G. E. Roberts Letter
Scope and Content
The G. E. Roberts Letter contains information pertaining to an African American man shooting a white doctor, Dr. Hammet, in Christiansburg, VA. The letter is written to Walter J. Reeve in Central Depot, VA on February 8, 1874.
Dates
- 1874-02-08
Language of Materials
The letter is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the G. E. Roberts Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
George E. Roberts was born in 1834 in Montgomery County, VA. He was a white merchant in Central Depot, Virginia. He married Julia A. Cofer on May 4, 1859 in Pulaski, VA. They had five children. Roberts died on June 7, 1887.
Dr. James Preston Hammet (b. 1833) of Christiansburg, VA was a surgeon with both Whites and African-Americans patients. Following an incident where he was shot by an African-American patient, he continued to practice medicine. He died in lived until 1879.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The G. E. Roberts Letter contains information pertaining to an African American man shooting a white doctor, Dr. Hammet, in Christiansburg, VA. The letter is written to Walter J. Reeve in Central Depot, VA on February 8, 1874.
Acquisition Information
The G. E. Roberts Letter was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.
Rights Statements for Archival Description
The guide to the G. E. Roberts Letter 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 G. E. Roberts Letter was completed in June 2019.
- Title
- G. E. Roberts Letter, 1874
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- AnnRea Fowler, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2019 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
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