Abbot Family (1) Subseries, 1827-1875
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Personal letters to and from William R. Abbot, and family members. Chief correspondents are W.R. Abbot's mother Ellen Abbott and his sisters Ellen and Jane Abbot. Includes letter from Ellen Abbot (Jr.) recounting surrender of Woodstock in Northern Virginia to Union soldiers. Also includes official papers such as reports of W.R. Abbot's academic progress at the University of Virginia and professional recommendations for university positions; and W.R Abbot's enlistment papers and other formal correspondence with the Confederate Army. The personal correspondence contains some hand-written transcriptions.
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Arranged chronologically; W.R. Abbot's university evaluations, professional recommendations and correspondence with the Confederate Army collated separately and arranged according to subject.
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