P. W. Pugh Receipt
Scope and Content
This collection contains a receipt that belonged to P. W. Pugh, dated June 15, 1866. The receipt was made out for fifty dollars by F. [Bienkamp?] for making a coffin for Pugh's father.
Dates
- 1866-06-15
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
The document does not provide much information about P. W. Pugh. However, there is a Philip William Pugh (1837-1908), born in Hardy County, Virginia [now West Virginia], and died in Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia, buried in Broadway Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Philip Pugh fought in the American Civil War for the Confederacy, and afterwards he served as a merchant in Rockingham County, Virginia. His father Hannibal Pugh (1791-1866) is buried in Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia.
Sources:
- "Philip William Pugh" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46866283/philip-william-pugh, accessed June 17, 2022.
- "Hannibal Pugh" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68853509/hannibal-pugh, accessed June 17, 2022.
- U. S. Census entries on Ancestry.com, accessed June 17, 2022.
- "Pugh, Philip W." entry for 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry, NPS's Civil War Soldier database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=DE2404C5-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed June 17, 2022.
- "Pugh, Philip W." entry, 25th Virginia Infantry (Heck's), https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=DD2404C5-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed June 17, 2022.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains a receipt that belonged to P. W. Pugh. The receipt was made out for fifty dollars by F. [Bienkamp?] for making a coffin for Pugh's father.
Source of Acquisition
The P. W. Pugh Receipt was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the P. W. Pugh Receipt 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 P. W. Pugh Receipt was completed in May 2022.
- Title
- P. W. Pugh Receipt, 1866-06-15
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tyler Williams, Student Worker
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- 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