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Box 1

 Container

Contains 27 Results:

September 21, 1861, Letter to Mrs. Hugh Nelson from Insurance agent (re: burning of the green house)

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

November 5, 1861, Letter from Hugh Nelson, at Carter Hall, to sister

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

Wrapper, envelope- war letters, no letters contained, envelope addressed to Col. A.R. Boteler, 1861-1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

February 11, 1862, Orders Concerning Recruitment

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

February 12, 1862, Letter to Capt. Hugh M. Nelson, Co. D, 6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, from Camp GW Smith, Special Order No. 40, Recruiting

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

March 4, 1862, Statement of enlistment order, Capt. Hugh M. Nelson, Clarke Cavalry Co. D, 6th regiment (?), Virginia Cavalry

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.

April 6, 1862, Letter to Hugh M. Nelson, letter Re: Sabres- JEB Stuart

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Content From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1783-1872, n.d.