A Guide to Letters to Elizabeth Tagert 1861-1878 Tagert, Elizabeth Letters, 1861-1878 11177

A Guide to Letters to Elizabeth Tagert 1861-1878

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Accession Number 11177

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11177

Title

Letters to Elizabeth Tagert 1861-1878

Physical Characteristics

29 items

Language

English

Abstract

Letters to Elizabeth Tagert from her Allen cousins and uncles concern family news, the administration of her father's estate by David N. Walton of Woodstock, Va., and her son's employment on an uncle's farm.

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Preferred Citation

Letters to Elizabeth Tagert, 1861-1878, Accession #11177, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The University of Virginia Library purchased this group of letters from Jerry N. Showalter, Bookseller, Ivy, Virginia, on May 4, 1995.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of twenty-nine items, 1861, 1866, and 1870-1878, and undated, chiefly letters to Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth [Allen?] Tagert of New Market, Virginia, from her Allen cousins and uncles concerning family news and the settlement of her father's estate administered by David N. Walton of Woodstock, Virginia (1861 Mar 26; 1870 Mar 2; 1872 Oct 8; 1873 Jun 3; 1874 Jan 8, Feb 25; 1875 Jan 29; and n.d.). Her uncle Will J. Allen also wrote about her son Tommy coming to work on his farm in Westville, Indiana (1877 Oct 27, Dec 9; 1878 Apr 23 & May 12). Other correspondents include: cousin Reuben B. Allen of Mount Jackson, Virginia; cousin R.E. [McCann?] of Richmond, Virginia; cousin Ellie Allen of Westville, Indiana; and uncle Eli Allen, Champaign County, Ohio.