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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_026b7a076223d7dc75c3b07de102f713\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of papers concerning Eastman's work as Virginia Tech's Faculty Publishing Officer, her work as Head of the Steering Committee for the Virginia Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services in 1991, and information on funding and support for libraries in Virginia. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. Hull mentions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n          Charlottesville .","Financial and legal papers include material on the \n          Union Lead Mine Company Board of\n         Directors, 1870; \n          Cedar Run Mines royalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n          The Horticulturist (December 1853) and \n          Southern Literary Messenger (January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, and \n          Wythe County .","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. 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Woodrum","Mary Van Doren","William Ashley","Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham","John Fox","Charles Fox Graham","Tate Crockett","John Ribinson","Henry Alexander Wise","Robert Craig Graham","Mary G. Hull","Nannie Montgomery (Tate)\n               Graham","Elizabeth (Graham) Sanders"],"corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Cedar Run School","Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company","Virginia State Library","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia","Anatomical Department","Long Island Hospital","Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope","John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA","51st Virginia Regiment","Union Lead Mine Company","Cedar Run Mines"],"famname_ssim":["Graham","Sanders","Tate"],"persname_ssim":["Nannie Montgomery (Tate)","David Peirce Graham","James Graham Tate","William Hanson Tate","David Graham","William Tate Graham","Elizabeth Graham","Catherine Friel Graham","George M. Hanson","Charles Campbell Tate","Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate","Nannie Graham","J. T. Trolingen","Curran F. Sanders","A. T. Sanders","H. G. Wadley","Beverly Tucker Lacy","Fanny Tate","Spencer Edmunds","Charles Beverly Tate","Carter Glass","Henry McIlwaine","Thomas Sexton","Clifton A. Woodrum","Mary Van Doren","William Ashley","Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham","John Fox","Charles Fox Graham","Tate Crockett","John Ribinson","Henry Alexander Wise","Robert Craig Graham","Mary G. Hull","Nannie Montgomery (Tate)\n               Graham","Elizabeth (Graham) Sanders"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":14,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:33:50.373Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis material, 1853-1991, of ca. 220 items, concerns the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWythe County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and includes\n         correspondence, financial and legal papers, genealogical and\n         historical information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence is chiefly of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate)\u003c/persname\u003e(Feb. 8,\n         1843-Jan. 30, 1923) and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Peirce Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Oct. 24, 1838-Nov. 5,\n         1898) and their immediate family, including two of her\n         brothers, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e(Dec. 14, 1840-Aug. 25,\n         1864) and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Hanson Tate\u003c/persname\u003e(Sep. 9, 1837-May 15,\n         1864), and the couple's children, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Feb. 21, 1872-July 14, 1942)\n         and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Tate Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(July 30, 1873-Dec.\n         13, 1953). There are letters written to two other children: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge M. Hanson\u003c/persname\u003eto [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eShepherdstown\u003c/geogname\u003e; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate\u003c/persname\u003eto her\n         sister-in-law, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning teaching at the\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run School\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. T. Trolingen\u003c/persname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCurran F. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. T. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKernstown\u003c/geogname\u003e, on March 23, 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from David Graham, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWytheville\u003c/geogname\u003eof the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. G. Wadley\u003c/persname\u003e, which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWytheville Banking and Insurance Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego, California\u003c/geogname\u003e, with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSanta Fe\u003c/geogname\u003e, \"Tia Juana\" [ \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTijuana\u003c/geogname\u003e], and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLa Jolla, [California]\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego\u003c/geogname\u003ewith Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBeverly Tucker Lacy\u003c/persname\u003e, relates life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSpencer Edmunds\u003c/persname\u003e(March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Beverly Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Glass\u003c/persname\u003e; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry McIlwaine\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia State Library\u003c/corpname\u003eand the suicide of\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Sexton\u003c/persname\u003e. An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClifton A. Woodrum\u003c/persname\u003eas the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, refer to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e(September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ashley\u003c/persname\u003e] Sunday preaching in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStaunton\u003c/geogname\u003e(May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e. An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePort Antonio, Jamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e, describes the\n         beauty of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e. Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Fox\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Fox Graham\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTate Crockett\u003c/persname\u003e's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Ribinson\u003c/persname\u003ecircus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1896-1898, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Tate Graham\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMedical Department, University of\n         Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e, to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAnatomical Department\u003c/corpname\u003eand a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorfolk\u003c/geogname\u003e. While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNewport News\u003c/geogname\u003eand took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLong Island Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1861-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1858-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Hanson Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope\u003c/corpname\u003eand a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLewisburg\u003c/geogname\u003edescribes his trip from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMax Meadows\u003c/geogname\u003eand reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n         being beyond the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGauley River\u003c/geogname\u003eand Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Meadow Bluff\u003c/geogname\u003efollowing their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Alexander Wise\u003c/persname\u003eand his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e51st Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Liberty Mills\u003c/geogname\u003e, tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGordonsville\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eOrange Court House\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBrandy Station\u003c/geogname\u003eand in the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKanawha Valley\u003c/geogname\u003e). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAbingdon\u003c/geogname\u003egives news of the enemy leaving \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBristol (Tennessee)\u003c/geogname\u003e, destroying railroads\n         and bridges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003einclude\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Craig Graham\u003c/persname\u003econcerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary G. Hull\u003c/persname\u003ementions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCharlottesville\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial and legal papers include material on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUnion Lead Mine Company\u003c/corpname\u003eBoard of\n         Directors, 1870; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run Mines\u003c/corpname\u003eroyalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Horticulturist\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(December 1853) and \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthern Literary Messenger\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWythe County\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00119","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00119","_root_":"viu_viu00119","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00119","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00119.xml","title_ssm":["Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n         1853-1991"],"title_tesim":["Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n         1853-1991"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["9232-q"],"text":["9232-q","Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n         1853-1991","ca. 220 items","Collection is open to research.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","This material, 1853-1991, of ca. 220 items, concerns the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families of \n          Wythe County, Virginia , and includes\n         correspondence, financial and legal papers, genealogical and\n         historical information.","The correspondence is chiefly of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) (Feb. 8,\n         1843-Jan. 30, 1923) and \n          David Peirce Graham (Oct. 24, 1838-Nov. 5,\n         1898) and their immediate family, including two of her\n         brothers, \n          James Graham Tate (Dec. 14, 1840-Aug. 25,\n         1864) and \n          William Hanson Tate (Sep. 9, 1837-May 15,\n         1864), and the couple's children, \n          David Graham (Feb. 21, 1872-July 14, 1942)\n         and \n          William Tate Graham (July 30, 1873-Dec.\n         13, 1953). There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. Hull mentions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n          Charlottesville .","Financial and legal papers include material on the \n          Union Lead Mine Company Board of\n         Directors, 1870; \n          Cedar Run Mines royalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n          The Horticulturist (December 1853) and \n          Southern Literary Messenger (January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, and \n          Wythe County .","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge M. Hanson\u003c/persname\u003eto [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eShepherdstown\u003c/geogname\u003e; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate\u003c/persname\u003eto her\n         sister-in-law, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning teaching at the\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run School\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. T. Trolingen\u003c/persname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCurran F. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. T. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKernstown\u003c/geogname\u003e, on March 23, 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from David Graham, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWytheville\u003c/geogname\u003eof the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. G. Wadley\u003c/persname\u003e, which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWytheville Banking and Insurance Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego, California\u003c/geogname\u003e, with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSanta Fe\u003c/geogname\u003e, \"Tia Juana\" [ \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTijuana\u003c/geogname\u003e], and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLa Jolla, [California]\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego\u003c/geogname\u003ewith Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBeverly Tucker Lacy\u003c/persname\u003e, relates life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSpencer Edmunds\u003c/persname\u003e(March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Beverly Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Glass\u003c/persname\u003e; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry McIlwaine\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia State Library\u003c/corpname\u003eand the suicide of\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Sexton\u003c/persname\u003e. An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClifton A. Woodrum\u003c/persname\u003eas the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, refer to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e(September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ashley\u003c/persname\u003e] Sunday preaching in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStaunton\u003c/geogname\u003e(May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e. An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePort Antonio, Jamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e, describes the\n         beauty of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e. 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