H. S. Day letter to the President of Washington CollegeH. S. Day letter to the President of Washington College WLU.RG.2.11.1Kim SimsWashington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

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H. S. Day letter to the President of Washington College (RG 2.11.1), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter written by former Union soldier H. S. Day on January 20, 1897 to the "President of Washington College." The President at this time was G. W. C. Lee. In the letter, H. S. Day says he found the Washington College library book Precious Faith in camp the day after Hunter's Raid come through Lexington in June 1864. The letter accompanied the book which he returned to the university.

 Washington and Lee University. Library Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913 Letter/repositories/5/archival_objects/362771897 January 20Manuscripts Small Collections Box 52