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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Letters to Eliza Doty, 1868-1869, Ms2023-146, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Letters to Eliza Doty were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in July 2016.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Letters to Eliza Doty was completed in January 2024.

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Family History

Henry Mundy (1783 or 1784-1851) married Phebe Ayers or Ayres (1787-1858), and they had several children: Henry E., Eliza Squier, Sarah Ayers or Ayres, Rebecca, David A., and William E. Henry and Phebe are buried in Rahway Cemetery in Rahway, New Jersey.

Eliza Squier Mundy on December 10, 1808. She married Israel Doty or Doughty (1794-1879), a farmer. She died on November 25, 1873, and is buried alongside her husband in the New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard in New Providence, New Jersey.

Sarah Ayres Mundy was born on October 20, 1809. She married James Harris Poindexter (1800-1867). Sarah died on May 26, 1872, and is buried alongside her husband in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

External Sources:

"Eliza Doty" in the New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/518961699:2540 , accessed January 22, 2024.

"Eliza Mundy Squier Doty", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193288333/eliza-squier_doty , accessed January 22, 2024.

"Henry Mundy" in the New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/509802:8796 , accessed January 22, 2024.

"Henry Mundy", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92583769/henry-mundy , accessed January 22, 2024.

"Sarah Ayres Mundy Poindexter", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49866373/sarah-ayres-poindexter , accessed January 22, 2024.

Scope and Content

The Letters to Eliza Doty were written by her unnamed sister, probably Sarah Poindexter, to Eliza in New Providence, New Jersey, on April 28, 1868, from Richmond, Virginia, and April 1, 1869, from Culpeper, Virginia. The letters contain information on the declining economic conditions in Richmond, and the sister's negative feelings about reconstruction conditions in Virginia.

Additional unprocessed materials are available upon request.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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