Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet Life -- 1839
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Everitt Saunders and Susan Saunders (Bashaw), 1839 November 30
Item
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....
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....
