Virginia Hupp Harding (Bridgeville, PA) to Verturia Clemens (Claysville PA), letter, 4 September 1936, preserved in William M. Clemens Family Bible

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.648

Scope and Content

Virginia Hupp Harding (Bridgeville, PA) to Verturia Clemens (Claysville PA), letter, 4 September 1936. This letter discusses the enclosure of an older letter written by Louisa (Hupp) Clemens to her brother John Cox Hupp on 24 June 1864. See item # GCHS-AN030-0002-0010. Transcribed by virtual volunteers through the Greene Connections Archives crowdsourcing project, 2020. ENVELOPE "615 Gregg Ave Bridgeville Pa. Miss Verturia Clemens Claysville, Penna." PAGE 1 "615 Gregg Ave Bridgeville Pa Sep 4th '36 My dear Verturia - In looking over some old / letters sent me from my old / home in Wheeling, this note / from your father's mother / to my father, was among / them - I felt it would be a / valued letter that your fam-" PAGE 2 "-ily would always keep. In answer to this word to my fa- / -ther, he went to the battle field / and brought to John's home his / remains. Which was the first / burial in Washington cemetery, / and is near the entrance. / I did not know whether your / father was living, and saw in / Reporter that you had gone on a / vacation. This notice gave me / your address. Word of receiving this old letter / would be appreciated by your / cousin. Virginia Hupp Harding."

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

Lexicon

Search Terms

Clemens family, Family Bible--Records, Hupp family, Letters (Correspondence), Veterans--Civil War

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 4, 1936

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN030-0002-0009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Family Bible Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Digital

Provenance Detail

Clemens Subseries - Family Bible Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Notes

Family data, William M. Clemens Family Bible, The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorized Version; with the Marginal References, and the Usual Carious Readings (Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1872). Bible was donated to the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370) and was researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: Virginia Hupp Harding (Bridgeville, PA) to Verturia Clemens (Claysville PA), letter, 4 September 1936, preserved in William M. Clemens Family Bible, item no. GCHS-AN030-0002-0009, Family Bible Series, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).