| dc.rights.license | No Copyright -- United States | en_US |
| dc.creator | James, John G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-07T15:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-07T15:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1929-06-08 | |
| dc.identifier | WLUColl0294_b01_f003_001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11021/35423 | |
| dc.description | The accompanying typed note describes this letter as follows. "This letter was written by a former VMI Cadet, JOHN G. JAMES, on June 8, 1929 from a Dallas, Texas hospital. He was 84 1/2 years old at the time. He stated that he entered VMI in 1862 and was at the Battle of New Market along with a younger brother, also a Cadet at VMI, by the name of F W James. Both names are on the memorial at VMI in Roll of "C" Company (3rd Corporal). The letter was a request that a rose bush be put on the grave of a former friend and servent whom he knew in school." | en_US |
| dc.description | The envelope reads, "John G. James, Dallas, Texas." | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 5 x 8 inches | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | James, John G. | en_US |
| dc.title | Letter from John G. James Requesting Rose Bush on Grave, June 8, 1929 (correspondence) | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | WLU Coll0294 - Walker-Wood Family Papers, 1910-2183 | |
| dc.rights.holder | Special Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA | |
| dc.subject.fast | Virginia Military Institute | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Battle of New Market (New Market, Virginia : 1864) | en_US |
