William Terry Letter 1885

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a letter written by William Terry dated 8 January 1885 to Messrs. Bangs, Bard and Company regarding a collection of a claim in the amount of $270.78.

Biographical / historical:

William Robinson Terry, born on 14 August 1824 in Amherst County, Virginia, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1848. Prior to his admittance to the bar in 1851, he taught school and studied law. Terry opened his law practice in Wytheville where he also edited the Wytheville Telegraph. During the Civil War, Terry served with the Stonewall Brigade, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He served in the United States Congress as a representative for two terms (1871-1873, 1875-1877) and was a delegate to the Democratic Party convention in 1880. Terry drowned in Reed Creek on 5 September 1889 while on a return trip from Grayson County and is buried in East End Cemetery in Wytheville, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Ruth Ann Chitwood in 2001 as part of the W. R. Chitwood Collection.
Physical description:
1 item.