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Unidentified [James Warren Earhart II and Sallie Virginia Hays Earhart?]

 Item

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence, receipts, deeds, and photographs of the Nancy Elvira and William Hank Earhart family, residents of Carroll, Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. Included are letters from William Hank Earhart while serving in Company B, 30th Virginia Sharpshooters Battalion, as well as letters from other extended family members, some serving in the Confederate Army, some at home, relaying family news and descriptions of camp and local domestic activities and conditions. Also included among the correspondence are letters from Charles H. Miller, Blacksburg attorney and brother-in-law of William H. Earhart, together with letters from extended family members in Bates County, Missouri, and Grayson County, Texas. A set of legal and financial papers includes deeds for property held by members of the Earhart family, together with receipts issued by local tax collectors and merchants to various family members. A small collection of four family photographs, including a studio portrait of Virginia Earhart Boykin, completes the collection.

Dates

  • n.d.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in this collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308