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Preferred Citation:

George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Mss. Acc. 2013.288 was received by Special Collections via U.S.P.S. in November 2013.

Processing Information:

Accessioned by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in December 2013.

Scope and Contents

Letter from Captain George Bouton to his seven-year-old daughter Mollie from Yorktown, Virginia during the American Civil War. He describes the condition of Yorktown as "an old and dilapidated town", General Daniel Harvey Hill as a commander, describing some of the local families in Yorktown including the Fry family, and having a "free Negro from Madison County for a servant, a very indifferent cook & indifferent servant [in] everyday."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889
• Letters (correspondence)
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
• Virginia--Description and travel
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865