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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], Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope, Ms1987-025], Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired by Special Collections in 1987.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alexander Hamilton Stephens Envelope was completed in September 2013.

Biographical Note

Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born near Crawfordville, Georgia, on February 11, 1812. He was a United States Congressman and later became the Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. After the war, Stephens was again elected to U. S. Congress and served until 1882. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1882 but died March 4, 1883, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Source: "STEPHENS, Alexander Hamilton 1812 – 1883", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s000854 .

Scope and Content

The collection contains a small, stamped envelope from Albany, Georgia, dated May 7, 1862. The envelope is addressed to Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy. There is a note written on the opposite side of the envelope concerning the resignation of E. T. Jones from his commission as a 2nd Lt., which took place on March 4, 1862, due to illness.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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