Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Everitt Saunders and Susan Saunders (Bashaw), 1839 November 30
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1372
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Valentine C. Saunders collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0071
Scope and Contents
This letter from cadet Valentine C. Saunders to his parents is the oldest extant letter written by a VMI cadet. Dated November 30, 1839, shortly after the first cadets arrived in Lexington, Virginia, the letter provides a cadet's view of the newly established Institute. Saunders describes the following:
Arsenal
Relationship with Washington College
Method of instruction
Course of studies
An opinion (favorable) of Superintendent Francis H....
