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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Job Farley Letters, 1864-1865, Ms2023-081, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Job Farley Letters were purchaed by Special Collections and University Archives in April 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Job Farley Letters was completed in July 2023.

Biographical Note

Job Farley (b. c. 1845) served as a private with Comapny B, 38th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry during the United States Civil War. Military records indicate that he was mustered out of Virginia on June 30th, 1865 to return home from the war.

Scope and Content

This collection contains 4 letters from Job Farley written to his mother in the later years of the United States Civil War. The letters describe news of war activities and contain well wishes to friends and family back home in New Jersey.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Job Farley Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).