J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle, 1790/1799

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16434, J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16434, J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle (circa 1797; 0.03 cubic feet) documents one piece of the titular relatives' correspondence. The letter is marked "Care of Thomas Maule"; Maule may have been the same Maule that owned a soap and candle factory in late-18th century Virginia. Little information circulates online about either of the Battles, but the contents of the letter should be legible to those accustomed to reading 18th-century cursive.

Biographical / historical:

Samuel Battle lived in Richmond, Virginia during the late 18th century. He resided with or otherwise knew Thomas Maule, who may have been the owner of a local soap and candle factory.

Source: Materials within collection; Maule family website.

Acquisition information:
2019-0159, purchased, April 2019; Elizabeth Cocke Coles Fund, 2018/2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
letters (correspondence)