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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mamie Bates Letter to Hiram W. Bates, April 21, 1865, Ms2025-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Mamie Bates Letter to Hiram W. Bates was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in August 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mamie Bates Letter to Hiram W. Bates was completed in May 2025.

Biographical Note

Mamie Bates, full name Mary E. Smart, was born in 1838. She married Hiram Webster Bates in 1859 in Massachusetts. Hiram served in the American Civil War in the Massachusetts 32nd Infantry Regiment, he died January 30, 1905. Mary died January 5, 1919.

External sources:

Mary E Smart in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Ancestory Library. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2495/records/69228288. Accessed May 22, 2025.

Hiram W Bates. March 25, 2011. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67448000/hiram-w-bates. Accessed May 22, 2025.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter written to Hiram W. Bates on April 21, 1865, by Mamie Bates, his wife. The letter was addressed to the Grant General Hospital in Willets Point, New York. The letter includes updates on family, local life, and a description of Andrew Johnson. Transcription included in the collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Mamie Bates Letter to Hiram W. Bates by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).