Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

William Terry Letter, Mss. Collection 2001.19, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ruth Ann Chitwood in 2001 as part of the W. R. Chitwood Collection.

Biographical Information

William Robinson Terry, born on 14 August 1824 in Amherst County, Virginia, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1848. Prior to his admittance to the bar in 1851, he taught school and studied law. Terry opened his law practice in Wytheville where he also edited the Wytheville Telegraph . During the Civil War, Terry served with the Stonewall Brigade, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He served in the United States Congress as a representative for two terms (1871-1873, 1875-1877) and was a delegate to the Democratic Party convention in 1880. Terry drowned in Reed Creek on 5 September 1889 while on a return trip from Grayson County and is buried in East End Cemetery in Wytheville, Virginia.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a letter written by William Terry dated 8 January 1885 to Messrs. Bangs, Bard and Company regarding a collection of a claim in the amount of $270.78.