Brady, Daniel C. E. (Daniel Charles Elliott), 1821-1878
Biographical Note
Daniel C(harles). E(lliott). Brady was born in Pennsylvania March 9, 1821. By 1860, he and his family were living with his uncle, William Weaver, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Brady was managing the iron manufacturing works, Buffalo Forge, and a farm, both of which he would inherit from his uncle in 1863. The forge and farm had its own post office and in March of 1966, Brady was named a postmaster, a position he likely held until his death. Brady and his wife Emma had five children. He died in Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, on May 27, 1878.
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Joseph G. Dill Letter to Daniel C. E. Brady
The collection consists of a letter from Joseph G. Dill to Daniel C. E. Brady, written from Richmond, Virginia, on May 30, 1862. Dill writes Brady on a variety of topics including recent war news, the challenges of sending mail through conflict zones, a recent fishing party, the warther, and the price of goods.