Reverend J. O. Miller letter , MSS 16189

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16189, Reverend J. O. Miller letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Jordan Antiques & Antiquarian Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on July 22, 2016.

Scope and Contents

Reverend J. O. Miller (living in York, Pennsylvania) letter to his congressman, the Honorable Adam M. Glossbrenner, 1866, 0.03 cubic feet, concerning damage done by the Union troops to the Winchester German Reformed church. Also included are four affidavits documenting the damage with testimony signed by George F. Miller, Isaac Kline (Frederick County), Thomas Hewel (Winchester), John W. Gain, Brison Luther, George Diffendorfer, and J. B. T. Reid (Mayor of Winchester). The letter and affidavits show the struggles regarding private property of private individuals with the government during and immediately following the Civil War.