Inventory of the Hatfield Papers 1845-1890
A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 39.2 H31
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Publication Rights/Restrictions on Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Hatfield Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
Purchase: 110 items, 5/07/1939.
Scope and Content Information
Letters, 1845-1890, received chiefly by Emma Virginia "Ginnie" (Frye) Hatfield of Rockingham County and Augusta County, Virginia and West Virginia from her brothers Hiram E. "Hiley" Hatfield of Georgia, who served in the Civil War in the Valley Brass Band, 48th Virginia Infantry Regiment; and John F. Hatfield, who also served in the Civil War under the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment. There are also many letters to Ginny from her brother-in-law and sister, James W. Thomas and Mary M. "Molly" Thomas of Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Subjects covered in the letters include Confederate camp conditions and Civil War battles, maintaining a household during and after the war, and the daily lives of men and women.
Arrangement
OrganizationThis collection is organized into 2 Series. Series 1 contains letters; and Series 2 contains envelopes.
ArrangementThis collection is arranged chronologically by date.
Index Terms
- Hatfield, Hiram E.
- Hatfield, John F., d. 1902.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 10th.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 48th.
- United States-- History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music.
Persons:
Subjects:
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Emma Virginia Hatfield,
- Hatfield, Hiram E.
- Hatfield, John F., d. 1902.
- Hiram E.Hatfield,
- John F. Hatfield.
Contents List
- Folder 1
Letters, mostly received by Emma Virginia "Jennie" or "Geet" Hatfield Frye, 1845-1863.25 items.
Letters from her brothers, John F. Hatfield while serving in the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment and Hiram "Hiley" E. Hatfield while serving in the Valley Brass Band, 48th Virginia Infantry Regiment as well as letters from her sister Mary "Molley" Hatfield Thomas. Folder also includes letters written to their father, A. F. Hatfield.
- Folder 2
Letters, mostly received by Emma Virginia "Jennie" or "Geet" Hatfield Frye, 1863-1869.25 items.
Includes letters from Hiram "Hiley" E. Hatfield while serving in the Valley Brass Band, 48th Virginia Infantry Regiment as well as letters from her sister Mary "Molley" M. Hatfield Thomas and her husband James W. Thomas. Also letters written by E. Jones Armstrong and Jane Scott (describing her wedding).
- Folder 3
Letters, mostly received by Emma Virginia "Jennie" or "Geet" Hatfield Frye, 1863-1869.17 items.
Includes letters from brother Hiram "Hiley" E. Hatfield of Cass County, Georgia as well as letters from her sister Mary "Molley" M. Hatfield Thomas. Includes a letter written by father A. F. Hatfield as well as a letter from Mary M. Hatfield Thomas discussing the death of A. F. Hatfield.
- Folder 4
Letters, mostly received by Emma Virginia "Jennie" or "Geet" Hatfield Frye, n.d.24 items.
Includes letters from her sister Mary "Molley" M. Hatfield Thomas and husband James W. Thomas and brother Hiram "Hiley" E. Hatfield as well as J. W. Bryan, Co. K, 31st Virginia Regiment and E. Jones Armstrong, 31st Virginia Regiment, and Annie Samprell.