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Preferred Citation

Letter, James W. Keeble to Unidentified, 1861 Mar. 10. Local Government Records Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Essex County (Va.)

Biographical Information

James W. Keeble was a schoolteacher from Mathews County, Virginia who took a job as Professor of Tactics at Madison college, Sharow, Mississippi. The 1860 census lists his parents as Humphrey H. and Sarah Keeble.

Scope and Content

The Letter, James W. Keeble to Unidentified, consists of three pages, filled front and back, telling an unidentified friend about his new life in Mississippi. Included is mention of a Virginian family named the Montagues and a brief paragraph about the possibility of Virginian secession and Keeble's determination to fight for Virginia.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Keeble, James W.

Family Names:

• Montague family

Subjects:

• Mississippi--Description and Travel
• Secession--Southern States

Geographical Names:

• Essex County (Va.)--History
• Madison County (Ms.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Letters