May 10, 1865, Letter to Mollie, from Wash in Ft. Delaware
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers, primarily correspondence, from the Nelson family of Clarke County, Virginia. The Civil War letters between prisoner of war George Washington "Wash" Nelson and his future wife, Mollie Scollay of Shepardstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia) make up the largest part of the collection, followed by the correspondence between Hugh and Adelaide Nelson of Long Branch Plantation and their daughter Nannie. Other Civil War papers include muster rolls, one of them signed by J.E.B. Stuart, of Captain Hugh Mortimer Nelson Sr.'s companies in the First and the Sixth Virginia Cavalry
Dates
- Creation: 1783-1872, n.d.
Creator
- From the Collection: Nelson family (Family)
- From the Collection: Nelson, George Washington, Jr., 1840-1903 (Person)
- From the Collection: Nelson, Adelaide, 1816-1875 (Writer of accompanying material, Person)
- From the Collection: Nelson, Hugh Mortimer, Sr., 1811-1862 (Writer of accompanying material, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.9 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu