Moore, Samuel Mrs. J. C., letter Mrs. Samuel J. C. Moore letter MSS 16024

Mrs. Samuel J. C. Moore letter MSS 16024

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

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 16024

Title

Mrs. Samuel J. C. Moore letter 1859 November 15

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/258

Quantity

0.03 Cubic Feet, One folder in a legal document box BW 3.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16024, Mrs. Samuel J. C. Moore letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from The Book Broker by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on September 16, 2015

Samuel J. C. Moore (grandson of E. C. Moore) was a lawyer and planter of Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia and was an officer with the 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment with Stonewall Jackson and adjutant to Jubal Early during the Civil War. His wife, Ellen Moore remained in Berryville during the war. Their son Samuel Scolley Moore attended the University of Virginia. His grandmother was concerned about them during the raid at Harpers Ferry.

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Samuel J. C. Moore letter. (Samuel's grandmother, E. C. Moore) to Samuel's wife Ellen about her concern for them during the John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. 1859, November 15, 0.03 cubic feet.