Special Collections Research Center
Calfee Family Papers
Calfee family
Calfee, Calvin J.
Calfee, David H.
Calfee, James
Calfee, L. S.
Calfee, William B.
Mss. 39.1 C15
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1.0 Linear Feet
1812-1919
1859-1889
English
General
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Family History:
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Acquisition Information:
Purchased: 431 items, 07/02/1938.
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Preferred Citation:
Calfee Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Arrangement of Materials:
Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series, then alphabetically by person's name, and finally chronologically by date. Organization: This collection has been organized into 4 series: 1. Correspondence 2. Vouchers 3. Legal Papers 4. Other Papers.
Scope and Contents
Papers, chiefly 1858-1889, of the Calfee family of southwest Virginia. Includes letters written from Texas by Calvin J. Calfee and letters written by Confederate soldiers David H. Calfee, James Calfee, L. S. Calfee and William B. Calfee as well as deeds for land in Pulaski and Wythe counties, Virginia. 431 items.
Correspondence
Financial records
Wythe County (Va.)--History--19th century
Legal documents
Pulaski County (Va.)--History--19th century
Texas--History
Texas--History--Civil War
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Calfee family
Series 1: Correspondence, 1858-1919id163891/repositories/2/archival_objects/7426Subseries 1: Correspondence between family members, 1858-1919id163897/repositories/2/archival_objects/7430Correspondence between members of the Calfee family of southwest Virginiaid163895/repositories/2/archival_objects/74521858-191911Scope and Contents97 items.
Subseries 2: Correspondence during the Civil War, 1861-1865id163898/repositories/2/archival_objects/7431Scope and Contents26 items. Correspondence of the Calfee family of southwest Virginia, describing conditions during the Civil War.
James Calfee, at Raleigh Court House, Virginia, to his brother, L. S. Calfeeid163904/repositories/2/archival_objects/74931861 May 19 12James Calfee, Raleigh County, Virginia, to L. S. Calfeeid163905/repositories/2/archival_objects/74941861 June 912J. C. Honaker, Berkeley County, [Virginia], to his mother, [ ? ] Honakerid163906/repositories/2/archival_objects/74951861 June 2312David H. Calfee, at Camp Lee near Richmond, to his father, James D. Calfeeid163907/repositories/2/archival_objects/74961861 August 512Sarah A. Calfee, at Barren Spring, Wythe County, Virginia, to her brother, D. H. Calfeeid163908/repositories/2/archival_objects/74971861 August 7 12David H. Calfee, at White Sulphur, Greenbrier County, Virginia, to his brother, [ ] Calfeeid163909/repositories/2/archival_objects/74981861 August 13 12[ ] [Calfee], in Camp at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, Virginia, to his uncle and auntid163910/repositories/2/archival_objects/74991861 September 29 12John Calfee, at Abbs Valley, [Tazewell County, Virginia], to James D. Calfeeid163911/repositories/2/archival_objects/75001861 October 28 12James Calfee, in camp near Bowling Green, Ky., to his wife, [ ? ] Calfeeid163912/repositories/2/archival_objects/75011862 January 7 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Hensonville, to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163913/repositories/2/archival_objects/75021862 April 15 12John Calfee, at Abbs Valley, [Tazewell County, Virginia], to his brother, James D. Calfeeid163914/repositories/2/archival_objects/75031862 July 2 12William B. Calfee, at Camp Pound Cap, to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163915/repositories/2/archival_objects/75041862 September 9 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Wytheville, [Virginia], to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163916/repositories/2/archival_objects/75051862 November 12 12L. S. Calfee, Prince George County, Virginia, to his uncle and auntid163917/repositories/2/archival_objects/75061862 December 2812John Calfee, at Abbs Valley, [Tazewell County, Virginia], to his brother, James D. Calfeeid163918/repositories/2/archival_objects/75071863 April 21 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Knoxville, Tennesse, to his aunt, [ ? ]id163919/repositories/2/archival_objects/75081863 May 25 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Knoxville, Tennesse, to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163920/repositories/2/archival_objects/75091863 May 29 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Loudon, Roane County, Tennesse, to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163921/repositories/2/archival_objects/75101863 June 13 12William B. Calfee, in camp near Knoxville, Tennesse, to his sister, Mary A. Calfeeid163922/repositories/2/archival_objects/75111863 July 1312John Calfee, at Abbs Valley, [Tazewell County, Virginia], to his brother, Davis [Calfee?]id163923/repositories/2/archival_objects/75121863 July 23 12William B. Calfee, at Strawberry Plains, [Tennessee], to his sister, Mary A. Calfee, at Drapers Valley, Pulaski County, Virginiaid163924/repositories/2/archival_objects/75131863 August 7 12John Calfee, at Abbs Valley, [Tazewell County, Virginia], to James [Calfee?]id163925/repositories/2/archival_objects/75141863 October 812William B. Calfee, in camp near Dalton, Ga., to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163926/repositories/2/archival_objects/75151863 December 1 12L. S. Calfee, in camp near Dalton, Ga., to his brother, [ ? ] Calfeeid163927/repositories/2/archival_objects/75161863 December 9 12William B. Calfee, at Kingston Hospital, near Atlanta, Ga., to his father, [ ? ] Calfeeid163928/repositories/2/archival_objects/75171864 June 2412[ ? ], at Headquarters, Pine Grove, to [ ? ]id163929/repositories/2/archival_objects/75181865 August 30 11Subseries 3: Correspondence from Calvin J. Calfee of Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfee, 1859-1861id163903/repositories/2/archival_objects/7432Scope and Contents10 items.
Calvin J. Calfee, Sycamore Creek, Tarrant County, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163931/repositories/2/archival_objects/75191859 April 18 12Calvin J. Calfee, Fort Worth, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163932/repositories/2/archival_objects/75201859 July 7 12Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163933/repositories/2/archival_objects/75211860 February 1912Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163934/repositories/2/archival_objects/75221860 May 2112Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163935/repositories/2/archival_objects/75231860 November 1112Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid211053/repositories/2/archival_objects/75241860 November 2512Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163936/repositories/2/archival_objects/75251861 January 2412Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163937/repositories/2/archival_objects/75261861 February 1412Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163939/repositories/2/archival_objects/75271861 March 3112Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163941/repositories/2/archival_objects/75281861 April 712Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his brother, Leander S. Calfeeid163943/repositories/2/archival_objects/75291861 May 1212Subseries 3: Miscellaneousid164502/repositories/2/archival_objects/7433Calvin J. Calfee, Goliad, Texas to his aunt, Rhoda Calfee, Wythe County, Virginiaid164501/repositories/2/archival_objects/75301860 November 25 12Series 2: Vouchers, including invoices, notes, and tax bills, 1845-1913id163892/repositories/2/archival_objects/7427Bailey (Joannah C.), 1853-1889id164999/repositories/2/archival_objects/743423Scope and Contents6 items.
Bailey (Leonard G.), 1849-1890id164519/repositories/2/archival_objects/743523Scope and Contents27 items.
Calfee (J. D.), 1870-1884id164524/repositories/2/archival_objects/743623Scope and Contents18 items.
Calfee (J. L.), 1884-1900id163900/repositories/2/archival_objects/743723Scope and Contents8 items.
Calfee (James), 1898-1901id165002/repositories/2/archival_objects/743823Scope and Contents9 items.
Calfee (James D.), 1845-1901id165004/repositories/2/archival_objects/743923Scope and Contents42 items.
Calfee (James L.), 1892-1899id165006/repositories/2/archival_objects/744023Scope and Contents5 items.
Calfee (R. T.), 1898-1913id165008/repositories/2/archival_objects/744123Scope and Contents12 items.
Calfee (Sallie), 1896-1904id165010/repositories/2/archival_objects/744223Scope and Contents5 items.
Calfee (W. B.), 1885-1894id165012/repositories/2/archival_objects/744323Scope and Contents4 items.
Calfee (W. B.) & Brother, 1890-1901id165014/repositories/2/archival_objects/744424Scope and Contents48 items.
Calfee (W. W.), 1914-1919id165016/repositories/2/archival_objects/744524Scope and Contents4 items.
Calfee (William) estate, 1823-1870id165018/repositories/2/archival_objects/744624Scope and Contents3 items.
Cassell (Joana), 1844-1890id165020/repositories/2/archival_objects/744724Scope and Contents8 items.
Other members of the Calfee family, 1820-1915id165021/repositories/2/archival_objects/744824Scope and Contents23 items.
Other persons, 1864-1882id165024/repositories/2/archival_objects/744924Scope and Contents12 items.
Series 3: Legal Papers, 1812-1892id163893/repositories/2/archival_objects/7428A court order changing the location of a public road in Wythe County, Virginiaid164503/repositories/2/archival_objects/7472181225A court order establishing rates for James Calfee's ferry across New Riverid164504/repositories/2/archival_objects/7473181725A deed given by Samuel T. Calfee and wife to James D. Calfee covering a half interest in a tract of land in Wythe County, Virginiaid164505/repositories/2/archival_objects/7474184625A deed given by Susan S. Davis granting to James D. Calfee her claim upon a tract of land in Wythe County, Virginiaid164506/repositories/2/archival_objects/7475185225A deed given by Samuel T. Calfee and wife to Henry Honaker, Sr., covering a tract of land in Wythe County, Virginiaid164507/repositories/2/archival_objects/7476185325A written guarantee of a wheat fan sold by Benton F. Peters to Leonard G. Baileyid164508/repositories/2/archival_objects/7477185625A bond given by Leonard G. Bailey and wife to James D. Calfee guaranteeing a good deed to a tract of land in Wythe County, Virginiaid164509/repositories/2/archival_objects/7478185625A deed given by James D. Calfee to William R. Wheeler covering a tract of land in Wythe and Pulaski Counties, Virginiaid164510/repositories/2/archival_objects/7479187125Suit in Carroll County of Irven Ayers vs. John Quesenberryid164511/repositories/2/archival_objects/7480187325A deed given by James D. Calfee to William R. Wheeler covering a tract of land in Wythe and Pulaski Counties, Virginiaid164512/repositories/2/archival_objects/74811882 November 18 25An order from the commissioner of accounts for an inventory of the personal property of J. D. Calfeeid164513/repositories/2/archival_objects/7482188525Scope and ContentsOne item with two copies.
A deed given by D. P. Graham and wife and John W. Robinson and wife to James L. Calfee, covering a tract of land in Wythe County, Virginiaid164514/repositories/2/archival_objects/74831892 August 2225Series 4: Other Papers, 1865, undatedid163894/repositories/2/archival_objects/7429Furlough of Private O. P. Simmonsid164515/repositories/2/archival_objects/7484186525Instructions for weaving and needle workid166082/repositories/2/archival_objects/7485undated25Scope and Contents2 items.
Prescription for a cough remedyid166083/repositories/2/archival_objects/7486undated25Verses and newspaper clippingsid166085/repositories/2/archival_objects/7487undated25Scope and Contents8 items. 3 newspaper clippings.
Memorandum Bookid166086/repositories/2/archival_objects/7488undated25Printed advertising sheetsid166090/repositories/2/archival_objects/7489undated25Scope and Contents5 items.
Other Papersid166091/repositories/2/archival_objects/7490undated25Scope and Contents12 items.
Unidentified pieces and fragmentsid166121/repositories/2/archival_objects/7491undated25Scope and Contents11 items.
Envelopes and covers, undatedid166123/repositories/2/archival_objects/749225Scope and Contents10 items.