Ellett Family Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-047
Scope and Content Note
The Ellett family papers consist of 35 letters written by Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904) who served as assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States during the Civil War. His letters are written to Sue French of Pearisburg, who would later become Ellett's wife. Other items include biographical and family history information, photos, clippings, a 1961 dedication to Col. W. H. French marker program, DAR applications, and "The Family Album," an 11-page typescript.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 1961
Creator
- Ellett, Robert Thaddeus, 1836-1904 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Ellett Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Robert Thaddeus Ellett served as an assistant surgeon in the Confederate States Army from 1863 to 1865, at which time he was assigned to a hospital in Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, Virginia. Prior to his appointment as assistant surgeon, Ellett had served as captain of the Pamunkey Artillery, Virginia Heavy Artillery, Confederate States Army from May, 1861 until his resignation on September 3, 1862. Ellett was pardoned at Charleston, West Virginia on June 14, 1865 as a surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Ellett Family Papers were acquired by Special Collections in 1988.
Separated Materials
When the Ellett Family Papers were processed in 2004, the Robert Ellett Account Book, a separate manuscript, was mistakenly incorporated into the collection. The account book was separated from this collection in 2011 and returned to its correct location, as collection Ms1940-006.
General Physical Description note
0.2 cu. ft., 1 box
Subject
- Ellett family (Family)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, November 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, December 21, 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, December 21, 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 6, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 21, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 21, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, December 14, 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, December 14, 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 5, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, May 25, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, May 25, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, October 17, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 6, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 14, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, May 22, 1865 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 5, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, November 26, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, October 17, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, November 30, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, November 26, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Card, DAR Acceptance Letter to Sue Ellett, January 11, 1911 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Edward F. Witsell [Department of the Army] to Emily Allen, November 16, 1949 (Ms1988-047)
- Program, Dedication of Col William Henderson French Marker, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Application, DAR Membership, [191?] (Ms1988-047)
- Application, DAR Membership, [190?] (Ms1988-047)
- Note, DAR Genealogy, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, The Family Album, Typescript, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, The Family Album, Spanish Dancer, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Excerpts from History of the Middle New River Settlement by David E. Johnston, Minerva Easley, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, John French to Boyd, July 27, 1905 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Excerpts from History of the Middle New River Settlement by David E. Johnston, 2, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Excerpts from History of the Middle New River Settlement by David E. Johnston, 1, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Excerpts from History of the Middle New River Settlement by David E. Johnston, The Chapman Family, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 9, History of the French Family, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Harriet to Sue French, June 1, 1892 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 10, Statement of Julia Bayley about the French Family, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, [T. P. J.] to her sister [Sue French?], Va, February 11, [18??] (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 11, Confederate States Army, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Harriet to Sue French, August 29, 1891 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 1, Margaret Ingles E. n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Polly Young to Mrs. Ellett [Sue French], Md, July 13, [188?] (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 2, Copied from the Bible, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Contract, Copy from Mr Baylor, February 18, 1896 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 3, Deaths, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Receipt [small square paper], September 25, 1893 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Record of French Family, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, M. [T?] Mason to Sue French, Glade Spring, February 5, [18??] (Ms1988-047)
- Note, The Family Album, Old Maid School Teacher, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Sarah to Glenn Baylor, Va, May 4, 1896 (Ms1988-047)
- Certificate, Virginia State Library, Robert T. Ellett, October 14, 1949 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Mother to Sue French, Va, March 22, [18??] (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Papa's War Record and Cross of Honor, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Eleanor A. Miles to Dr. Ellett, Va, June 5, [1900?] (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Mary and Sadie Ellett, Va, September 26, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, to Sue French, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 4, William Chapman and Mary Harrison, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Card, Birthday Note to J. [Joe?] H. Hoge from Clara and Harry, February 28, 1945 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 5, Copied on April 2 [1893?] (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, [Typescript] The South Cross of Honor, [to Mrs. R. T. Ellett?], n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 6, Ellett Family Tree, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, to Mrs. R. T. Ellett, Va, January 23, 1918 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 7, Henley Chapman and Mary Alexander, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, to Sue V. Ellett, Va, January 3, 1911 (Ms1988-047)
- Note, Genealogy, 8, Rubert T. Ellett Married Maude Henderson, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Deed, Copy to Daddaw, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 27, 30, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 22, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 27, 30, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Certificate, Pardon for Joseph H. Hoge by Andrew Johnson, Washington D. C., August, 1865 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 14, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Newspaper, Article on George Washington, Va, December 11, 1949 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 14, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, March 4, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, February 22, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, April 19, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, March 4, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, April 19, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, March 22, 1866 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, to Dr [Robert T. Ellett], Miller School, February 24, 1879 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Sarah to her sister [Sue French], Va, July 13, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, to Doctor [Robert T. Ellett], Va, November 21, 1882 (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, [M. T. M.?] to sister [Sue French], Va, June 26, 1887 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Headstone of William H. French, 1, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Dedication Service for Col J. H. French, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Home of Col W. H. French, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Judge H. Martin, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms19988-047)
- Photograph, 1, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, 2, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 18, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Man in Field, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
- Letter, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 18, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Headstone of William H. French, 2, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Envelope, Robert Thaddeus Ellett to Sue French, Va, January 14, 1867 (Ms1988-047)
- Photograph, Flag Bearers, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
- Title
- A Guide to the Ellett Family Papers, 1865-1961
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Ellett Family Papers
- Author
- Clayton McGahee
- Date
- © 2004 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu