Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from John Early Confederate Army Receipt for the Work of Fletcher, an Enslaved Person must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John Early Confederate Army Receipt for the Work of Fletcher, an Enslaved Person, Ms2015-037, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The John Early Confederate Army Receipt for the Work of Fletcher, an Enslaved Person was purchased by Special Collections in 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Early Confederate Army Receipt for the Work of Fletcher, an Enslaved Person was completed in September 2015.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a partially printed receipt for slave labor delivered to Chief Engineer Lt. Col. William H. Stevens in charge of Confederate fortifications outside of Richmond, Virginia, on November 11, 1862. The receipt notes that Stevens received one enslaved person by the name of Fletcher from John Early.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by type of material.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Stevens, W. H., Colonel (Chief Engineer, D.N.V.)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865