A Guide to the Hopkins family papers, 1863-1865 Hopkins family, papers, 1863-1865 20056

A Guide to the Hopkins family papers, 1863-1865

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 20056


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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
20056
Title
Hopkins family papers, 1863-1965
Physical Characteristics
5 items.
Physical Location
Personal papers collection, acc. 20056.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Hopkins family papers, 1863-1865. Accession 20056. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Received from Mrs. Guy Erasmus Hopkins, 22 May 1929.

Biographical/Historical Information

Brothers George and Erasmus Hopkins served in the Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, York Rangers, Co. I., 32nd Regiment, and Caroline Grays, Co. E, 30th Regiment, respectively, during the Civil War. Their brother, Augustus, married Mary Kennon Wortham. Joe may have been their sister, Josephine (1830-1896).

Genealogical information on the Hopkins family can be found in Walter Lee Hopkins, Hopkins of Virginia and Related Families (Richmond, VA: J. W. Fergusson & Sons, 1931), p. 230- 231, 264.

Scope and Content Information

This collection contains two promissory notes to hire slaves. One is from Edward Martin to Mrs. Mary K. Hopkins, and the other is from B. E. Meade to Dr. A. Hopkins. Two letters, written during the Civil War, from George Hopkins to Joe Hopkins and from Erasmus Hopkins to Joe Hopkins, contain news of a march to and from Fredericksburg on little food, Erasmus' detailing as assistant superintendent to build a dam, and inquiries into conditions at home. A third letter, from Major N. R. Fitzhugh to Captain George Hopkins encloses a receipt and a form to be filled in to pay for beef. The form is not included in the collection.