Charles Ball and Charles Tebbs Letters
Scope and Content
This colllection contains three letters regarding the Kansas Constitutional Crisis from Charles Burgess Ball, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates to Charles Tebbs, a Virginia Lieutenant Colonel, in 1857 and 1858. This also contains one letter from Tebbs to Ball which discusses the impending Secession Convention of 1861.
Dates
- Creation: 1857 - 1861
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in Englsih.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Charles Binns Tebbs, Sr. was born 1821 in Loudoun County in Virginia and died 26 September 1867 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 8th Virginia Infantry of the Confenderacy. Charles Burgess Ball was born in 1824 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1849-1861 and Virginia Senate from 1862-1865.
External sources:
"Charles B. Ball", Virginia House of Delegates and Burgesses member database, https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/7101, accessed on 9/1/2026.
"Charles Tebbs", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11691635/charles_binns-tebbs, accessed on 9/1/2026.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
Abstract
This colllection contains three letters regarding the Kansas Constitutional Crisis from Charles Burgess Ball, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates to Charles Tebbs, a Virginia Lieutenant Colonel, in 1857 and 1858. This also contains one letter from Tebbs to Ball which discusses the impending Secession Convention of 1861.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in January of 2024.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Charles Ball and Charles Tebbs 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 Charles Ball and Charles Tebbs Letters was completed in September 2026.
- Title
- Charles Ball and Charles Tebbs Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Victoria Feigert, Archives Intern
- Date
- 2026 (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)
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
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