Hunt Family (Civil War correspondence), 1840 November 18 - 1889 October 3

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Summary

Title:
Hunt Family Civil War correspondence
Dates:
1840 November 18 - 1889 October 3
Creators:
Craig, Lewis/Louis, Dr., 1804/10/25 - 1887/07/29, Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Sr., 1794/12/02 - 1889/03/01, Craig, Rachel, 1830 - 1908, Hunt, Albert Gallatin, 1839/12/23 - 1911/03/16, Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Jr., 1842/04/24 - 1863/11/29, Hunt, George Warfield, 1834/07/11 - 1912/11/22, Hunt, Letitia Dudley Parrish, 1805/01/21 - 1885/08/14, Hunt, Philemon Burgess, 1837/10/11 - 1915/04/05, Dillard, Almira Dudley, 1833 - 1884, Millis, Edwin Graham, 1929 - , Craig, Catherine "Kate", 1836 - 1903, Hunt, Waller Bullock, 1833 - 1892, Farish, Sallie M., 1833 - 1864, Hunt, George, Rev., 1831 - 1893, Dillard, Anna, 1840 - 1866, Hunt, Maria Bullock, 1835 - 1906, Hunt, Mary Catherine "Kate", 1838 - 1906, Berckmans, Prosper J., 1830 - 1910, Craig, Caroline "Carrie", 1811 - 1859, Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Jr., Cousin, 1837 - 1889, Hunt, John Mason, 1802 - 1874, Hunt, Richard Johnson "Dick", 1836 - ?, Parrish, William Dudley "Dud", 1826 - 1909, Brown, Howard Ellen Parrish, 1831 - 1918, DeCasse, Amelia Taylor "Minnie", 1835 - 1975, (unknown), Sarabel, Craig, William Henry, 1846 - 1933, Brown, Harvey Rice, 1821 - 1900, Ludlow, Jane Elizabeth "Jen/Jenny", 1825 - 1887, Rogers, Mary Ann Coons (M. Rogers), 1814 - 1898, Schenck, John Craig, 1834 - 1872, Gorton, George Bissett, 1839 - 1863, Brown, Letitia "Lettie", 1854 - 1927, Burgess, Martha "Mattie", Thys, Elisabeth ((Elizabeth Tyce/Elizabeth Chys)), 1827 - 1924(?), Craig, Joanna Kurypers Bissett, Letcher, Ben, Rankin, John C., Dr., 1816 - 1900, Dow, S.L., Butler, Lucy A. Parrish, 1824 - 1912, Burger, William L.M., Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, 1833 - ?, Butler, James Catlett, 1811 - 1888, Stephens, Mattie, Bullock, Caroline Laurens Breckinridge, 1813 - 1867, Tarlton, Caroline Barr Warfield, 1817 - 1890, Varian, Catherine Drake "Kate", 1838 - 1918, Bullock, Mary Stanhope "Mollie/Molly", 1837 - 1924, Craig, George Hunt, 1865 - 1932, Craig, Mary Dorsey Hunt, 1835/10/12 - 1880/05/30, Coleman, Nicholas Daniel (N.D.), 1800 - 1874, (unknown), (unknown), Sutphin, Martha Hunt, and Haskins, Beverly Millis
Abstract:
This collection contains a book of transcribed correspondence, dating from 1840 to 1889, between members of the Hunt family before, during and after the Civil War.
Containers:
document-box: Civil War 2
folder: 1
Extent:
.55 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Hunt Family Civil War correspondence (2017.536.wc.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a book of transcribed correspondence between members of the Hunt family before, during and after the Civil War. The book, My dearest sister - The Hunt family of Lexington and the Civil War: their correspondence, 1856-1880 is broken into two volumes. The first volume consists of biographical and contextual information about the Hunt family. The second volume consists of the 703 letters spanning across nearly fifty years of correspondence.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Edwin Millis and Beverly Haskin.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically by material type:

  • Series 1, Volume One
  • Series 2, Volume Two

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Lee Feldman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-21 18:21:33 -0400 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Hunt Family Civil War correspondence (2017.536.wc.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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