Leigh, T. R., letter to Brevet Brigadier General B. C. Ludlow T. R. Leigh letter to Brevet Brigadier General B. C. Ludlow MSS 16258

T. R. Leigh letter to Brevet Brigadier General B. C. Ludlow MSS 16258

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 16258

Title

T. R. Leigh letter to Brevet Brigadier General Benjamin Chambers Ludlow 1865 June 13

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/374

Quantity

0.03 Cubic Feet, One folder in a legal document box Bw 10.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16258, T. R. Leigh letter to Brevet Brigadier General B. C. Ludlow, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Beltrone & Company by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on November 17, 2016.

Brevet Brigadier General Benjamin Chambers Ludlow was born in 1832 at Ludlow Station, Hamilton County, Ohio and studied to become a physician and served admirably in Civil War campaigns in Ohio, and Virginia.

Scope and Contents

T. R. Leigh letter to Brevet Brigadier General B. C. Ludlow, 1865 June 13, 0.03 cubic feet, requesting the retention of two Negro boys so that he can raise them. An answer from Ludlow appears on the verso, stating that he should be able to keep them but he will need written authority from "Mr. Thompson."