Job Farley Letters
Scope and Content
This collection contains 4 letters from Job Farley written to his mother in the later years of the United States Civil War. The letters describe news of war activities and contain well wishes to friends and family back home in New Jersey.
Dates
- 1864 - 1865
Creator
- Farley, Job, b. abt. 1845 (Person)
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Job Farley (b. c. 1845) served as a private with Comapny B, 38th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry during the United States Civil War. Military records indicate that he was mustered out of Virginia on June 30th, 1865 to return home from the war.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains 4 letters from Job Farley written to his mother in the later years of the United States Civil War.
Arrangement
The material in this collection is arranged chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
The Job Farley Letters were purchaed by Special Collections and University Archives in April 2017.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Job Farley Letters 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 Job Farley Letters was completed in July 2023.
- Title
- Job Farley Letters, 1864-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (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