for 2 years; mentions that the school has 25 or 26 students - mainly ones who were at \"Liberty.\" 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on the lack of letters from Preston and on activities of Uncle Peter [Johnston] and Aunt Jane. Enclosed is a lengthy postscript from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston teasing him on his new position and describing the fate of the school at Liberty and his at Botetourt Springs; mentions pleasant neighborhoods. 2 pp TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChastises him for not writing. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eImagines that Preston's letters to her have gone to the Springs, where she plans to go to attend at least one more session of Uncle E[dward William Johnston]'s school; would be there now except neither Uncle Ben nor Uncle John can take her; inquires about Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWanted to join Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs but it meant Aunt Sally would be alone too long; lengthy news of various aunts and uncles and the possibility that some of them may move to Texas. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks his preference on being called \"brother\" or \"Preston,\" for Aunt Sally says \"Pres\" is disrespectful; lengthy news of various uncles and aunts and her fear that she will miss seeing Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs; describes Cherie's [Mrs. Edward W. Johnston] drinking problem. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for more frequent letters; only time for writing letters is one hour at night; has no news of relatives. 2 pp. TCy. Including TCy of N from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston, [Botetourt Springs, Va.], to [John] Pres[ton Johnston, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.], Feb[ruar]y 22, 1840, sending news of Jo[seph E. Johnston] who is at Cape Florida but will probably go to Washington late in the month, and from there be sent to the Northern frontier. 2 pp. TCy;\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Eliza M. Johnston's school report for February 1840. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends news of various relatives including report that Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] is expected to return to Washington this monh. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]'s plan to return to Florida, and the poor condition of Uncle Edward [W. Johnston's] school, including the deaths of 3 former students. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a recent picnic given by Mrs. General Watts with mint julip lacking in water; mentions various aunts and uncles; and inquires about a missing portrait of Uncle Benjamin. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends her report for June with an explanation of a few bad marks; describes Mr. Goodsicki of Richmond, the new dancing master; inquires about Uncle John [B. Floyd]. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites before leaving for Richmond where she looks forward to spending the winter; inquires about \"Cousin Eliza\" Carrington and \"the General\"; knows Uncle Edward [W. Johnston] is hurt that she is going to Mr. Perieo's school instead of returning to his. 2 pp. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms of her recent confirmation by Bishop [William] Meade; reports Aunt Jane's move to Tuscaloosa and Cousin Maria's death. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of many friends and relatives who are ill or dead. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMust work hard the rest of the session for she found herself behind upon her return; needs corsets, handkerchiefs and a white dress. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets her Aunt's uneasiness but feels it is groundless and that \"Uncle\" will return home soon; has little time because of the concert and review lessons; needs shoes for she has \"nearly danced out\" those she has. 1 p. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e88 pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e42 pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Richard M. McMurry. 46 pp. Typescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Richard M. McMurry. 59 pp. Typescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Richard M. McMurry. 54 pp. Typescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e19 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost entries are headed Meridian, [Miss.], or Dalton, [Ga.]. 183 pp. MsV. Including: a memo, Jan[uar]y 30, 1862 of Thomas Jordan, A[ssistant] Adj[utant] Gen[era]l Head Quarters, 18th Comp[an]y, [?], on $694.50 spent in keeping open communications with Washington, D.C. 2 pp.; newspaper clipping, n.d., about a seech of [CSA] Senator Semmes attacking Johnston. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e52 pp. MsV. including Cys of Ls relating to the Kansas expedition. November 1, 1858 - June 22, 1859. 15 pp. Also including miscellaneous financial notes. 7 pp. MsV. 1. Not filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMsV. 2. Not filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e68 p. MsV. Including a Cy of LS from L[eonidas] Polk, Demapolis, [Alabama?], to Gen[era]l J. E. Johnston, n.p., May 4, 1864. 1 p. Also including \"Directions given by Gen[era]l Johnston for the evacuation of the line at Yorktown,\" n.d. 2 pp. Also including a memorandum of agreement, April 18, 1865, between General Johnston and Sherman for the surrender of the Confederate troops, with associated letters and notes by B. S. Ewell. 10 pp. [Portions of this volume were copied for the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.] MsV 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e237 pp. MsV. Including index to the first 52 pp. Also including a Telegram Book for 1 February 1862-3 March 1862. 9 pp. MsV. 4. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 pp. MsV. Including NCls, 1863-1864, collected by B.S. Ewell about J.E. Johnston. 44 pp. Also including loose NCls, mainly 1891, on Johnston's death and funeral. 12 pp. The General Orders were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 5. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e270 pp. MsV. This volume was copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 6. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding his dispatches during the siege of Jackson, Mississippi. 64 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost dispatches are from Morton on Meridian, Mississippi. Parts of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" 72 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost letters are from Meridian, Mississippi, or Dalton, Georgia, and some are lengthy reports of Johnston's command. 103 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e131 pp. MsV. Including a report of Benjamin S. Ewell's visit to Richmond, 8-20 APril 1864. 16 pp. Also including B.S. Ewell's comparison of the campaigns in Virginia and Georgia in the spring and summer of 1864. 10 pp. Also including tabulations of strengths and losses, 7 December 1863-9 July 1864. 3 pp. Also including a narrative by B.S. Ewell, 5 August 1864, on Johnston's removal from command. 2 pp. Copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e54 pp. MsV. Including Cys of Ls, 29 April 1862-28 June 1863, from J.E. Johnston, to Lydian McLane Johnston. 10 pp. Also including telegrams, 4 May 1864-20 May 1864. 4 pp. Also including a report, 15 February 1865, of General Hood while commanding the Army of Tennessee, 18 July 1864-23 January 1865. 17 pp. Also including statistics on the Manassas Army, 31 December 1861. 1 pp. Also including Df. of Ls by Benjamin S. Ewell, n.d. 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the Army of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e121 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pp. MsV. Including Joseph E. Johnston's notes on General W.T. Sherman's Memoirs. 3 pp. Also including note of General T.G. Rhett's address. 1 p. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e48 pp. MsV. Including Returns of Troops, 17 March 1865-24 April 1865. 5 pp. Also including a memo on wounded Confederate and Federal troops. 1 p. Also including NCls regarding Johnston, 1864, 37 pp., and loose clippings, 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e188 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e204 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e204 pp. MsV. Filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinciple accounts are with Major A.D. Banks and D. Appleton \u0026amp; Co. MsV. 125 pp. Not filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e150 pp. MsV. Including copies of correspondence regarding his insurance business in Richmond, Va., 20 February 1875-5 June 1878. 113 pp. Also including correspondence with the Home Insurance COmpany, headed Washington, D.C., 19 January 1883-19 February 1883. 4 pp. Not filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives accounts for travel in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as population counts of cities in those states; also account of Joseph E. Johnston with Pan Electric Association. 11 pp. MsV. Not filmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA one page letter sent from General Joseph E. Johnston to Brigadier General John H. Kelly regarding the transport and exchange of unfit cavalry horses. 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Johnston, C.S.A. General during the American Civil War, including correspondence which reflect his long military career and interest in his nephews, John Warfield Johnston and John Preston Johnston."," The papers include a diary, 1857, of Johnston's survey of the southern boundary of Kansas and eighteen volumes of Civil War dispatches and telegrams."," The collection also includes a diary, 1 May-31 July 1864, of Thomas B. Mackall; letters received by Louis McLane (including letters from Andrew Jackson and Lafayette) and typescripts of letters by Eliza Johnston Hughes."," Subjects concern Braxton Bragg, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, William Joseph Hardee, George Ben Johnston, and the American Civil War (including the Atlanta Campaign of 1864). Correspondents include P. G. T. Beauregard, Jubal Early, Thomas Tasker Gantt, Josiah Gorgas, Wade Hampton, D.H. Hill, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet and W.T. Sherman (General Order #18 of Johnston surrendering and giving terms to Sherman); as well as members of Johnston's family, Beverly R. Johnston, John Preston Johnston and John Warfield Johnston."," A list of books in the Rare Book Collection which were owned by Joseph E. Johnston is in Box 1. Accession 2001.35 addition filed in Box 1."," The Civil War dispatch and telegram books are available on microfilm for use in Swem Library or the microfilm may be requested via inter-library loan. The Joseph E. Johnston Papers, 1825-1891, in Swem Library's microforms area is on 6 reels, call number E467.1 .J74 A2.","Discusses his mother's recent death. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses a recent change [marriage to Ann Bernard] in his father's life which will make it less solitary; must decide by June whether to remain in the Army and choose the Infantry or the Artillery. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning the death of McLane's father, the office made vacant by his death, and the introduction of Mr. F. B. Ogden by this letter. 2 pp. LS.","Discusses the forces gathering for the coming Revolution [of 1830]. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning a strong interest and desire for prosperity for the United States. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerns procedure for the presentation of copies of publications of the Commissioners of Public Records to the United States. 3 pp. ADF and L.","Is not in love, though from time to time feels tenderness towards and interest in the appearance and conversation of a particular woman. 4 pp. ALS.","Is anxious to see \"those who remain\" [after the deaths of his father and brother]; saw John Preston \"at the university\"; comments on the matrimonial propensity of young people; is susceptible to the charms of so many women that they neutralize each other. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses plans for Louisa's son John [W. Johnston], and the need for John to travel on his own; mentions various relatives he has seen and Jane's plans; missed seeing \"Mama in Richmond.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Had a miserable march through the country and is in quite a bad humor; describes foiled plans to go to Richmond; the weather has been as cold as a Virginia winter; gossip of Harrison [?] traveling to Augusta, [Ga.], to see a lady. 3 pp. ALS.","Is going back to Old Point Comfort, [Va.]; describes the \"delicious moonlight nights\" and the \"very pretty Indian girls.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Discussion of money matters; hopes to make a trip to Florida in the winter; talk of a horserace in which he lost $750.00; needs a horse for fox-hunting; cannot visit due to his [BRJ] \"bachelor\" state. 3 pp. ALS.","Is on his way to assist Gen[era]l Scott in the war against the Seminoles; describes his journey south; waiting for a steamboat to take them down the St. John's River, [Fla.]; describes the Army and gives the number of Indians to be estimated at about 3500, although he thinks that figure is exaggerated; soldiers complaining of having to boil and eat pork; heard from John that all of their Negroes had been sold and that all of the \"affairs\" were still unsettled; is saddened that Sam [a slave] was sold. 2 pp. ALS.","Gives his reasons for resigning; is now employed in the Top[ograophi]c Bureau; news of Edward and Webb separating, and Edward composing literary works - probably on the life of Patrick Henry; has heard of his [BRJ] \"matrimonial intentions\" and warns him not to be rash; wishes for him to meet some of the lovely ladies in Washington. 3 pp. ALS.","Appoints Mr. [John Preson] Johnston to the Military Academy, but cannot appoint Stephen J. Crockett, as regulations allow only one cadet per congressional district. 1 p. ALS.","Philosophical letter giving advice about writing letters, suffering through hard times and looking upon him [JEJ] as a brother, not a uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Tells of upcoming trips to Elizabeth Town, N.J., to meet General Scott at Head Quarters, then on to Trenton, and then to Washington, [D.C.]. he will not, however, be able to stop to visit him [JPJ] due to troop movements; gives travel instructions and descriptions of a new black trunk for him. 3 pp. ALS.","I sorry, but cannot send any money because he doesn't have any; gives more detailed travel instructions for Pres to follow on his trip from Washington, through Baltimore, and on to Philadelphia and Trenton, including the use of a steamboat. 2 pp, ALS,","Gives instructions as to where and how he will receive some money from a friend of his [JEJ] in Washington. 1 p. ALS","Is glad he is enjoying school so much, and encourages him \"to make a good use of the faculties nature has given...\"; hopes to visit in the latter part of October; discusses a survey of an area east of the St. Regis which will keep him busy outside until the weather turns cool; the President and the Sec. of War have visited, and \"peace and tranquility are restored\"; tell Lizzie to write. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript, 3 pp.","Is happy he has become so \"naturalized\" to school, but cautions him not to rely too heavily on his present knowledge of mathematics; he [JPJ] should feel lucky that his Uncle Bev wrote to him, as he never writes to anyone; will stop by and see him in 10 days, but only for a few hours, as neither have much time; has received accounts of Harvey Michele's \"Texas Scheme\" from cousin John; other family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Was disappointed to find that Lizzie was still at Burke's Garden, and not in school -- hopes that will be taken care of soon; news of visit to Edward's farm and his horse \"Tigertail\"; comments on disposition and application of JPJ. 2 pp, ALS.","Permission for J[ohn] P[reston] Johnstone [sic] to move from one barracks room to another. Signed also by R. Delarfield, Supt. of M.A., and by J. Hayfoot. 1 p. DS.","Is on his way back to Washington from Florida; has had gratifying accounts of Pres in school, and urges him [BRJ] to write him; speaks lovingly of Pres and gives Mrs. Carrington much of the credit for his [JPJ] upbringing; discussion of Eliza and her education, or lack thereof; wants family new. 3 pp. ALS.","Saw Professor Capt. Blis who gave a satisfying account of his progress at school; has just returned from southern Florida where he spent the winter; comments on the state of military affairs in that territory and a bill before Congress to raise additional forces to fight in the Seminole War; gives advice and to read the greats authors and Latin \"in the original\" if there is spare time. 3 pp. ALS.","Gives an explanation of why he could not visit him, and expresses gratification and pride in all of his accomplishments; is located in the country between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, surveying the land for possible fortification; comments on the abundance of trout and whitefish, and how much Uncle Edward would enjoy fishing there. 3 pp. ALS.","Will not be going to Florida for the winter; Edward is considering selling his land and settling in Abingdon, Lynchburg, or Columbia; they had a \"preserving\" snow storm on the 18th, which signaled the beginning of winter; there is a truce in Florida now, and a group of Seminole chiefs, including Sam Jones, wild Cat, and Tiger Tail are traveling to Washington to make the final arrangements; hopes that Lizzie will be sent to Washington instead of Richmond, and comments that he would like her to know that he has not proposed to anyone, just like the song \"I Don't Propose.\" 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Including Xcy of Ms. 1 p.","Just returned from an extended visit to the Sabine, and is concerned because he has not heard from him in a while. 1 p. ALS.","Will be spending the summer in Mackinac, instructions to get any clothing needed from Sam[uel] Frost, a merchant tailor in New York, [N.Y.], and to have them charged to his [JEJ] bill. 1 p. ALS.","A school friend of JPJ's, Thompson Mason, will be coming soon, and JEJ wishes him to be welcomed and treated well, and also his mother; is still on his journey to Lake Michigan, and is not sure when he will be back by West Point; hopes he [JPJ] is enjoying his furlough, and wishes for him to stop and see Col. Preston, Mr. Hopkins, and Mrs. Merrick. 3 pp. ALS.","Gives his upcoming itinerary; news of his [JPJ] clothes being sent by the tailor, [Samuel] Frost. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. ANS.","Has heard about an epidemic at West Point and is anxious about his [JPJ] health; mention of a cadet Mason, near death and hopes that it is not his friend [Thompson Mason], has been in Buffalo about 15 days and may remain another month; is interested about news from Va. relatives. 1 p. ALS.","Consoles him [JPJ] about the lack of correspondence from his relatives; gives excuse of being ill for his lack of correspondence; tells of his great love for him and mentions also his love of a sweetheart; Cousin Tom's wedding has been postponed until the Fall; Lizzie is in Columbia and spends her free time at Cousin Margaret's home; gossip of a possible duel between Mr. [Henry A.] Wise and Mr. [Edward] Stanley [sic] Stanly; talk of Affghan [sic] war and the end of the Florida war [Seminole War]. 3 pp. ALS.","Mention of his [JPJ] court martial; praise of Gen[era]l Worth; some old family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Explains the lack of correspondence during the winter; discussion on his [JPJ] future, involving going into industry or remaining in the Army, giving pros and cons of each; had a pleasant trip to New Orleans, [La.]; comment about women being \"pleasant and attractive creatures, beyond denial,\" but only \"when one has nothing else to think of, or to excite him.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Will not be able to come to graduation due to detainment \"by authority\"; gives advice on selection fo a regiment or a corp; is on his way to the Northeast Boundary after Houlton, Maine. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning JEJ's recent marriage; sword is in safe keeping; and questions JEJ on future travel plans. 4 pp ALS.","Mentions many mutual friends in England, and Mrs. McLane's family. 4 pp. ALS. including a TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Asks him [JPJ] to obtain leave to come for a visit as he cannot leave; explains note to Lieut. Knowlton. 2 pp. ALS. Including ANS from J[oseph] E. Johnston, New York, [N.Y.], to [?] Knowlton, [West Point, N.Y.?], 15 November [18]45, asking a favor of lending JPJ some money so he may be able to visit him [JEJ]. 1 p.","Mentions friends, [?] May and Pike Graham, with army in Mexico and speaks of companies raised in Washington Co., Va., and vicinity. 3 pp. ALS.","Orders Lieut. J[ohn] P[reston] Johnston to detatched service and Lieut. R[ichard] H. L. Johnston to duty under him. 1 p. DS.","Letter of introduction for his son John Wickham Leigh. 1 p. ALS.","Mention of the President's [Millard Fillmore] message and the report of the General-in-Chief [of the Army?], and how it will affect the Top[ographica]l Corps; yearns for a promotion, and asks him to put in a good word for him; mentions he has 8 or 10 scars from battles with Indians; also suggests General [Winfield] Scott or General Dawson of Georgia for recommendations; asks for \"little Lissie's\" [Eliza (Johnston) Hughes] new husband's name. 2 pp. Pst. (From an original belonging to W[illia]m Armour, New York City, N.Y.)","7 pp. D.","Opinion confirming Joseph E. Johnston's rank as Brevet Colonel. 10 pp. DS.","Congratulations on Johnston's appointment as Quartermaster General of the Army. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the Secession Convention held in Richmond. 3 pp. ALS.","1 item. See Oversize File.","Notifies Gorgas of a telegraphed dispatch regarding captured muskets. 1 p. ALS.","Reports that Col. [Nathan George] Evans engaged. most of the day yesterday in battle with the enemy, utilizing twelve regts. and five batteries, near the Potomac River; heavy casualties and 200 prisoners taken, as well as six field pieces. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","List of killed, wounded, and missing in the battle of Ball's Bluff, [Va.], fought 21 Oct. 1861. 11 p. D.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","One letter written by General Joseph Eggleston Johnston of the Confederate Army to fellow General P. G. T. Beauregard, replying to the latter's proposed troop movement. The letter is dated January 14, 1862, and is sent from the Northern Virginia headquarters of the Confederate Army. A transcript of the letter and biographical information on General Johnston in also included.","1 p. ALS. Urges keeping the York River open to gunboats [two days prior to the Battle of Williamsburg]; Hill not to command his rear guard and to continue the fire after midnight; adds postscript \"I would like to have the vessels sunk.\"","Map. 1 item.","Agrees to send Capt. Mason and Lt. Col. Harvey to him as soon as possible; is pleased that he is \"again able to take the field.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","Acknowledges receipt of Dick's letter to Col. W. Hoffman, Comissary General of Prisoners, Washington, [D.C.], 5 March 1863, regarding sending of 150 citizen prisoners for exchange. [with extensive endorsements]. 4 pp. Cy of DS.","Lists 14 men and 11 women. 1 p. Cy of DC. Including Cy of D from F. A. Dick, Lt. Col. Prov[ost] Mar[shall] Gen[eral], 12 May 1863, listing 14 family members to be passed through the lines with their husbands and fathers. 1 p.","Sends message urging JEJ to report about the fall of Vicksburg at the Court of Enquiry at Montgomery, [Ala.]. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PD.","1 p. PD.","Discussion of the transfer of Major Barton from Gen[era]l Pol's command to his, and the misuse of Army funds; strategic discussion of upcoming battle in March, the deterioration of their horses, and [U.S.] Grant taking advantage of Longstreet's poor artillery and driving him back into Va.; reminds him to secure all his papers at home as \"they will be very important to me after the war\"; description of transfer of family silver through Nicati [sic] [Nicketti Floyd Johnston?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Regrets losing him because of government orders; had high expectations for his help and from his expedition. 1 p. ALS.","\"Report of Gen[era]l Hood.\" 1 p. Incomplete.","Gen[era]l Cobb is to address the people tonight; gives opinion of how to regroup and states that \"you [JEJ] alone can bring back the old soldiers to their colors or engage other to join\"; describes feeling of bitterness for Mr. [Jefferson] Davis, and that his supporters say \"he had proved himself utterly incapable of conducting the war\"; talk of Lee's popularity waning also if he \"doesn't at once, show independence and pursue a course at least masked by being widely different from Mr. D[avis'], as well as people thinking that he [Lee] did not prevent him [JEJ] from being removed, not to mention not restoring him [JEJ] back.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning statistics of men and supplies; and prefers to have a commader other than Gen. Bragg for he \"has made me a scapegoat.\" 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. DS. See Oversize File.","1 p. DS.","Table of the Return of the Effective Strength of the Army of Tennessee, listing numbers in Lee's Corps, Total Infantry, and Kanapanx's Battery. 1 p. DS.","Discusses President Lincoln's assassination in relation to the South's strength in the Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. AMsS.","1 p. AMsS.","Is writing a narrative of the war, but has lost many of his papers, asks Cummings' opinions, especially on the subjects of campaigns in Tennessee in 1863 and Georgia in 1864. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. PD.","Concerning the campaign in Georgia in 1864. Cy of LS. 23 pp. Including a Cy of Ms. written by J. C. Thompson, ca. 1861, and later published during the [Civil] War, entitled \"Gen. Johnston and Gen. Hood.\" 5 pp.","Instructions to send a trunk from Edward's adopted daughter to Peter at the first opportunity; contents are papers, possibly articles written for the newspaper he [Peter] published. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning the \"inaccuracy of your recollection of my course\" and an account of his recollections of the event [mentioned in an earlier letter]. 3 pp. ALS.","1 p. PD.","Sympathy note about the death of his son, Willie. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks for a letter of recommendation and introduction so he may join the Corps of Cavalry in Egypt; advises him to remain quiet about any disharmony between Mr. Davis and himself because of upsetting the \"thousands who are friendly to both\"; urges him to prepare for publication his reports to \"justify...motives and...actions\" by him [JEJ]. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning the condition of the 33rd Regiment, Va. Volunteers, immediately after the close of the first battle of Manassas, 21 July 1861. 6 pp ALS.","Concerns an article on \"the flag question\" by Beauregard to be submitted to the April 1872 Baltimore Southern Magazine; also the state of the government in Louisiana -- \"quasi-revolution.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Concerns over brother Peter; question about the Confederate States' archives; had a pleasant visit from Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and their young son. 4 pp. ALS.","Sends the final draft of his statement; report only alludes to \"saving Lee's Army\"; struck out of his attacks on [Jefferson] Davis who \"poor Floyd\" called \"Mr. Jefferson Davidson.\" 4 pp. ALS.","sends check to furnish brother Peter's new room, sends holiday greetings. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning a $500 contribution to the church; the winter weather; \"another tour to raise means for completing our Church here\"; and love to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and regards to friends in Atlanta. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerns flag of the \"Johnston Light Infantry\" to be presented by Mrs. Johnston. 2 pp. ALS.","Her letter was his first news of her grandmother, his sister's [Louisa Smith Bowen] illness; expressions of family love; has had acute rheumatism since January. 3 pp. ALS.","Talk of funding the repairs needed for the family burial grounds; \"Lily\" will be traveling to the Springs soon for her annual stay, as prescribed by her physician. 2 pp. ALS.","Wife \"Lily\" suffering from Neauralgia; grief over death of brother [Beverly]; also settlement of Beverly's estate; financial matters concerned with brother Peter. 1 p. ALS.","Instructions to buy Beverly's silver tableware at the auction of his personal effects on the 10th if no other close relative wants it; anxious over brother Peter being alone - would like to hire someone to stay with him. 1 p. ALS.","Discussion of sale of family proprety, the storing of books, and the distributing of clothes to the poor; in agreement about brother Peter living in a hotel and will send money accordingly. 4 pp. ALS.","Since the Army of fifteen years past has changed considerably, he doesn't really recommend that Ben [Goerge Ben Johnston] become commissioned; feels that the Army has lowered its standards, and that there is some prejuice agaisnt Southerners; suggests law studies instead. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning events at first [Battle of] Manassas during Civil War. 3 pp. ALS.","Receipt for dues paid for June. 1 p. DS.","Concerning the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta and the recollection of events. 3 pp. ALS.","Relates recollections of JEJ's Cavalry leaving nothing behind to fall into enemy hands during his movement from Dalton to Atlanta. 3 pp. LS.","Concerning the loss of arms of Polk's Corps after it united with the Army of Tennessee in 1864. 2 pp. LS.","Discusses losses of men under his command in the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning Pettus' participation in the Dalton and Atlanta campaigns in Stephenson's Division of Hood's Corp. 2 pp. ALS.","Reminisces about his command in the CSA, and his memories of the Army of Tenessee. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning the loss of arms in the Georgia campaign, recollections of events and compliments about the campaign. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning the loss of muskets, positions, panics...in the retreat from Dalton to Atlanta in 1864 and his recollection of events. 8 pp. ALS.","Concerning Hood's article published in the New Orleans papers and the statement of the loss of small arms; greatest loss was in 27 June 1864 when Gen. McPherson's army made an assault on the position at Kenesaw Mountain. 3 pp. ALS.","Concerning the statement by Col. Oladowski [?] as to the \"Georgia campaign\" in 1864 and Lowrey's recollections. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerning controversy between Gen. Hood and Johnston and Govan's recollections of events of Johnston's campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. 4 pp. ALS.","Concerning loss of arms in Georgia in [18]64 campaign and the reporting of surrounding events. 7 pp. ALS.","Discusses communication with General A. H. Colquitt. 2 pp. ALS.","Encloses a history for Johnston's use \"without any restrictions.\" 1 p. ALS. Including an AMsS by Ja[me]s M. Kennard, n.d., n.p. relating to a supposed message from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress on Joseph E. Johnston's reinstatement. 25 pp.","Mr. Fields to re-enclose grave yard; lodging and financial arrangements for brother Peter. 2 pp. ALS.","Encloses his reply to Gen. George W. Mindil's pamphlet \"The Battle of Fair Oaks,\" as copied for the Court of Paris. 1 p. Cy of LS. Including Cy of Ms by Joseph E. Johnston. 20 pp.","Concerning Col. Marshall's address as not being an attack against JEJ, but rather a criticism of some statements of JEJ's in regard to the army around Richmond [during the war]. Comments on Marshall's address and includes points of controversy with his recollections with statistical information; corrects JEJ on points regarding himself and statements made about him and his command in JEJ's book; apologizes for mentioning these matters and does not do so to complain; mentions the courtesy and kindness which JEJ always treated him. \"You know that when any one undertakes to write a historical account of events, there is a right in the part of those who disagree with the writer, to criticize and analyze his statements.\" 6 pp. ALS.","Concerning the Georgia Brigade Lawton took to Virginia in June 1862 and the details surrounding the situation. 3 pp. ALS.","Has enclosed an extract from a letter of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston \"in the hope that it may be of some service to you and history.\" 1 p. ALS. Inclusing a Cy of LS from Jos[eph] E. Johnston, Savannah, [Ga.], to Colonel [John P. Nicholson], n.p., 14 April 1875, defending what he had written about a battle fought at Fair Oaks. 1 p.","Explanation of a delay in payment of a $1000 note. 2 pp. ALS.","Detailed comments on the Count of Paris' letters concerning the Battle of Seven Pines, defending what himself, Longstreet, [D. H.] Hill, and Smith had reported; also extensive defense of himself and descriptions of his and others' actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks; asks if he received an autograph note of Gen[era]l [Robert E.] Lee. 3 pp. ALS.","Invitation to attend and act as Chief Marshall at the unveiling of the Foley Statue of [\"Stonewall\"] Jackson on the 26th of October. 1 p. ALS.","Concerning the recent publication by the press of \"our late correspondence\"; the desire for you to accept the position of Marshall in chief on the 16th, and Mr. Valentine is interested in executing a bust of you. 1 p. ALS.","Economic discussion of the Hawaiian Treaty which will remove the rice tariff, and how it will affect the rice farmers in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana; concern over land losing its value and people being forced out of work; alludes to North/South disputes over the problem, stating that the planter will be \"unable to stand up under the burden imposed upon him for the benefit of Northern manufacturers\"; asks him to vote against the treaty and to relay the same messages to Col. [Robert W.] Withers. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses Southern political systems, the Democratic nomination convention in St. Louis, and Northern attitudes toward the South. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 3 pp.","Thanks him for the \"handsome testimonial\" and tribute sent to him from such a \"noble chieftain.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has learned through Judge [Robert W.] Hughes that he [JWJ] will support President Hayes' administration; expresses wish for him to withold support until he knows more fully the President's \"Southern policy\"; discussion of JWJ's son applying to West Point or just joining the Army. 2 pp. ALS.","Cancellation of plans due to wife's illness; discussion of his friend Haine [?], who was dissapointed because the P.O. Dept. appointment was not filled; he is now trying for the office of Marshall, which will be vacant on the expiration of the term of the incumbent, according to [Judge Robert W.] Hughes; hopes he [JWJ] will lend his support to Haine [?]. 3 pp. ALS.","Expression of friendship; gives correction of Pickett's strength of 4500 instead of 5500 as previously reported. 2 pp. ALS.","Ben has decided to settle in Richmond; [Robert W.] Hughes does not think that it is a wise move since it was flooded with medical men after the war and recommends Norfolk instead; also the comment that there is a strong Catholic influence [in Norfolk] which would also help Ben professionally. 4 pp. ALS.","Has sent application for Joe's [Johnston] benefit; feels that [Robert W.] Hughes has excellent sense and judgement [referring to his opinions of where Ben should set up a medical practice]. 1 p. ALS.","More discussions of Ben setting up medical practice in Richmond. 2 pp. ALS.","Requests that he be sent the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill so that he may read it, as it is so unlike the Bill passed at the St. Louis Convention of 1975, he feels it will aid the South, and not the North; his friend, John C. Brown, is V[ice] Pres[iden]t of the Institution [governing the railroad?]. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses economy of the South and resulting problems; anti-military sentiments of the South; and character of Tilden and Hayes. 4 pp. ALS. including typescript. 3 pp.","Discussing the Greenbacker philosophy, the Electoral Commission, and the election; his views of the insurance profession; and his impressions of Tilden. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Again requests a copy of the Texas-Pacific R.R. Bill for his friend Robert Gourdin; would have asked Bev[erly] Tucker to send it, but he is in New Orleans, [La.], directing a convention; discussion of the reduction of the tobacco tax on Southern farmers. 1 p. ALS.","Gives glowing recommendation of Col. [Robert E.] Withers for a Democratic middle class office in the Senate; is glad to hear of his improved health; Gov. Randolph sent a copy of the new Army Bill; asks that he [JWJ] and Col. Withers read his comments on it. 1 p. ALS.","Writes on behalf of their kinsman James Southall who would like to be appointed to the new Geology professorship at the \"Va. University.\" 1p. ALS.","Will be happy to give Mr. McCloskey a recommendation on his application for an office; is pleased he sent out a circular; Lily still suffering from rheumatism. 3 pp. ALS.","Comments on a note on the F. J. Porter case and [Theodore Fitz] Randolph's speech; Lee and Jackson's operations against Pope [at 2nd Bull Run]; and the next Presidential election. 4 pp. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Comments on apparent Southern antipathy to politics; the approaching election, and the Democratic Party; will not be a candidate. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Is recovering from a bad sprain; believes a Democrat will win the Presidency, but a thorough civil service reform is not likely. 2 pp. ALS. including typerscript. 1 p.","Compares public morals and their effects on elections with those of 30 years ago, and discusses Hayes' use of the veto; and the ideal beauty of Pattsfield. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Discussion of quarrels amongst members of the Westmoreland Club and Capt. John S. Wise, and the rule of secrecy and voting; will be attending his [GBK] wedding. 2 pp. ALS.","Has written to Dr. Curry who is a member of the Board of Visitors [of the Medical College of Virginia?] about a professorship; also mention of Ben's bride. 1 p. ALS.","Send picture of his mother, who was a good friend of her [Mrs. Johnston] mother [Catherine May (Milligan) McLane] 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to attend the reuinion of the First Kentucky Brigade of Infantry \"in the late war.\" 1 p. LS.","Criticism of Lincoln and Garfield; his views of the effect of a Southern victory, and comparisons of resources of North and South in 1861. 1 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Praises Frank Blair [Frances Preston Blair, Jr.]; finds the only well-founded sectional prejudice is that of favoring Virginia hams; slavery caused no inferiority of the people; continues a discussion of how the South could have won -- including more arms, a different Confederate President, and a strong move against Grant in late 1862; expresses opinion that Hardee or Stewart would have prevented Sherman's \"March to the Sea.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Concerning the approaching dedication of the Washington monument and Rice's desire to have Johnston write a letter \"which would embody your estimate of Washington in his military capacity\" and would be bound in a sheaf for the celebration. 4 pp. ALS.","Gives background of a certain picture of General [Robert E.] Lee [and JEJ taken in Savannah after the Civil War], and the photographer's name, D.J. Ryan; sees her father often and describes his [John W. Johnston] new interest in military equipment and habits of ancient and medieval people; her cousin Sue Talliaferro has been staying with them. 2 pp. ALS.","Sends desired picture and apologies for it being faded [referring to a picture of Johnston and Lee taken together in Savannah,Ga. after the war]; is going to New York, [N.Y.], to the funeral \"of a valued old friend.\" 1 p. ALS.","Copy of official report submitted by Major General James Longstreet, 10 June 1862, on the Battle of Seven Pines.1 pp. Cy of DS.","News of events since JEJ's departure from St. Louis. 1 p. ALS.","Has sent photograph of his \"lovely darling\" [wife, Lydia (McLane) Johnston], and grieves over her death. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses his proposed trip to St. Louis, and points west to inspect \"roads\"; hopes [Don Carlos] Buell will be named superintendant of the Coast Survey; discusses condition of [Henry Jackson] Hunt. 4 pp. Including typescript. 1 pp.","Complains of extremely hot weather; explains that he has no foreign correspondents from which he could acquire psotage stamps [in reference to WFL's stamp collection]. 2 pp. ALS.","Concerns republication of articles on the war which appeared in the North American Review. 1 p. ALS.","Tells of his office being in his home and that his hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; invites him to use his home if he [GBJ] attends the medical convention in Washington, [D.C.]. 2 pp. ALS.","Requests that she show to Eliza [(Johnston) Hughes] the letters she has of Judge (Thomas T.) Bouldin announcing Charles' [Clement Johnston] death, and his [JEJ] fathers' [Peter Johnston] death. 2 pp. ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.","Was impressed by his conduct at Yorktown and 7 Pines; applied for his appointment to a vacancy in 1864; the recommendation may have been held up in the office of Gen. [Braxton] Bragg. 2 pp. ALS. Including p.s., from J. E. Johnston, to Gen. D. H. Hill, explaining that his questions pertained to what sort of paper he should write -- not because of \"the fear of entangling myself.\" 1 p.","Acknowledges receipt of a St. Louis paper. 1 p. ALS.","Can't hope to see Johnston until the weather warms; discusses financial difficulties related to civil and political rights. 2 pp. ALS.","Reminisces about family ties with his [SSL] grandparents [Anna Marie (Mason) Lee and Sydney Smith Lee]; is very proud of him and always happy to hear from him. 1 p. ALS.","Wishes Gantt would move to Washington and leave his \"unfashionable\" location; discusses reasons for [Benjamin Stoddard] Ewell being refused a professorship at William and Mary after using at least $15,000 of his own money to save it; his tour of inspection will be delayed until Congress appropriates the money. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Comments on fashions in St. Louis; opinions of slavery; and a defense of [Richard S.] Ewell against attacks by [P.G.T.] Beauregard. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Details Confederate blunders in the areas of buying up cotton to sell for arms, and not moving against McClellan in force in 1862, or putting Lee in command on May 31, [1862?]; also Bragg not capturing Union troops in West Tennessee; troops in Arkansas not being transferred to Mississippi, and Hood being put opposite Sherman instead of Hardee or Stewart. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Gives account of his recent trip through the Rocky Mountains and on to the Pacific Ocean, and of all the land's beauty. 3 pp. ALS.","Had no idea of the disaster to the Democratic party; describes a situation in Williamsburg as being the consequence of a large number of Negroes brought there by the military occupation; Gettysburg will not be as bad as the effect of Negro supremacy; Henry A. Wise turned Democrat to run for Governor; doesn't understand why Gantt's St. Louis house won't sell; as a child, heard much discussion of the authorship of the \"Junius\" letters, and feels Lord Lyttelton is a good possibility; death of a niece. 3 pp. ALS. including typescript. 2 pp.","Sends news of death of General [Henry] Hunt -- an old friend. 2 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 1 p.","Is concerned about her father's [John W. Johnston] relapses, but cannot come to visit yet due to preparing his office for its next occupant; tells of preparation of the court of the great \"pension building\" for the inauguration ballroom. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses use of contributed funds to buy a house for Mrs. [Henry] Hunt and her other funds; and strategies for Congressional aid for her. 4 pp. ALS. Including typescript. 2 pp.","Requests Johnston's presence at an Inter-State Drill to be held in Nashville. 1 p. TLS.","Concerning Johnston's election to the honorary vice presidency of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1 p. LS.","Conveys suggestion of a dinner for the Comte de Paris; suggests dinner be in private, including only Mr. [Robert M.] McLane and a nephew to entertain the Comte's son. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks for his expression of approval toward the plans of Grand Reunion of the \"Blue and Gray\" to be held at Chicago, [Ill.], during the Exposition in 1893; gives ideas about a parade, and a pavillion being erected to exhibit relics of the [Civil] War from both sides. 2 pp. ALS.","Is sorry to hear he has been ill, and hopes that he is recovering \"for there are few men whom the old Confederates need as much as...yourself.\" 1 p. LS.","Expressions of hope for a speedy recovery. 2 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the funeral service of [McLane s brother-in-law] JEJ; expressions of sorry and sympathy. 2 pp. ALS.","3 pp. Cy of DS.","Concerning \"the prejudices of a single non-combatant\" in opposition to \"the preference of so many thousand fighting men.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. ACS.","Accepts invitation to call; invites Mrs. McLane to join Mr. and Mrs. Milman and her breakfast. 2 pp. ANS.","5 pp. TMs.","44 p. DF of D.","Incomplete. 10 pp. Ms.","40 pp. Ams.","1 p. Ph.","Printed by D. Appleton \u0026 Co. 1 item.","Reports on the great improvements in the school; is pleased her aunt has a good gardener and describes their gardens at school; did not practice her music enough at home so Mr. Bozzaotra criticizes her time; lists the gloves, corsets, shoes, and handkerchiefs she needs, and asks for Corinne in French. 2 pp. TCy.","Comments on various aunts and uncles, including \"Uncle Joe\" [Joseph E. Johnston]; unhappy that she will not see Preston for 2 years; mentions that the school has 25 or 26 students - mainly ones who were at \"Liberty.\" 1 p. TCy.","Comments on the lack of letters from Preston and on activities of Uncle Peter [Johnston] and Aunt Jane. Enclosed is a lengthy postscript from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston teasing him on his new position and describing the fate of the school at Liberty and his at Botetourt Springs; mentions pleasant neighborhoods. 2 pp TCy.","Chastises him for not writing. 1 p. TCy.","Imagines that Preston's letters to her have gone to the Springs, where she plans to go to attend at least one more session of Uncle E[dward William Johnston]'s school; would be there now except neither Uncle Ben nor Uncle John can take her; inquires about Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]. 1 p. TCy.","Wanted to join Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs but it meant Aunt Sally would be alone too long; lengthy news of various aunts and uncles and the possibility that some of them may move to Texas. 2 pp. TCy.","Asks his preference on being called \"brother\" or \"Preston,\" for Aunt Sally says \"Pres\" is disrespectful; lengthy news of various uncles and aunts and her fear that she will miss seeing Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs; describes Cherie's [Mrs. Edward W. Johnston] drinking problem. 2 pp. TCy.","Asks for more frequent letters; only time for writing letters is one hour at night; has no news of relatives. 2 pp. TCy. Including TCy of N from Ed[ward] W[illia]m Johnston, [Botetourt Springs, Va.], to [John] Pres[ton Johnston, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.], Feb[ruar]y 22, 1840, sending news of Jo[seph E. Johnston] who is at Cape Florida but will probably go to Washington late in the month, and from there be sent to the Northern frontier. 2 pp. TCy;","Sends Eliza M. Johnston's school report for February 1840. 1 p. TCy.","Sends news of various relatives including report that Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] is expected to return to Washington this monh. 2 pp. TCy.","Mentions Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston]'s plan to return to Florida, and the poor condition of Uncle Edward [W. Johnston's] school, including the deaths of 3 former students. 1 p. TCy.","Describes a recent picnic given by Mrs. General Watts with mint julip lacking in water; mentions various aunts and uncles; and inquires about a missing portrait of Uncle Benjamin. 2 pp. TCy.","Sends her report for June with an explanation of a few bad marks; describes Mr. Goodsicki of Richmond, the new dancing master; inquires about Uncle John [B. Floyd]. 2 pp. TCy.","Writes before leaving for Richmond where she looks forward to spending the winter; inquires about \"Cousin Eliza\" Carrington and \"the General\"; knows Uncle Edward [W. Johnston] is hurt that she is going to Mr. Perieo's school instead of returning to his. 2 pp. TCy.","Informs of her recent confirmation by Bishop [William] Meade; reports Aunt Jane's move to Tuscaloosa and Cousin Maria's death. 1 p. TCy.","Writes of many friends and relatives who are ill or dead. 1 p. TCy.","Must work hard the rest of the session for she found herself behind upon her return; needs corsets, handkerchiefs and a white dress. 1 p. TCy.","Regrets her Aunt's uneasiness but feels it is groundless and that \"Uncle\" will return home soon; has little time because of the concert and review lessons; needs shoes for she has \"nearly danced out\" those she has. 1 p. TCy.","88 pp. MsV.","42 pp. MsV.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 46 pp. Typescript.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 59 pp. Typescript.","Edited by Richard M. McMurry. 54 pp. Typescript.","19 pp. PM.","Most entries are headed Meridian, [Miss.], or Dalton, [Ga.]. 183 pp. MsV. Including: a memo, Jan[uar]y 30, 1862 of Thomas Jordan, A[ssistant] Adj[utant] Gen[era]l Head Quarters, 18th Comp[an]y, [?], on $694.50 spent in keeping open communications with Washington, D.C. 2 pp.; newspaper clipping, n.d., about a seech of [CSA] Senator Semmes attacking Johnston. 1 p.","52 pp. MsV. including Cys of Ls relating to the Kansas expedition. November 1, 1858 - June 22, 1859. 15 pp. Also including miscellaneous financial notes. 7 pp. MsV. 1. Not filmed.","MsV. 2. Not filmed.","68 p. MsV. Including a Cy of LS from L[eonidas] Polk, Demapolis, [Alabama?], to Gen[era]l J. E. Johnston, n.p., May 4, 1864. 1 p. Also including \"Directions given by Gen[era]l Johnston for the evacuation of the line at Yorktown,\" n.d. 2 pp. Also including a memorandum of agreement, April 18, 1865, between General Johnston and Sherman for the surrender of the Confederate troops, with associated letters and notes by B. S. Ewell. 10 pp. [Portions of this volume were copied for the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.] MsV 3.","237 pp. MsV. Including index to the first 52 pp. Also including a Telegram Book for 1 February 1862-3 March 1862. 9 pp. MsV. 4. Filmed.","21 pp. MsV. Including NCls, 1863-1864, collected by B.S. Ewell about J.E. Johnston. 44 pp. Also including loose NCls, mainly 1891, on Johnston's death and funeral. 12 pp. The General Orders were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 5. Filmed.","270 pp. MsV. This volume was copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" MsV. 6. Filmed.","6 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Including his dispatches during the siege of Jackson, Mississippi. 64 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Most dispatches are from Morton on Meridian, Mississippi. Parts of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" 72 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Most letters are from Meridian, Mississippi, or Dalton, Georgia, and some are lengthy reports of Johnston's command. 103 pp. MsV. Filmed.","131 pp. MsV. Including a report of Benjamin S. Ewell's visit to Richmond, 8-20 APril 1864. 16 pp. Also including B.S. Ewell's comparison of the campaigns in Virginia and Georgia in the spring and summer of 1864. 10 pp. Also including tabulations of strengths and losses, 7 December 1863-9 July 1864. 3 pp. Also including a narrative by B.S. Ewell, 5 August 1864, on Johnston's removal from command. 2 pp. Copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","54 pp. MsV. Including Cys of Ls, 29 April 1862-28 June 1863, from J.E. Johnston, to Lydian McLane Johnston. 10 pp. Also including telegrams, 4 May 1864-20 May 1864. 4 pp. Also including a report, 15 February 1865, of General Hood while commanding the Army of Tennessee, 18 July 1864-23 January 1865. 17 pp. Also including statistics on the Manassas Army, 31 December 1861. 1 pp. Also including Df. of Ls by Benjamin S. Ewell, n.d. 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the Army of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","121 pp. MsV. Filmed.","6 pp. MsV. Including Joseph E. Johnston's notes on General W.T. Sherman's Memoirs. 3 pp. Also including note of General T.G. Rhett's address. 1 p. Filmed.","48 pp. MsV. Including Returns of Troops, 17 March 1865-24 April 1865. 5 pp. Also including a memo on wounded Confederate and Federal troops. 1 p. Also including NCls regarding Johnston, 1864, 37 pp., and loose clippings, 2 pp. Portions of this volume were copied for the \"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.\" Filmed.","188 pp. MsV. Filmed.","204 pp. MsV. Filmed.","204 pp. MsV. Filmed.","Principle accounts are with Major A.D. Banks and D. Appleton \u0026 Co. MsV. 125 pp. Not filmed.","150 pp. MsV. Including copies of correspondence regarding his insurance business in Richmond, Va., 20 February 1875-5 June 1878. 113 pp. Also including correspondence with the Home Insurance COmpany, headed Washington, D.C., 19 January 1883-19 February 1883. 4 pp. Not filmed.","Gives accounts for travel in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as population counts of cities in those states; also account of Joseph E. Johnston with Pan Electric Association. 11 pp. MsV. Not filmed.","A one page letter sent from General Joseph E. Johnston to Brigadier General John H. Kelly regarding the transport and exchange of unfit cavalry horses. 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Note: Includes letters written by James Lyons, Timothy Pickering, Robert Ryland and Benjamin Waller; letters of and accounts concerning members of the Maury family; and lists, 1829 and 1837, of vaccinated slaves. Lot 2 consists of about 6000 pieces of papers of the Woolfolk Family of Caroline County, Virginia, dated 1793-1876. 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The collection includes correspondence, accounts and vouchers for the stage line run by the Woolfolk family (Allen \u0026  Woolfolk; Jourdan Woolfolk \u0026 Company; and Woolfolk \u0026  Hoomes). Includes records of routes, rates, supplies, arrangements for layover of passengers and mail contracts of the Potomac Steamboat and Stage Company as well as papers concerning stock purchases in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. Also includes bound account books for the stage lines. Note: Includes letters written by James Lyons, Timothy Pickering, Robert Ryland and Benjamin Waller; letters of and accounts concerning members of the Maury family; and lists, 1829 and 1837, of vaccinated slaves. Lot 2 consists of about 6000 pieces of papers of the Woolfolk Family of Caroline County, Virginia, dated 1793-1876. There are financial records relating to the stage line and mail service, records relating to agricultural business, correspondence, insurance records, military records, records relating to the erection of Antioch Baptist Church, and copies of newspapers.","An article by Vera Palmer in the Richmond Times Dispatch concerning the Woolfolk family, the stage line, and Mulberry Place, the Woolfolk plantation in Caroline County, Virginia.","This file also contains letters relating to the carrying mails and to connections with the Fredericksburg and Potomac Steamship Company, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad.","Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.","Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.","Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.","Note: This file contains also accounts of the Potomac carrying of mail. All the accounts after 1840 pertain to the carrying of mail. See also Bound Volumes.","Trust deed to secure payment to John G. Woolfolk for the purchase of his interest in the stage line from Richmond to Norfolk and in the carrying of mail by that line, and from Osborns to Bermuda hundred.","Scope and Contents Agreement of Edwin Porter \u0026 Co., and Jourdan Woolfolk with NC Lipscomb concerning the boarding of stage drivers and passengers.","Scope and Contents Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States for carrying the mail from Bowling Green, Virginia, by Turner's Store, to White Chimneys, and back, twice a week.","Scope and Contents Contract of Jourdan Woolfolk with the United States for carrying the mail from Bowling Green, Virginia, by Turner's Store and White Chimneys, to Mahgohic, and back, twice a week.","Lists of subscribers to the Richmond and Potomac railroad survey whose subscriptions were returned by Jourdan Woolfolk.","Papers relating to cash transactions of Jourdan Woolfolk with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. Including several receipts for cash paid in purchase of stock.","Vouchers relating to payments for and dividens on stock in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad purchased by Pichegru and John Woolfolk.","Enclosure: Invoice for goods purchased of E. Andrews by John Hoomes for John G. Woolfolk.","Enclosure: Certificate of redemption by Henry P. Brodnax for John Woolfolk of four tracts of land in Lincoln, Shelby, and Hardin Counties, Kentucky, which had been sold for taxes.","Note: A receipt for money allowed Thomas Swann by the overseers of the poor appears on the same sheet.","Enclosure: An account of James Covington with William W. Dickinson.","Contains accounts of the stage line.","The book contains also stage line accounts.","The estate of John G. Woolfolk in account with Jourdan Woolfolk, Hawes Coleman, and John M. Burke, administrators.","The book contains also blacksmith and grain accounts of Elizabeth P. 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The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"date_range_isim":[1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879],"containers_ssim":["Box 5","Folder 11"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e7 pages. Manuscript Volume 11 Ledger contains miscellaneous farm and labor accounts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["7 pages. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This inventory has been organized into seven Series: 1. Personal Correspondence; 2. Business Correspondence; 3. Accounts, Bills and Receipts; 4. Legal Papers; 5. Printed Material; 6. Miscellaneous Items; 7. Ledger and Account Book. Arrangement: Materials in this collection are separated into series and then arranged chronologically by date. Those items with no date or an unknown date are placed at the end of the series.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00008.frame","Newspapers were removed and added to the Newspaper Collection.","The Byers Family Papers include personal and business correspondence; accounts, and business records of the members of the Byers family of Augusta County, Virginia, especially those papers belonging to Joseph Byers, who repaired wells; Samuel C. Byers; and Robert C. Byers. This collection also includes report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard Byers, and a few letters of James C. Byers, and Leila Byers.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Heard that they had gone to Ohio; describes his business of \"making pumps and borring of pipes to conduct water\"; explains the manner in which he was swindled out of property he had obtained from John Blaire and their mother following his confinement in jail? for failing to pay a debt owed to William Blaire; hopes to be able to visit them in May; asks that James and his spouse read the letter but not Jenny.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Reports that he detained David until morning and hopes that he SCB will excuse the boy for being late.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. James Byers has returned home and found his family well; passed through Staunton and spoke to James Bell, who reported that Mr. Kenny, the clerk of County Court, had some information for him, possibly relating to the \"claim for your servisses sic in the revolutionary struggle.\"","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig has been ill all spring; reports on friends and relations; mentions that she would like to eat Mrs. Barager's \"sweet apples and apple butter this summer again\"; comments that the crops, especially the wheat are doing poorly; her children are going to school for the summer.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. William Hilbert describes the journey to Tennessee; reports that he is not sure if he likes the area yet, but there is plenty of work and \"fine farmes\" sic.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig received his letter with the note and check; reports on a great deal of sickness in the area; asks to be remembered to her \"old mother\" Jane Patterson.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. H.M. Bell has been examining the settlement of George Craig's estate from March 1819, and found that James Patterson bought land from William Craig, but it is unclear whether full payment was made; needs information concerning a bond transaction involving the Craigs and the Pattersons; he SB will be summoned to have his deposition taken in this case between the Patterson Administrators and the Craig Executors.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. P. Shumacke states his daughter's claim to the servant girl Katy as a gift from the deceased James Patterson to his PS first wife Margaret Patterson; intends to pursue claim in the courts if the executors of James Patterson's estate SB and JP do not turn over the servant girl to him.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Samuel Life reports that the boy, Samuel, has run away from school to avoid a whipping.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Discusses in great detail the original settlement of James Patterson's estate, and the present settlement.","3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received cash and a bond from Virginia and is not sure how to split them up; finds it difficult to have a resident of Virginia as his security for the money coming to his children; has no further information on his appointment as guardian of Ann Craig's minor heirs; has divided the money equally between the seven heirs.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker discusses a problem over a bond to the commonwealth; is confused about how the four youngest children are to get their money.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has had the bond notarized; asks to have the money sent by mail and says that \"any solvent bank will answer either Virginia, Kentucky, or Missouri paper.\"","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert M. Craig plans to continue as a schoolteacher for a year or two if \"I can not make something else pay better\"; has sown wheat on his farm and rented some of the land; the weather is as cold as he has ever experienced in Texas; will send his power of attorney so that their money can be drawn; asks that the money be sent by check or draft on New York, New Orleans, or Philadelphia; reports on prices for corn, oats, and wheat.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received the eighty dollars and encloses receipts for each estate; complains about the expense involved in procuring the money for the heirs.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. N. K. Trunk has a power of attorney from Robert Craig's heirs to collect the money from James Patterson's estate.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Jonathan and Jane Ann Stover have moved to Uncle Jacob Stover's farm; does not look like a war is going on as the \"stores are crowded with goods-they are higher than when the war first began\"; James Byers is very satisfied with the area and the rich land; reports on Jane Ann's trip through the mountains; gives news of family and friends in Indiana; sorry to hear of Grandfather Stover's death.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. John A. Johnston insists that the bed left with him RB and cousin Becca belongs to him JAJ; gives a detailed account of why his dead mother intended that he should have the bed; also insists that the money from the sale of the wardrobe was intended to be used to fix Ida Bell's teeth","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Hester Horner chastises her RB for calling her HH brother, John Johnston, a rascal; insists that their mother intended the bed go to John Johnston; has sent money to Ida Bell.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller describes the climate in Texas; reports that he has received a letter from Frank Weller; sends his regards to the family.","2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller asks if he will be able to get any of his money from the lawsuit by spring because of a business opportunity.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Thomas D. Ranson discusses the settlement of his RCB account as guardian of S. B. Weller.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. George Oler? has started planting his corn; mother Jane Ann Stove? is planning to leave for Virginia on May 13.","Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Nannie Oler reports that her mother Jane Ann Stover? is ill; discusses the outlook for the crops of wheat and corn and the sale of hogs; gives prices on eggs and butter; asks if Lelice Byers us going to school.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. J. N. Van Deranter asking for contributions to the Old Stone Church.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Mary McClung returned from her trip to Old Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 11, having traveled eight thousand miles; describes the visit with family members and the weather in Arizona; sorry to hear of the illness in her family; complains that it has been snowing since the return home; reports that Hallie and Louisa McClung? are in school; Mr. McClung has been on jury duty for over a month; he has presently gone \"to hitch up to take a sleigh ride.\"","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Poverty plans to go away for a week, and asks if Charley can stay with the Byers.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Alice complains of the freezing weather and pipes bursting; asks about a wedding she was unable to attend due to the poor weather; reports that the \"comfort\" has been pieced, but \"lacks about 2 ½ yds. to join it with\" before it can then be quilted; reports on the deaths and illnesses in the neighborhood; \"hens are laying quite well\" and mentions the good price turkeys are getting; mentions that she \"saw a piece in the paper about your big dinner, and it gave it quite a puff\"; asks about family and friends.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Katherine complains of the heat; reports on a party of twenty-seven young people who went to Jump Mountain on horseback; was unable to attend the \"Roller commencement\"; asks her to visit after the harvest; complains of being lonesome since school is out.","2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Bessie Anderson sends her thanks for the good visit she had with them; mentions Cousin Sally Poague; asks to be remembered to various family members.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert Byers? asks his father to send money to pay his \"second term fees\" at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and to pay for board at $91.50.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Typewritten Letter. Byers has brought the machinery to put in a corn mill and a feed mill; has the agency for \"the Foos Gas and Gasoline engine\" and will get a commission for sales; asks to have a note for $750 at the National Valley Bank renewed for six months.","2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed. H. C. Barrett explains the advantages of patronizing Eastern Normal College.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia B. Byers wants to know who the boys were who waved at her when she walked by the Academy; talks about various friends.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia Byers reports that her lessons are going well; talks about various friends; mentions that when she walked by the Academy \"two of the boys ran out on the porch and yelled at us\"; has had fun out riding; asks for the hats to be sent by Sunday.","53 items. Business correspondence of the Byers family, Augusta County, Virginia, including Samuel Byer's correspondence with various individuals concerning payment of debts; use of a gate near Mt. Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia; execution of bonds; and purchase of land, 1834-1878; also including correspondence of Robert and Rebecca Byers, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, with commission merchants and other individuals concerning the sale of farm products and livestock, such as butter, hay, cattle and hogs; concerning the hiring of farm laborers and lawsuit by a laborer; building a barn; payment on notes; sale, rental, and taxes on farm land; and correspondence with a farm machinery co. concerning machinery and fertilizers, 1880-1894, and n.d.","Scope and Contents 83 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for taxes paid; sale or purchase of household and farm items including cart wheels and axel, a buggy, shoes, clothing, cloth, hinges, screws, flour, wheat and corn; rent; payment of judgements; boarding horses; sale and repair of shoes and well pumps; and hire and payments of laborers. Also including receipts for a land transaction between William Craig and James Patterson.","104 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, and farm implements; payment of tuition; hire and payment of laborers; sale and repair of well pumps and parts; and wheat shipment and miller's accounts.","Scope and Contents 67 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, spices, hardware goods, household items, and farm implements; accounts with millers; accounts for making shoes; purchase or sale of farm products, including straw, butter, beef and hogs; the hire and payment of farm laborers and sharpening of shears. Also including James Patterson's accounts with millers.","56 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, hardware goods, and other household and farm items; accounts with millers; receipts for the sale of land; purchase or sale of farm products, accounts for the sharpening of shears and repair of shoes and wagons; receipts for the purchase of slaves; receipt for the receipts and promissory notes for James Samuel Patterson; and court receipts involving the Patterson estate.","Scope and Contents 55 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Nancy Patterson Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of cloth, beef, sugar, and other household items; accounts for flour sold; record of grain raised; doctor's receipts; tuition receipts; accounts for the sharpening of shears and shoe repair; and receipts for the subscription to the Staunton Spectator; also including receipts for the settlement of James Patterson's and Ann Craig's estates, and records for the valuation of James Patterson's property.","Scope and Contents 88 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel, Robert C., and Rebecca Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, hardware items, seeds, cloth and furniture; accounts with farm laborers; accounts with millers for flour, corn and rye; receipts for payment of tolls; accounts for the repair of shoes and farm implements; accounts for the stabling of horses; doctor's receipts, tax receipts; a list of contributions to be made to a family whose house burned; and Samuel Byers' accounts as administrator of Nancy Patterson Byers' estate.","62 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Robert C. Byers, Augusta County, Virginia, including printed pictures on promissory notes and bills; receipts for the purchase of cloth, food, spices, livestock, furniture, and hardware items; receipts for the purchase and repair of farm machinery and implements; bank deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; tax and insurance receipts; and bills for the sale and transportation of hay.","42 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, Augusta County,Virginia, including printed pictures of birds, farm machinery, and other items on several receipts; receipts for the sale and transportation of hay; receipts and bills for the purchase of corn, flour, seeds, shoes, oil, food, spices, plaster, and hardware items; receipts for school and dentist fees; tax and insurance receipts; records of protest for non-payment of notes; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; an insurance policy from the Western Assurance County. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.","Scope and Contents 35 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of shoes, hardware items, and seeds; cancelled checks; accounts with millers; shipping charges for farm products; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; receipts for insurance and the satisfaction of judgments; tuition receipt for Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and receipts with printed pictures on them.","Scope and Contents 71 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of food, houseware items, hardware items, school books and supplies, seed, and livestock; also including laborers' records.","Scope and Contents 22 items. Legal papers of Samuel C. Byers including record of appointment as surveyor; summons to appear in court; and papers dealing with settlement of James Patterson's and William Craig's estates involving the sale and rental of land, and sale and hiring out of slaves; of Samuel Clarke for a claim to money owed by William A. Truck; of Sarah A. Finley for the rental of a farm to Joseph Altapher; Robert C. Byers dealing with the settlement of Samuel B. Weller's inheritance and arbitration over a land dispute; of Howard S. Byers including a partner ship agreement with Frank Winter and J. D. Creager to become a firm of general merchants; sample draft of an inventory of an estate; lists of taxable property including white males, slaves, livestock, wagons, and home furnishings; indenture of bargain and sale between William and Matilda Craig, and the legal heirs of James Patterson for 180 acres of land in Augusta County, Virginia. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.","Scope and Contents 36 items. Printed material, including an electoral ticket for John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush, 1828; Abstract of the Laws relating to the\u0026#8230;Surveyors of Roadsfor Augusta County, Virginia; list commissioner's sale of lands; advertisements for farm implements, pianos, livestock, shoes, medicine, and a plant nursery, some including printed pictures; electoral tickets for Middle River Township; broadsides containing weekly price lists for produce, livestock, furs, etc. in Richmond; religious material including daily lessons, a manual for the Presbyterian Progressive Program (1922-23), and financial information for home missions; an Eastern Normal College Catalogue; fiscal report for Staunton National Valley Bank; and a personal property tax form.","Scope and Contents 63 items. Miscellaneous material including a letter, 1 Jan. 1839, from Briscoe G. Baldwin, to William Shumate, Mount Sidney, Virginia, concerning the hire of \"a smart, healthy, and likely Negro fellow\u0026#8230;as a blacksmith\"; report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard S. Byers at Augusta Classical and Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Virginia; blue print of the \"Holbrook Transition Spiral condensed for practical work,\" 1906; assorted recipes, grocery lists, laborer's records; and school and penmanship exercises, some by Samuel B. Weller.","Manuscript Volumes. MsV. 1-14","16 pages. Manuscript Volume 1 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","8 pages. Manuscript Volume 2 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 3 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","28 pages. Manuscript Volume 4 Ledger contains varied farm and labor accounts, 1832-1840; also including accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells, 1816.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 5 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","90 pages. Manuscript Volume 6 Ledger includes sale of farm products and records of laborers; also including record of costs for schooling 3 scholars, 1848.","21 pages. Manuscript Volume 7 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","5 pages. Manuscript Volume 8 Ledger includes mention of the sale of parts for wells or the repair of wells","100 pages. Manuscript Volume 9 Handwritten textbook in mathematics and bookkeeping, containing various mathematical rules and principles as applied to Federal money and English money; different rules on weighing for various products such as fuel, gold, or medicine; and rules for measuring cloth, land, dry substances or liquid substances; including practice exercises; also including an insert of additional practice exercises, intricate lettering, and poetry, completed by James A. Frame, 1843.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 10 Ledger concerns the sale of grain.","7 pages. Manuscript Volume 11 Ledger contains miscellaneous farm and labor accounts.","Scope and Contents 62 pages. Manuscript Volume 12 Account book containing records of taxes, licenses, and clerks fees kept by the deputy treasurers for Augusta County, Virginia? including C. S. Byers, J. R. N. Speck, S. B. Stover, S. N. Patterson, and others. Includes an index.","Scope and Contents 8 pages. Manuscript Volume 13 Reportbook was signed by Rebecca Byers and Robert C. Byers.","17 pages. Manuscript Volume 14 Pierce's Memorandum and Account Bookcontains printed advertising for various medicines, including \"Dr. Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed,\" and several others.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Byers Family","Byers family","Byers, Joseph","Byers, Robert C.","Byers, Samuel C.","Byers, Howard","Byers, Samuel C","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 B99","/repositories/2/resources/8524"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Byers Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Byers Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Byers Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Byers Family","Byers, Joseph","Byers, Robert C.","Byers, Samuel C."],"creator_ssim":["Byers Family","Byers, Joseph","Byers, Robert C.","Byers, Samuel C."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Byers, Joseph","Byers, Robert C.","Byers, Samuel C."],"creator_famname_ssim":["Byers Family"],"creators_ssim":["Byers, Joseph","Byers, Robert C.","Byers, Samuel C.","Byers Family"],"places_ssim":["Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Wells","Account books","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Wells","Account books","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["814 items"],"extent_ssm":["2.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["2.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Account books","Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Byers; and Robert C. Byers. This collection also includes report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard Byers, and a few letters of James C. Byers, and Leila Byers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Heard that they had gone to Ohio; describes his business of \"making pumps and borring of pipes to conduct water\"; explains the manner in which he was swindled out of property he had obtained from John Blaire and their mother following his confinement in jail? for failing to pay a debt owed to William Blaire; hopes to be able to visit them in May; asks that James and his spouse read the letter but not Jenny.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Reports that he detained David until morning and hopes that he SCB will excuse the boy for being late.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. James Byers has returned home and found his family well; passed through Staunton and spoke to James Bell, who reported that Mr. Kenny, the clerk of County Court, had some information for him, possibly relating to the \"claim for your servisses sic in the revolutionary struggle.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig has been ill all spring; reports on friends and relations; mentions that she would like to eat Mrs. Barager's \"sweet apples and apple butter this summer again\"; comments that the crops, especially the wheat are doing poorly; her children are going to school for the summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. William Hilbert describes the journey to Tennessee; reports that he is not sure if he likes the area yet, but there is plenty of work and \"fine farmes\" sic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig received his letter with the note and check; reports on a great deal of sickness in the area; asks to be remembered to her \"old mother\" Jane Patterson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. H.M. Bell has been examining the settlement of George Craig's estate from March 1819, and found that James Patterson bought land from William Craig, but it is unclear whether full payment was made; needs information concerning a bond transaction involving the Craigs and the Pattersons; he SB will be summoned to have his deposition taken in this case between the Patterson Administrators and the Craig Executors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. P. Shumacke states his daughter's claim to the servant girl Katy as a gift from the deceased James Patterson to his PS first wife Margaret Patterson; intends to pursue claim in the courts if the executors of James Patterson's estate SB and JP do not turn over the servant girl to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Samuel Life reports that the boy, Samuel, has run away from school to avoid a whipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Discusses in great detail the original settlement of James Patterson's estate, and the present settlement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received cash and a bond from Virginia and is not sure how to split them up; finds it difficult to have a resident of Virginia as his security for the money coming to his children; has no further information on his appointment as guardian of Ann Craig's minor heirs; has divided the money equally between the seven heirs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker discusses a problem over a bond to the commonwealth; is confused about how the four youngest children are to get their money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has had the bond notarized; asks to have the money sent by mail and says that \"any solvent bank will answer either Virginia, Kentucky, or Missouri paper.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert M. Craig plans to continue as a schoolteacher for a year or two if \"I can not make something else pay better\"; has sown wheat on his farm and rented some of the land; the weather is as cold as he has ever experienced in Texas; will send his power of attorney so that their money can be drawn; asks that the money be sent by check or draft on New York, New Orleans, or Philadelphia; reports on prices for corn, oats, and wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received the eighty dollars and encloses receipts for each estate; complains about the expense involved in procuring the money for the heirs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. N. K. Trunk has a power of attorney from Robert Craig's heirs to collect the money from James Patterson's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Jonathan and Jane Ann Stover have moved to Uncle Jacob Stover's farm; does not look like a war is going on as the \"stores are crowded with goods-they are higher than when the war first began\"; James Byers is very satisfied with the area and the rich land; reports on Jane Ann's trip through the mountains; gives news of family and friends in Indiana; sorry to hear of Grandfather Stover's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. John A. Johnston insists that the bed left with him RB and cousin Becca belongs to him JAJ; gives a detailed account of why his dead mother intended that he should have the bed; also insists that the money from the sale of the wardrobe was intended to be used to fix Ida Bell's teeth\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Hester Horner chastises her RB for calling her HH brother, John Johnston, a rascal; insists that their mother intended the bed go to John Johnston; has sent money to Ida Bell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller describes the climate in Texas; reports that he has received a letter from Frank Weller; sends his regards to the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller asks if he will be able to get any of his money from the lawsuit by spring because of a business opportunity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Thomas D. Ranson discusses the settlement of his RCB account as guardian of S. B. Weller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. George Oler? has started planting his corn; mother Jane Ann Stove? is planning to leave for Virginia on May 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Nannie Oler reports that her mother Jane Ann Stover? is ill; discusses the outlook for the crops of wheat and corn and the sale of hogs; gives prices on eggs and butter; asks if Lelice Byers us going to school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. J. N. Van Deranter asking for contributions to the Old Stone Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Mary McClung returned from her trip to Old Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 11, having traveled eight thousand miles; describes the visit with family members and the weather in Arizona; sorry to hear of the illness in her family; complains that it has been snowing since the return home; reports that Hallie and Louisa McClung? are in school; Mr. McClung has been on jury duty for over a month; he has presently gone \"to hitch up to take a sleigh ride.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Poverty plans to go away for a week, and asks if Charley can stay with the Byers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Alice complains of the freezing weather and pipes bursting; asks about a wedding she was unable to attend due to the poor weather; reports that the \"comfort\" has been pieced, but \"lacks about 2 ½ yds. to join it with\" before it can then be quilted; reports on the deaths and illnesses in the neighborhood; \"hens are laying quite well\" and mentions the good price turkeys are getting; mentions that she \"saw a piece in the paper about your big dinner, and it gave it quite a puff\"; asks about family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Katherine complains of the heat; reports on a party of twenty-seven young people who went to Jump Mountain on horseback; was unable to attend the \"Roller commencement\"; asks her to visit after the harvest; complains of being lonesome since school is out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Bessie Anderson sends her thanks for the good visit she had with them; mentions Cousin Sally Poague; asks to be remembered to various family members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert Byers? asks his father to send money to pay his \"second term fees\" at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and to pay for board at $91.50.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 page. Typewritten Letter. Byers has brought the machinery to put in a corn mill and a feed mill; has the agency for \"the Foos Gas and Gasoline engine\" and will get a commission for sales; asks to have a note for $750 at the National Valley Bank renewed for six months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed. H. C. Barrett explains the advantages of patronizing Eastern Normal College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia B. Byers wants to know who the boys were who waved at her when she walked by the Academy; talks about various friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia Byers reports that her lessons are going well; talks about various friends; mentions that when she walked by the Academy \"two of the boys ran out on the porch and yelled at us\"; has had fun out riding; asks for the hats to be sent by Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e53 items. Business correspondence of the Byers family, Augusta County, Virginia, including Samuel Byer's correspondence with various individuals concerning payment of debts; use of a gate near Mt. Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia; execution of bonds; and purchase of land, 1834-1878; also including correspondence of Robert and Rebecca Byers, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, with commission merchants and other individuals concerning the sale of farm products and livestock, such as butter, hay, cattle and hogs; concerning the hiring of farm laborers and lawsuit by a laborer; building a barn; payment on notes; sale, rental, and taxes on farm land; and correspondence with a farm machinery co. concerning machinery and fertilizers, 1880-1894, and n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 83 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for taxes paid; sale or purchase of household and farm items including cart wheels and axel, a buggy, shoes, clothing, cloth, hinges, screws, flour, wheat and corn; rent; payment of judgements; boarding horses; sale and repair of shoes and well pumps; and hire and payments of laborers. Also including receipts for a land transaction between William Craig and James Patterson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e104 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, and farm implements; payment of tuition; hire and payment of laborers; sale and repair of well pumps and parts; and wheat shipment and miller's accounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 67 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, spices, hardware goods, household items, and farm implements; accounts with millers; accounts for making shoes; purchase or sale of farm products, including straw, butter, beef and hogs; the hire and payment of farm laborers and sharpening of shears. Also including James Patterson's accounts with millers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, hardware goods, and other household and farm items; accounts with millers; receipts for the sale of land; purchase or sale of farm products, accounts for the sharpening of shears and repair of shoes and wagons; receipts for the purchase of slaves; receipt for the receipts and promissory notes for James Samuel Patterson; and court receipts involving the Patterson estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 55 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Nancy Patterson Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of cloth, beef, sugar, and other household items; accounts for flour sold; record of grain raised; doctor's receipts; tuition receipts; accounts for the sharpening of shears and shoe repair; and receipts for the subscription to the Staunton Spectator; also including receipts for the settlement of James Patterson's and Ann Craig's estates, and records for the valuation of James Patterson's property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 88 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel, Robert C., and Rebecca Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, hardware items, seeds, cloth and furniture; accounts with farm laborers; accounts with millers for flour, corn and rye; receipts for payment of tolls; accounts for the repair of shoes and farm implements; accounts for the stabling of horses; doctor's receipts, tax receipts; a list of contributions to be made to a family whose house burned; and Samuel Byers' accounts as administrator of Nancy Patterson Byers' estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e62 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Robert C. Byers, Augusta County, Virginia, including printed pictures on promissory notes and bills; receipts for the purchase of cloth, food, spices, livestock, furniture, and hardware items; receipts for the purchase and repair of farm machinery and implements; bank deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; tax and insurance receipts; and bills for the sale and transportation of hay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e42 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, Augusta County,Virginia, including printed pictures of birds, farm machinery, and other items on several receipts; receipts for the sale and transportation of hay; receipts and bills for the purchase of corn, flour, seeds, shoes, oil, food, spices, plaster, and hardware items; receipts for school and dentist fees; tax and insurance receipts; records of protest for non-payment of notes; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; an insurance policy from the Western Assurance County. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 35 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of shoes, hardware items, and seeds; cancelled checks; accounts with millers; shipping charges for farm products; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; receipts for insurance and the satisfaction of judgments; tuition receipt for Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and receipts with printed pictures on them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 71 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of food, houseware items, hardware items, school books and supplies, seed, and livestock; also including laborers' records.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 22 items. Legal papers of Samuel C. Byers including record of appointment as surveyor; summons to appear in court; and papers dealing with settlement of James Patterson's and William Craig's estates involving the sale and rental of land, and sale and hiring out of slaves; of Samuel Clarke for a claim to money owed by William A. Truck; of Sarah A. Finley for the rental of a farm to Joseph Altapher; Robert C. Byers dealing with the settlement of Samuel B. Weller's inheritance and arbitration over a land dispute; of Howard S. Byers including a partner ship agreement with Frank Winter and J. D. Creager to become a firm of general merchants; sample draft of an inventory of an estate; lists of taxable property including white males, slaves, livestock, wagons, and home furnishings; indenture of bargain and sale between William and Matilda Craig, and the legal heirs of James Patterson for 180 acres of land in Augusta County, Virginia. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 36 items. Printed material, including an electoral ticket for John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush, 1828; Abstract of the Laws relating to the\u0026amp;#8230;Surveyors of Roadsfor Augusta County, Virginia; list commissioner's sale of lands; advertisements for farm implements, pianos, livestock, shoes, medicine, and a plant nursery, some including printed pictures; electoral tickets for Middle River Township; broadsides containing weekly price lists for produce, livestock, furs, etc. in Richmond; religious material including daily lessons, a manual for the Presbyterian Progressive Program (1922-23), and financial information for home missions; an Eastern Normal College Catalogue; fiscal report for Staunton National Valley Bank; and a personal property tax form.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 63 items. Miscellaneous material including a letter, 1 Jan. 1839, from Briscoe G. Baldwin, to William Shumate, Mount Sidney, Virginia, concerning the hire of \"a smart, healthy, and likely Negro fellow\u0026amp;#8230;as a blacksmith\"; report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard S. Byers at Augusta Classical and Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Virginia; blue print of the \"Holbrook Transition Spiral condensed for practical work,\" 1906; assorted recipes, grocery lists, laborer's records; and school and penmanship exercises, some by Samuel B. Weller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volumes. MsV. 1-14\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 pages. Manuscript Volume 1 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 pages. Manuscript Volume 2 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pages. Manuscript Volume 3 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 pages. Manuscript Volume 4 Ledger contains varied farm and labor accounts, 1832-1840; also including accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells, 1816.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pages. Manuscript Volume 5 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e90 pages. Manuscript Volume 6 Ledger includes sale of farm products and records of laborers; also including record of costs for schooling 3 scholars, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 pages. Manuscript Volume 7 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages. Manuscript Volume 8 Ledger includes mention of the sale of parts for wells or the repair of wells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e100 pages. Manuscript Volume 9 Handwritten textbook in mathematics and bookkeeping, containing various mathematical rules and principles as applied to Federal money and English money; different rules on weighing for various products such as fuel, gold, or medicine; and rules for measuring cloth, land, dry substances or liquid substances; including practice exercises; also including an insert of additional practice exercises, intricate lettering, and poetry, completed by James A. Frame, 1843.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pages. Manuscript Volume 10 Ledger concerns the sale of grain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pages. Manuscript Volume 11 Ledger contains miscellaneous farm and labor accounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 62 pages. Manuscript Volume 12 Account book containing records of taxes, licenses, and clerks fees kept by the deputy treasurers for Augusta County, Virginia? including C. S. Byers, J. R. N. Speck, S. B. Stover, S. N. Patterson, and others. Includes an index.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 8 pages. Manuscript Volume 13 Reportbook was signed by Rebecca Byers and Robert C. Byers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 pages. Manuscript Volume 14 Pierce's Memorandum and Account Bookcontains printed advertising for various medicines, including \"Dr. Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed,\" and several others.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Byers Family Papers include personal and business correspondence; accounts, and business records of the members of the Byers family of Augusta County, Virginia, especially those papers belonging to Joseph Byers, who repaired wells; Samuel C. Byers; and Robert C. Byers. This collection also includes report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard Byers, and a few letters of James C. Byers, and Leila Byers.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Heard that they had gone to Ohio; describes his business of \"making pumps and borring of pipes to conduct water\"; explains the manner in which he was swindled out of property he had obtained from John Blaire and their mother following his confinement in jail? for failing to pay a debt owed to William Blaire; hopes to be able to visit them in May; asks that James and his spouse read the letter but not Jenny.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Reports that he detained David until morning and hopes that he SCB will excuse the boy for being late.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. James Byers has returned home and found his family well; passed through Staunton and spoke to James Bell, who reported that Mr. Kenny, the clerk of County Court, had some information for him, possibly relating to the \"claim for your servisses sic in the revolutionary struggle.\"","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig has been ill all spring; reports on friends and relations; mentions that she would like to eat Mrs. Barager's \"sweet apples and apple butter this summer again\"; comments that the crops, especially the wheat are doing poorly; her children are going to school for the summer.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. William Hilbert describes the journey to Tennessee; reports that he is not sure if he likes the area yet, but there is plenty of work and \"fine farmes\" sic.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Ann Craig received his letter with the note and check; reports on a great deal of sickness in the area; asks to be remembered to her \"old mother\" Jane Patterson.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. H.M. Bell has been examining the settlement of George Craig's estate from March 1819, and found that James Patterson bought land from William Craig, but it is unclear whether full payment was made; needs information concerning a bond transaction involving the Craigs and the Pattersons; he SB will be summoned to have his deposition taken in this case between the Patterson Administrators and the Craig Executors.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. P. Shumacke states his daughter's claim to the servant girl Katy as a gift from the deceased James Patterson to his PS first wife Margaret Patterson; intends to pursue claim in the courts if the executors of James Patterson's estate SB and JP do not turn over the servant girl to him.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Samuel Life reports that the boy, Samuel, has run away from school to avoid a whipping.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Discusses in great detail the original settlement of James Patterson's estate, and the present settlement.","3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received cash and a bond from Virginia and is not sure how to split them up; finds it difficult to have a resident of Virginia as his security for the money coming to his children; has no further information on his appointment as guardian of Ann Craig's minor heirs; has divided the money equally between the seven heirs.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker discusses a problem over a bond to the commonwealth; is confused about how the four youngest children are to get their money.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has had the bond notarized; asks to have the money sent by mail and says that \"any solvent bank will answer either Virginia, Kentucky, or Missouri paper.\"","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert M. Craig plans to continue as a schoolteacher for a year or two if \"I can not make something else pay better\"; has sown wheat on his farm and rented some of the land; the weather is as cold as he has ever experienced in Texas; will send his power of attorney so that their money can be drawn; asks that the money be sent by check or draft on New York, New Orleans, or Philadelphia; reports on prices for corn, oats, and wheat.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Peter S. Baker has received the eighty dollars and encloses receipts for each estate; complains about the expense involved in procuring the money for the heirs.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. N. K. Trunk has a power of attorney from Robert Craig's heirs to collect the money from James Patterson's estate.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Jonathan and Jane Ann Stover have moved to Uncle Jacob Stover's farm; does not look like a war is going on as the \"stores are crowded with goods-they are higher than when the war first began\"; James Byers is very satisfied with the area and the rich land; reports on Jane Ann's trip through the mountains; gives news of family and friends in Indiana; sorry to hear of Grandfather Stover's death.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. John A. Johnston insists that the bed left with him RB and cousin Becca belongs to him JAJ; gives a detailed account of why his dead mother intended that he should have the bed; also insists that the money from the sale of the wardrobe was intended to be used to fix Ida Bell's teeth","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Hester Horner chastises her RB for calling her HH brother, John Johnston, a rascal; insists that their mother intended the bed go to John Johnston; has sent money to Ida Bell.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller describes the climate in Texas; reports that he has received a letter from Frank Weller; sends his regards to the family.","2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. S. B. Weller asks if he will be able to get any of his money from the lawsuit by spring because of a business opportunity.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Thomas D. Ranson discusses the settlement of his RCB account as guardian of S. B. Weller.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. George Oler? has started planting his corn; mother Jane Ann Stove? is planning to leave for Virginia on May 13.","Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Nannie Oler reports that her mother Jane Ann Stover? is ill; discusses the outlook for the crops of wheat and corn and the sale of hogs; gives prices on eggs and butter; asks if Lelice Byers us going to school.","1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. J. N. Van Deranter asking for contributions to the Old Stone Church.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Mary McClung returned from her trip to Old Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 11, having traveled eight thousand miles; describes the visit with family members and the weather in Arizona; sorry to hear of the illness in her family; complains that it has been snowing since the return home; reports that Hallie and Louisa McClung? are in school; Mr. McClung has been on jury duty for over a month; he has presently gone \"to hitch up to take a sleigh ride.\"","Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Poverty plans to go away for a week, and asks if Charley can stay with the Byers.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Alice complains of the freezing weather and pipes bursting; asks about a wedding she was unable to attend due to the poor weather; reports that the \"comfort\" has been pieced, but \"lacks about 2 ½ yds. to join it with\" before it can then be quilted; reports on the deaths and illnesses in the neighborhood; \"hens are laying quite well\" and mentions the good price turkeys are getting; mentions that she \"saw a piece in the paper about your big dinner, and it gave it quite a puff\"; asks about family and friends.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Katherine complains of the heat; reports on a party of twenty-seven young people who went to Jump Mountain on horseback; was unable to attend the \"Roller commencement\"; asks her to visit after the harvest; complains of being lonesome since school is out.","2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Bessie Anderson sends her thanks for the good visit she had with them; mentions Cousin Sally Poague; asks to be remembered to various family members.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Robert Byers? asks his father to send money to pay his \"second term fees\" at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and to pay for board at $91.50.","Scope and Contents 1 page. Typewritten Letter. Byers has brought the machinery to put in a corn mill and a feed mill; has the agency for \"the Foos Gas and Gasoline engine\" and will get a commission for sales; asks to have a note for $750 at the National Valley Bank renewed for six months.","2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed. H. C. Barrett explains the advantages of patronizing Eastern Normal College.","Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia B. Byers wants to know who the boys were who waved at her when she walked by the Academy; talks about various friends.","Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Lelia Byers reports that her lessons are going well; talks about various friends; mentions that when she walked by the Academy \"two of the boys ran out on the porch and yelled at us\"; has had fun out riding; asks for the hats to be sent by Sunday.","53 items. Business correspondence of the Byers family, Augusta County, Virginia, including Samuel Byer's correspondence with various individuals concerning payment of debts; use of a gate near Mt. Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia; execution of bonds; and purchase of land, 1834-1878; also including correspondence of Robert and Rebecca Byers, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, with commission merchants and other individuals concerning the sale of farm products and livestock, such as butter, hay, cattle and hogs; concerning the hiring of farm laborers and lawsuit by a laborer; building a barn; payment on notes; sale, rental, and taxes on farm land; and correspondence with a farm machinery co. concerning machinery and fertilizers, 1880-1894, and n.d.","Scope and Contents 83 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for taxes paid; sale or purchase of household and farm items including cart wheels and axel, a buggy, shoes, clothing, cloth, hinges, screws, flour, wheat and corn; rent; payment of judgements; boarding horses; sale and repair of shoes and well pumps; and hire and payments of laborers. Also including receipts for a land transaction between William Craig and James Patterson.","104 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Joseph and Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, and farm implements; payment of tuition; hire and payment of laborers; sale and repair of well pumps and parts; and wheat shipment and miller's accounts.","Scope and Contents 67 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, spices, hardware goods, household items, and farm implements; accounts with millers; accounts for making shoes; purchase or sale of farm products, including straw, butter, beef and hogs; the hire and payment of farm laborers and sharpening of shears. Also including James Patterson's accounts with millers.","56 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, cloth, hardware goods, and other household and farm items; accounts with millers; receipts for the sale of land; purchase or sale of farm products, accounts for the sharpening of shears and repair of shoes and wagons; receipts for the purchase of slaves; receipt for the receipts and promissory notes for James Samuel Patterson; and court receipts involving the Patterson estate.","Scope and Contents 55 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Nancy Patterson Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of cloth, beef, sugar, and other household items; accounts for flour sold; record of grain raised; doctor's receipts; tuition receipts; accounts for the sharpening of shears and shoe repair; and receipts for the subscription to the Staunton Spectator; also including receipts for the settlement of James Patterson's and Ann Craig's estates, and records for the valuation of James Patterson's property.","Scope and Contents 88 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel, Robert C., and Rebecca Byers, Augusta County, Virginia for the purchase of food, household items, hardware items, seeds, cloth and furniture; accounts with farm laborers; accounts with millers for flour, corn and rye; receipts for payment of tolls; accounts for the repair of shoes and farm implements; accounts for the stabling of horses; doctor's receipts, tax receipts; a list of contributions to be made to a family whose house burned; and Samuel Byers' accounts as administrator of Nancy Patterson Byers' estate.","62 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Samuel and Robert C. Byers, Augusta County, Virginia, including printed pictures on promissory notes and bills; receipts for the purchase of cloth, food, spices, livestock, furniture, and hardware items; receipts for the purchase and repair of farm machinery and implements; bank deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; tax and insurance receipts; and bills for the sale and transportation of hay.","42 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, Augusta County,Virginia, including printed pictures of birds, farm machinery, and other items on several receipts; receipts for the sale and transportation of hay; receipts and bills for the purchase of corn, flour, seeds, shoes, oil, food, spices, plaster, and hardware items; receipts for school and dentist fees; tax and insurance receipts; records of protest for non-payment of notes; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; an insurance policy from the Western Assurance County. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.","Scope and Contents 35 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of shoes, hardware items, and seeds; cancelled checks; accounts with millers; shipping charges for farm products; deposit slips for the National Valley Bank of Staunton; receipts for insurance and the satisfaction of judgments; tuition receipt for Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and receipts with printed pictures on them.","Scope and Contents 71 items. Accounts, receipts and promissory notes of Robert C. Byers, and Robert? M. Byers Augusta County,Virginia, for the purchase of food, houseware items, hardware items, school books and supplies, seed, and livestock; also including laborers' records.","Scope and Contents 22 items. Legal papers of Samuel C. Byers including record of appointment as surveyor; summons to appear in court; and papers dealing with settlement of James Patterson's and William Craig's estates involving the sale and rental of land, and sale and hiring out of slaves; of Samuel Clarke for a claim to money owed by William A. Truck; of Sarah A. Finley for the rental of a farm to Joseph Altapher; Robert C. Byers dealing with the settlement of Samuel B. Weller's inheritance and arbitration over a land dispute; of Howard S. Byers including a partner ship agreement with Frank Winter and J. D. Creager to become a firm of general merchants; sample draft of an inventory of an estate; lists of taxable property including white males, slaves, livestock, wagons, and home furnishings; indenture of bargain and sale between William and Matilda Craig, and the legal heirs of James Patterson for 180 acres of land in Augusta County, Virginia. Physical Location: See Also Oversized File.","Scope and Contents 36 items. Printed material, including an electoral ticket for John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush, 1828; Abstract of the Laws relating to the\u0026#8230;Surveyors of Roadsfor Augusta County, Virginia; list commissioner's sale of lands; advertisements for farm implements, pianos, livestock, shoes, medicine, and a plant nursery, some including printed pictures; electoral tickets for Middle River Township; broadsides containing weekly price lists for produce, livestock, furs, etc. in Richmond; religious material including daily lessons, a manual for the Presbyterian Progressive Program (1922-23), and financial information for home missions; an Eastern Normal College Catalogue; fiscal report for Staunton National Valley Bank; and a personal property tax form.","Scope and Contents 63 items. Miscellaneous material including a letter, 1 Jan. 1839, from Briscoe G. Baldwin, to William Shumate, Mount Sidney, Virginia, concerning the hire of \"a smart, healthy, and likely Negro fellow\u0026#8230;as a blacksmith\"; report cards, 1890-1893, of Edwin C. and Howard S. Byers at Augusta Classical and Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Virginia; blue print of the \"Holbrook Transition Spiral condensed for practical work,\" 1906; assorted recipes, grocery lists, laborer's records; and school and penmanship exercises, some by Samuel B. Weller.","Manuscript Volumes. MsV. 1-14","16 pages. Manuscript Volume 1 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","8 pages. Manuscript Volume 2 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 3 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","28 pages. Manuscript Volume 4 Ledger contains varied farm and labor accounts, 1832-1840; also including accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells, 1816.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 5 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","90 pages. Manuscript Volume 6 Ledger includes sale of farm products and records of laborers; also including record of costs for schooling 3 scholars, 1848.","21 pages. Manuscript Volume 7 Ledger contains accounts for the sale of parts for wells and the repair of wells.","5 pages. Manuscript Volume 8 Ledger includes mention of the sale of parts for wells or the repair of wells","100 pages. Manuscript Volume 9 Handwritten textbook in mathematics and bookkeeping, containing various mathematical rules and principles as applied to Federal money and English money; different rules on weighing for various products such as fuel, gold, or medicine; and rules for measuring cloth, land, dry substances or liquid substances; including practice exercises; also including an insert of additional practice exercises, intricate lettering, and poetry, completed by James A. Frame, 1843.","12 pages. Manuscript Volume 10 Ledger concerns the sale of grain.","7 pages. Manuscript Volume 11 Ledger contains miscellaneous farm and labor accounts.","Scope and Contents 62 pages. Manuscript Volume 12 Account book containing records of taxes, licenses, and clerks fees kept by the deputy treasurers for Augusta County, Virginia? including C. S. Byers, J. R. N. Speck, S. B. Stover, S. N. Patterson, and others. Includes an index.","Scope and Contents 8 pages. Manuscript Volume 13 Reportbook was signed by Rebecca Byers and Robert C. Byers.","17 pages. 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