viblbv01016Brown, Mima LetterA Guide to the Mima Brown Letter, 1863 Ms.2012.025Tyler Dodson, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, ArchivistSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:43:47 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Mima Brown Letter, Brown, Mima (Pulaski County, Virginia) Ms.2012.025 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1863 The collection consists of a letter written by "Mima Brown" from Pulaski, Virginia to her brother Pvt. James H. Farmer on November 8, 1863. English . Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Mima Brown Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

 Acquisition Information

The collection was purchased by Special Collections in December 2011.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Mima Brown Letter, Ms2012-25, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mima Brown Letter was completed in June 2012.

 Biographical Note

The 1860 Virginia Census suggests that "Mima Brown" is possibly Jemima Farmer from Pulaski County, Virginia.

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter written by "Mima Brown" from Pulaski, Virginia to her brother Pvt. James H. Farmer on November 8, 1863. Brown reports news about an outbreak of Diphtheria in the area, a shortage of supplies for soldiers, unfair treatment of soldiers compared to Provost guards, Union and Confederate movements in Culpepper County, Virginia and Lewisburg, West Virginia, as well as her desire that "this awful war would only end and you all could come home."

 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Women -- History Civil War Virginia -- History Farmer, James H. (54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) Letter18631