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A Guide to the John S. Mosby Letters, 1864-1910 John S. Mosby Letters MSS 06-25

A Guide to the John S. Mosby Letters, 1864-1910

A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library

Record Group Number MSS 06-25


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Repository
Fairfax County Public Library
Record Group Number
MSS 06-25
Title
The John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit Letters, 1864-1910
Extent
0.5 linear feet
Creator
previous hit Mosby  next hit, John Singleton (1833-1916)
Language
English
Abstract
The John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit Letters consist of 0.5 linear feet and span the years 1864-1910 and consist of 1 original handwritten letter, two folders of photocopies of handwritten and typed correspondence and one folder of aperture cards of the photocopies in folders 6 through 40.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None

Use Restrictions

Consult repository for information

Preferred Citation

John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit Letters, MSS 06-25, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

Acquisition Information

The original letter in folder 1 from John previous hit Mosby  next hit to Thomas R. Keith dated January 20, 1900, was donated to the Historical Society of Fairfax County in 1950-1951 by Keith’s daughter, Hannah Keith Howze. The letter was later transferred to Fairfax County Public Library’s Virginia Room on an unknown date. The two photocopied letters from John previous hit Mosby  next hit in Folders 3-4 were a gift of Dr. Kenneth S. McAtee, May 1989. The photocopies of John previous hit Mosby  next hit letters 1864-1910 in folders 5 through 40 were a gift of Mrs. Virgie R. Ritchie. Folder 5 contains seven aperture cards containing images of the letters in folders 6-40.

Processing Information

Mark F. Hall, September 2023
EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024

Historical and Biographical Information

John Singleton previous hit Mosby  next hit, b. Dec. 6, 1833, Powhatan County, VA. Attended Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Virginia; later studied law and admitted to Virginia bar. Joined Confederate Army, served in 1st Virginia Cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart. Appointed to lead 43rd Virginia Cavalry (" previous hit Mosby's  next hit Command"), which operated as partisan rangers and guerrillas often behind Union lines in Northern Virginia. previous hit Mosby  next hit’s raids earned him the nickname “The Gray Ghost” and parts of Northern Virginia were known in the press as previous hit Mosby's  next hit Confederacy. One of his most famous exploits was the capture of Union Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton from a house (now the rectory of Truro Parish) across Main Street from the old Fairfax County Courthouse. After the war, previous hit Mosby  next hit served as U.S. consul to Hong Kong (1878-1885), and later as an attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad, a land agent for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. He died May 30, 1916, and is buried in Warrenton, VA.

Scope and Content

The John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit Letters consist of 0.5 linear feet and span the years 1864-1910 and consist of 1 original handwritten letter, two folders of photocopies of handwritten and typed correspondence and one folder of aperture cards of the photocopies in folders 6 through 40. The original handwritten letter contains a newspaper clipping and the letter refutes statements in the newspaper. Much of the correspondence in folders 5 through 40 consists of letters from previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, chiefly regarding contemporary newspaper references to previous hit Mosby  next hit’s Rangers, other Civil War topics, and political issues of the era in addition to personal matters. Transcriptions of the letters are included.

Related Material

Robert M. Moxham Manuscript Papers on “A History of Annandale, Virginia”, MSS 08-23, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Francis Asbury Dickins Papers, 1729-1934

Watt Family Papers, 1821-1902, Mss1 W3403a, Virginia Historical Society

Separated Material

None

Index Terms

  • Beattie, Fountain “Fount” (1840-1923)
  • Chinn, Benton (1844-1926)
  • Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd.
  • Guerrillas -- Southern States -- Correspondence.
  • Keith, Thomas R. (1872-1937)
  • previous hit Mosby  next hit, John Singleton (1833-1916)
  • Soldiers -- Southern States -- Correspondence.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Container List

Box 1 Folder 1: Letter: John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Thomas Keith, with newspaper clipping, 1900 January 20
Box 1 Folder 2: Photocopy of John previous hit Mosby  next hit Farewell Order dated Apr 2, 1864 [sic] “letter in possession of James L. Klipstein”, 1864 [1865] April 2
Box 1 Folder 3: Photocopy of letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Joseph Bryan, [1907] November 9
Box 1 Folder 4: Photocopy of letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to John S. Russell, 1908 March 11
Box 1 Folder 5: Aperture cards (7) of photocopied letters in folders 6 through 40, 1888-1910
Box 1 Folder 6: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1888]
Box 1 Folder 7: Postcard, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1895 January 29
Box 1 Folder 8: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1895 December 27
Box 1 Folder 9: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] January 30
Box 1 Folder 10: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] February 10
Box 1 Folder 11: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] April 23
Box 1 Folder 12: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] April 29
Box 1 Folder 13: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] October 11
Box 1 Folder 14: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1896] October 22
Box 1 Folder 15: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1897 October 17
Box 1 Folder 16: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1897 October 18
Box 1 Folder 17: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1897 October 20
Box 1 Folder 18: Letter, John C. Ropes to John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit (w/ previous hit Mosby's  next hit response), 1897 December 14
Box 1 Folder 19: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1898 January 9
Box 1 Folder 20: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Alice Chinn, 1898 January 22
Box 1 Folder 21: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1898 February 5
Box 1 Folder 22: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Alice Chinn, 1898 May 19
Box 1 Folder 23: Undated note, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit [to Alice Chinn], [1898 July]
Box 1 Folder 24: Postcard, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1901 July 20
Box 1 Folder 25: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1901 October]
Box 1 Folder 26: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1903]
Box 1 Folder 27: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, [1903]
Box 1 Folder 28: Letter, R.E. Lee, Jr. to Alice [Chinn], 1904 April 1
Box 1 Folder 29: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Frank B. Pemberton (1 of 2), 1904 September 23
Box 1 Folder 30: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Frank B. Pemberton (2 of 2), 1904 September 23
Box 1 Folder 31: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Judge James Keith, 1906 January 27
Box 1 Folder 32: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1906 February 28
Box 1 Folder 33: Letter, Lawrence Washington to John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit, 1906 March 23
Box 1 Folder 34: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1906 June 6
Box 1 Folder 35: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1907 June 21
Box 1 Folder 36: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1907 July 24
Box 1 Folder 37: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1908 March 12
Box 1 Folder 38: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1909 March 29
Box 1 Folder 39: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Fount Beattie, 1909 May 29
Box 1 Folder 40: Letter, John S. previous hit Mosby  next hit to Benton Chinn, 1910 February 12
Box 1 Folder 41: John S. previous hit Mosby Letters collection original cover sheet, Undated