Washington College (Lexington, Va.) -- Students
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander S. Brown letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0217
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two letters from Washington College student Alexander S. Brown to his sister, dated September 20, 1846 and September 7, 1848. The 1848 letter mentions the Cincinnati military class, in which Washington College students participated in military training conducted by VMI staff. The second letter expresses Brown's dissatisfaction with the College and a desire to transfer to another school.
Letter from Robert E. Lee to H. G. D. Brown, 1866 April 21
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter is a reply to an inquiry from a parent of a prospective student at Washington College.
Letter to Fanny P. Brown, 1846 September 20
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter mentions the Cincinnati military class, in which Washington College students participated in military training conducted by VMI staff.
Letter to Fanny P. Brown, 1848 September 7
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter expresses Brown's dissatisfaction with Washington College and a desire to transfer to another school.
Letter to Fanny P. Brown, 1846 September 20
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/2408
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter to Fanny P. Brown, 1848 September 7
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/2412
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter to father, 1854 January 15
Item
Scope and Contents
The letter describes in detail the circumstances surrounding the murder of Richard C. Taylor's classmate Thomas Blackburn by Charles B. Christian, a Washington College law student.
Letter to father, 1854 January 15
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/2420
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Philip A. Fitzhugh papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0067
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers relating to Philip A. Fitzhugh with a bulk dating from cadetship. The collection includes:
Six letters from Fitzhugh to his brother containing references to cadet life (graduation; hazing "plebes"; death of Henry C. Reid, Class of 1846; Washington College students, called "minks")
Handwritten issue of a cadet newspaper called "The Royal Caroline", dated March 21, 1846
VMI letter of...
Richard C. Taylor letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-0159
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter from Richard C. Taylor to his father, dated January 15, 1854. Taylor describes in detail the circumstances surrounding the murder of his classmate Cadet Thomas Blackburn by Charles B. Christian, a Washington College law student.
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