Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document,
Scope and Content
This collection details the receipt of a slave, John, in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863. The slave was sent by Mrs. Jane Nance of Bedford County, Virginia, and received of William H. Prease. Collection contains the signature of E. E. Mason, but the impressment was ordered by Col. W. H. Stevens.
Dates
- Creation: October 1, 1863
Creator
- Stevens, W. H., Colonel (Chief Engineer, D.N.V.) (Person)
- Mason, E. E. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
The document details the receipt of a slave, John, in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863. The slave was sent by Mrs. Jane Nance of Bedford County, Virginia, and received of William H. Prease. This impressment was ordered by Col. W. H. Stevens, Chief Engineer Department of Northern Virginia, and signed by E. E. Mason.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of a receipt for the impressment a slave in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863.
Acquisition Information
Collection purchased by Special Collections in December 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document was completed in May 2011.
Subject
- Prease, William H. (Person)
- Nance, Jane (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Impressment Document, 1863
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Jonathan Grunert
- Date
- ©2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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