Henry M. Fowlkes Letters,
Scope and Content
The collection Henry M. Fowlkes Letters includes two letters to his children. In the first letter, he was describing his life with and the death of his recently deceased wife. The additional letter described how he believed he was dying of consumption. A full transcription is available of both letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1865
Creator
- Fowlkes, Henry M., 1830-1887 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Henry M. Fowlkes Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Henry M. Fowlkes was a resident of Chesterfield and Montgomery counties in Virginia. He wrote two letters from Winter Park, Chesterfield County, on October 6, 1863, to his young daughters. The first letter he wrote, was regarding the passing of his recent wife. His wife had died recently after childbirth with their youngest daughter Janie. In addition the second letter is to his daughters from Greenhead, Montgomery County, in 1865, before what he believed would be his death. Henry Fowlkes actually lived a another 22 years, remarried, and died in 1887.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection Henry M. Fowlkes Letters includes two letters written to his family during the Civil War.
Acquisition Information
The Henry M. Fowlkes Letters were acquired prior to 1980.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry M. Fowlkes Letters was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- Henry M. Fowlkes Letters, 1863-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2013 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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