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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Beth Schuster, 24 September 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Eliza R. James Letter, 8 May 1861 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library SC 0046 Stephanie Adams Hunter

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Stephanie Adams Hunter Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Eliza R. James Letter 8 May 1861 SC 0046 English The collection consists of an autographed letter signed, one page front and back, written by Eliza J. James to "Fannie," on 8 May 1861. Eliza R. James Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research .

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Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted.

Preferred Citation

Eliza R. James Letter, 8 May 1861 (SC 0046), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Acquisition Information

Unknown, transferred to Town of Leesburg by Loudoun County in July 1994.

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Accruals

1989.0005

Processing Information

Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 2 September 2010

Formerly catalogued as part of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century Miscellany Collection 1772-1956, NUCMC 65.

 Biographical Information

Eliza R. James (1842-1926) was the daughter of Mason (1815-1897) and Patience (1819-1902) James, who farmed in Loudoun County near Round Hill, Virginia. She married Robert C. Harris (1841-1895), a native of nearby Clarke County, on 24 January 1883. The couple settled in Loudoun County. After her husband's death, Eliza Harris lived in Purcellville, Virginia. Disabled by a stroke, she moved to El Paso, Texas around 1921 to live with relatives. She died 14 January 1926.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an autographed letter signed, one page front and back, written by Eliza J. James to "Fannie," on 8 May 1861. There is no information in the letter about Fannie's relationship to James or where she lived. James writes about the Civil War from the Confederate perspective including troop movements through Winchester and a military camp in Leesburg.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Loudoun Times Mirror, January 28, 1926. The Mirror, May 2, 1895. Ancestry Library Edition, Federal Census, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/, accessed September 1, 2010. Duncan, Patricia B. Genealogical Abstracts from the Mirror: 1880-1890. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2008. Duncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County, Virginia, Birth Register,1853-1879. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1998. Eliza R. James Letter, 8 May 1861 (SC 0046), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Loudoun Cemetery Database, Thomas Balch Library, www.leesburgva.gov/cemetery Other Finding Aid

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Contents List Letter 8 May 1861