William T. Leavell Charles City Court House Collection
Entry/Object ID
ARC121
Scope and Content
Collection of 31 letters written in 1842 to Reverend William T. Leavell (1813 - 1899), Charles City Court House, Virginia. Also included are transcriptions and associated documentary information.
Folders 1 and 2: 31 letters written primarily from family members to Leavell in 1842
Folder 3: Transcriptions of the 31 letters
Folder 4 Inventory of letters/transcriptions, photocopied article about Beall Air, copy of a tablet in Zion Episcopal Church, and a photocopy of a hand-drawn map showing Leavell (also Levelle) family property.
According to an excerpt from The Lower Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War by Edward H. Phillips, 1959, Ph.D. dissertation, W. T. Leavell resigned from his parish in Charles City, Virginia, after the John Brown Raid and came to Jefferson County to be with his daughters, who had been staying with their grandmother at Walnut Grove. His wife died in 1858.
Acquisition
Accession
69
Source or Donor
McDonald, John Y.
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
NB: No Deed of Gift on record for this donor as of 2/6/14
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1842
Archive Size/Extent
31 original letters, transcriptions, and associated photocopied documentary material
