Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Samuel H. Letcher manuscript, 1869. MS 0148. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Houston Letcher was born in 1848 in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1869 and was a New Market cadet. He also was a lawyer and judge. Letcher died in 1914 in Lexington.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one manuscript of the VMI valedictory address of Cadet Samuel H. Letcher. The speech was delivered at VMI finals in July 1869. The manuscript contains annotations by John T. L. Preston.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Commencement ceremonies
• Manuscripts
• New Market Cadets
• Speeches, Addresses, etc.
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Speeches, addresses, etc.