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Preferred Citation

William S. Weddell letter, 1890 September 25. MS 0192. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Sparrow Weddell was born in 1874 in Harrrisonburg, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1894 and went on to become a salesman. He died in 1944 in Richmond, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter (dated September 25, 1890) from William S. Weddell to his mother. The letter describes the day on which his classmate Warner T. Taliaferro died following a fight with a fellow cadet, Frank W. McConnico.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• McConnico, Frank W. (Frank Windler)
• Murder—Virginia—Lexington
• Taliaferro, Warner T. (Warner Throckmorton), 1874-1890
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1890-1899
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1894
• Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century