viblbv00869116th Regiment, New York Infantry Sutler LetterA Guide to the 116th Regiment, New York Infantry Sutler Letter, 1863 Ms.2011.049A Collection in Special CollectionsJonathan GrunertSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:43:28 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech 116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter, Ms.2011.049 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder September 10, 1863 The collection consists of an autograph letter signed by a sutler working with the 116th Ohio Infantry, located in September 1863 near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). The letter discusses business conditions surrounding the 116th Ohio, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863 between Clement L. Vallandigham and John Brough, and offers brief information about the regiment and its leisurely activities. English . Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: 116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter, Ms2011-049, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

Collection purchased by Special Collections in December 2010.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the 116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Sutler Letter was completed in May 2011.

 Biographical Information

This letter was written by a sutler with the Ohio 116th in September 1863, near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). Written to Mr. A. J. Frame, whose son, Adolphus B. Frame, was a lieutenant in the regiment, the letter contains a signature that is an abbreviation and largely illegible, possibly William M M.

 Scope and Content

The letter is signed by a sutler working with the 116th Ohio, located in September 1863 near Martinsville, Virginia (now West Virginia). The letter discusses business conditions surrounding the 116th Ohio, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863 between Clement L. Vallandigham and John Brough, and offers brief information about the regiment and its leisurely activities.

 Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Civil War United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Brough, John, 1811-1856 Cochran, Alexander Frame, A. J. Frame, Adolphus B. Vallandigham, Clement L., 1820-1871 LetterSeptember 10, 18631