William Campbell Davidson Collection

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

William Campbell Davidson Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC14

Scope and Content

Collection of 14 pieces of correspondence and related materials concerning the George Washington and Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb family. Includes papers, letters, documents, and envelopes. 1. Letter dated 1863 Mar 24 (with envelope), from Charles William Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (sister). Camp Winder 2. Letter dated 1864 Jan 21, from Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb, to George Washington Tabb (husband). Hospital, Gordonsville, Va. 3. Letter dated 1864 Jan 27, from Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (daughter). Hospital, Gordonsville, Va. 4. Letter dated 1864 Jan 27 (with envelope), from M.M.W. Baskerville, to Mary Park Tabb. Lexington, Va. 5. Letter dated 1864 Jan 29, from Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (daughter). Probably hospital, Gordonsville, Va. 6. Letter dated 1864 Feb 15 (with envelope), from Laura Virginia Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (sister). Lexington, Va. 7. Telegram dated 1872 Jun 22 (with envelope), from George Washington Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (daughter). Harrisonburg, Va. 8. Letter dated 1917 Aug 27, from Willis Creighton Tabb, to Mary Park Stratford (sister). 9. Undated letter, from Cornelia Wilson Tabb, to Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb (mother). 10. Undated letter, from Mary Creighton Wilson Tabb, to Mary Park Tabb (daughter). 11. Paper with handwritten lines from Gone with the Wind taken from back of Confederate note; personal handwritten note of unknown author; no date. 12. Empty envelope addressed to Miss Laura Tabb, Lexington, Va. 13. Empty envelope addressed to Miss M. P. Tabb, Berkeley Co., West Va.; from Private J. L.(?) Beacham, Co B. Palmetto Regiment, Care of Post Comidante, Rock Island Prison, Illinois. 14. Envelope containing papers and correspondence above; with handwritten note; on back of envelope is printed: "Mrs. W. C. Tabb, 945 Muscatel Avenue, Rosemead, California." Inventory of documents and digital files of scans and transcripts of documents are attached in Media.

Acquisition

Accession

488

Source or Donor

Davidson, William Campbell and Diane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1863 - 1917

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1863-1917 Copies: Typed transcriptions are cataloged under ARC15.