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Civil War Letter from Clarksburg, Confederate Bond, and Jonathan Jackson Agreement

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3759

Scope and Contents

Collection includes:

1) letter from Union soldier W. Fleming in Clarksburg (spelled "Clarksburgh") to Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming of Shinnston (mother) regarding troop movement to Beverly and personal matters at home (one leaf, on stationary with graphic of soldier, 20 September [no year])

2) Confederate bond issued to James M. Beckham for the amount of $500, assigned to J.R. Ervin of Bath County, Virginia (1864)

3) financial agreement between Jonathan Jackson, father of "Stonewall" Jackson, and Peter Eile, both of Harrison County, for payment of three dollars and sixteen cents with interest (1821)

Dates

  • Creation: 1821
  • Creation: 1864

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 3 items (1 folder))

Overview

Collection includes: 1) letter from Union soldier W. Fleming in Clarksburg (undated); 2) Confederate bond issued to James M. Beckham (1864); and 3) financial agreement involving Jonathan Jackson, father of "Stonewall" Jackson (1821). See scope and content note for details.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Civil War Letter from Clarksburg, Confederate Bond, and Jonathan Jackson Agreement, 1821, 1864
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2011/01/28
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536