Charles E. Fenwick Collection--James Andrew Jackson correspondence--1
Entry/Object ID
1995.001.2568
Scope and Content
1 sheet ; 12 1/4" x 7 5/8"
This sheet was originally folded into four panels. Two of the panels were used for the text. Subsequently the sheet was folded down to be 2 1/8" x 4 1/8" and it stayed in that condition for many years.
May 9, 1861 Letter from James Andrew Jackson at the Culpeper Virginia Court House to his brother Albert in Georgetown, D.C. James Andrew had just been mustered into service in the Confederate Army. He was excited about the prospect before him. He asked his brother if the "black republicans" had taken possession of "the College." Might he have meant Georgetown College? He signed the letter "Andrew Jackson" which is probably the name he used in civilian life.
There was no envelope with this letter. An attempt at a transcription is included.
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Text on verso: someone has written a tiny 1 in a circle; it is apparent from the tiny numbers on subsequent letters that this collection is incomplete.
