Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope
Scope and Content
The collection contains a small, stamped envelope from Albany, Georgia, dated May 7, 1862. The envelope is addressed to Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy. There is a note written on the opposite side of the envelope concerning the resignation of E. T. Jones from his commission as a 2nd Lt., which took place on March 4, 1862, due to illness.
Dates
- 1862
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born near Crawfordville, Georgia, on February 11, 1812. He was a United States Congressman and later became the Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. After the war, Stephens was again elected to U. S. Congress and served until 1882. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1882 but died March 4, 1883, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: "STEPHENS, Alexander Hamilton 1812 – 1883", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s000854.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains an envelope addressed to Confederate Vice President Alexander Hamilton Stephens from Albany, Georgia. A note concerns the resignation of E. T. Jones from his commission.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was acquired by Special Collections in 1987.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope was completed in September 2013.
- Title
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betsy Reed, Gradate Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2014 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu