Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1646 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from F. Lewis Marshall to Edward C. Marshall and Rebecca Peyton Marshall, 1863 October 6
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1732
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter from F. W. Nelson to S. A. Cooper, 1863 March 7
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Scope and Contents
Written from Petersburg, Virginia. Letter requests 25 conscripts to fill reduced ranks.
Letter from Ferdinand Maximilian to Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1857 December 10
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Scope and Contents
In the letter, Ferdinand Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, thanks Matthew Fontaine Maury for sending a copy of "Sailing Directions."
Letter from Francis H. Smith to A. H. H. Stuart, 1850 December 3
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Scope and Contents
Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter endorses William D. Stuart's application for a commission in the United States Army.
Letter from Francis H. Smith to John T. L. Preston, 1839 July 1
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Scope and Contents
Written from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia. Francis H. Smith accepts the appointment as Principal Professor (Superintendent) at VMI. The letter informs John T. L. Preston that his duties at Hampden-Sidney College will end on September 25, discusses the opening of VMI, salary, and other related issues.
Letter from Francis H. Smith to John T. L. Preston, 1839 July 1
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1442
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter from Francis H. Smith to Perry L. Derby, 1863 June 20
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Scope and Contents
Francis H. Smith was Superintendent of VMI from 1839-1889. This letter is in reply to Perry L. Derby's notification that Charles A. Derby has died in battle.
Letter from Francis H. Smith to Samuel B. Atwill, 1864 July 28-29
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Written from VMI, Lextingon, Virginia. Superintendent Francis H. Smith wrote this letter to notify the Atwill family of Samuel F. Atwill's death.
Letter from Francis H. Smith to Samuel B. Atwill, 1864 July 28-29
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1073
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter from Francis H. Smith to William Atkinson (Atkison), 1839 May 6
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Scope and Contents
Written from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia. In the letter, Francis H. Smith asks for advice about whether to take job at the new Virginia Military Institute.