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Title |
Letter from a British subject |
Dates of Creation |
1894 |
Scope & Content |
A letter written presumably to George S. Bernard (as it was within his collection) from an undetermined author (unsigned) and not dated. There may be missing pages, because the contents of his story from the presumed first page does not meld well with the contents of the second page. The author was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and educated in Londonderry, which was made famous by the siege of 1688-89. He studied at the classical and mathematical school of W. Samuel McQuilkin. On the next page, he said that he was a British subject and when captured he had the British vice-consul's certificate in his pocket. After his return from prison, he settled in Richmond, eventually working at the Merchants Bank of Richmond as a cashier. |
Year Range from |
1894 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Year Range to |
1894 |
Subjects |
Born British subjects British vice console Cashier's window Certificates City Civil War Civil war battles Confederate soldiers Confederate veterans French forces Irish forces Pedagogy Pockets Prisons School Siege Towns and cities |
Search Terms |
Civil War Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland Confederacy, the Confederate Army Confederate Veterans Foyle River (Ireland) Londonderry, Ireland Merchants National Bank of Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Robinson Adams & Co. Union Army Union Veterans War Between the States War Talks of Confederate Veterans |
People |
Adams, Robinson Bernard, Geo. S. Bernard, George S. James 2nd (royalty) McQuilkin, W. Samuel |
Event |
Civil War |
Collection |
George S. Bernard Collection |
Imagefile |
024\20097520.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
2009.75.020 |
Extent of Description |
2 pages, size 5 1/2" x 8" |