Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865]
By Anne Rupert February 09, 2005 at 07:32:52
Seeking to identify the parents of Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad - I believe she is first wife of Holmes Conrad.She obviously died young during Civil War.There is mention in following collectionshe is from Winchester VA. She isa "cousin" of James Harrison Williams and my interest. (I do not know his ancestry either) There is mention of a Philip Wilson Magruder b 1838 possibly related to Mary Eleanor Magruder.Can somone identify the parents?Will continue to do some census checking in meantime.
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Williams Family Papers 1801 - 1889 references letters written during CivilLettersreference a Holmes Conrad 1840 - 1915 and Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad
Mss1W6767g, Williams Family Papers, 1801-1889,
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection consists of 321 items, arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1 consists of one item, an account book, 1801-1826, of Philip Williams (1771-1846). The volume was kept while clerk in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also concerns the estate of Christian Stover. This item also bears a diary, 1 January-11 July 1862, of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) kept while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley (7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company; and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company) in Virginia (Cedar Creek, Edinburg, Forestville, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Middletown, Mount Jackson, New Market, Newton, Port Republic, Richmond, Staunton, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock) and in West Virginia (Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg, Shanghai, and Unger's Store); and a size roll.
Section 2 consists of 253 items, correspondence, 1861-1889, of James Harrison Williams ([1836-1903] as a lawyer in Winchester and Woodstock, Virginia; and while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley [7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company, and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company] and under William Edmonson Jones and James Ewell Brown Stuart in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [Stuart Horse Artillery and the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment]) in Maryland (Hagerstown), Virginia (Brandy Station, Brown's Cove, Cedar Creek, Charlottesville, Conrad's Store, Culpeper Court House, Dinwiddie Court House, Edinburg, Fisher's Hill, Fredericks Hall, Front Royal, Gordonsville, Green Springs, Harrisonburg, Meadow Bridge, Milford, Moore's Store, Mount Crawford, Mount Jackson, New Market, Orange Court House, Petersburg, Richmond, Staunton, Stony Creek Station, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock), and West Virginia (Charles Town and Martinsburg). Correspondents include John Strode Barbour (1820-1892), Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Woodstock, Virginia), Samuel Neal, Sarah J. Pritchartt ([ca. 1844-1863] concerning John Williams Green [d. 1863] and George Henry Williams [1844-1863]; and bears U.S. military letterhead), Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Annandale, Fairfax Court House, Louisa Court House, Marlboro, Richmond, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia, concerning John Green [24 September 1863] and James Ewell Brown Stuart [6 June and 9 September 1863]; letter, 1862, encloses sermon [abstract], 17 September 1862, of Stephen Elliot; letter, 15 May 1862, bears letter of William H. Haas [b. ca. 1839]; letter, 29 June 1862, bears U.S. military letterhead; letter, 26 December 1862, bears Confederate States letterhead [flag]; and letter, 16 June 1863, bears Confederate States letterhead [cartoon]), and Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890).
Section 3 consists of five items, letters, 1861, of Simeon Beauford Gibbons (d. 1862) to an unidentified addressee (concerning James Harrison Williams [1836-1903] and bears Confederate States Army pass); a broadside "To the Voters of Shenandoah County!" by James Harrison Williams, Woodstock, Virginia, 5 September 1862 concerning the clerkship of Shenandoah County, Virginia; an affidavit, 1864, of George Wilmer Brown (d. 1927), John W. Carter, and E. H. Moorman concerning a horse of William Province McGuire ([1845-1926] of the Stuart Horse Artillery of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia); a newspaper clipping, 1865, "Philosophy of Dress," written by James Harrison Williams; and a pamphlet, "Shenandoah Female Institute," Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Mrs. James H. Williams [i.e. Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)], Principal.
Section 4 consists of forty-six items, letters, 1860-1883, written to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Richmond and Woodstock, Virginia) by Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Front Royal, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia), John Williams Green (d. 1863), Samuel B. Hance, Thomas Pritchartt ([ca. 1838-1863] enclosing speech [copy] 30 January 1862, of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to the Confederate States Army of the Potomac at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia), Joseph E. Watson (concerning the Marlboro Thespian Association, Marlboro, Frederick County,Virginia), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Front Royal, Virginia, while serving in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company]), and William Twyman Williams (1849-1933).
Section 5 consists of fourteen items, letters, 1861-1863, written to Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner ([1846-1930] of Woodstock, Virginia) by Philip Willson Magruder (1838-1907) and George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia, and while serving in the Confederate States Army of the Potomac and Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [10th Virginia Infantry
Regiment, F Company, and 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company] at Culpeper Court House [concerning James Ewell Brown Stuart], Fairfax Station, Gordonsville, Lovingston, and Winchester, Virginia, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).
Section 6 consists of two items, letters, 1861-1864, written by or addressed to Lucy Ann (Williams) Lovell ([b. ca. 1834] of Woodstock, Virginia, concerning Holmes Conrad [1840-1915] and Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865] [bears letters of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)]), Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner (1846-1930), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia), Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890), and Sarah Carpenter (Ott) Williams ([1807-1886] of Woodstock, Virgin
By Anne Rupert February 09, 2005 at 07:32:52
Seeking to identify the parents of Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad - I believe she is first wife of Holmes Conrad.She obviously died young during Civil War.There is mention in following collectionshe is from Winchester VA. She isa "cousin" of James Harrison Williams and my interest. (I do not know his ancestry either) There is mention of a Philip Wilson Magruder b 1838 possibly related to Mary Eleanor Magruder.Can somone identify the parents?Will continue to do some census checking in meantime.
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Williams Family Papers 1801 - 1889 references letters written during CivilLettersreference a Holmes Conrad 1840 - 1915 and Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad
Mss1W6767g, Williams Family Papers, 1801-1889,
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection consists of 321 items, arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1 consists of one item, an account book, 1801-1826, of Philip Williams (1771-1846). The volume was kept while clerk in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also concerns the estate of Christian Stover. This item also bears a diary, 1 January-11 July 1862, of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) kept while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley (7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company; and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company) in Virginia (Cedar Creek, Edinburg, Forestville, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Middletown, Mount Jackson, New Market, Newton, Port Republic, Richmond, Staunton, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock) and in West Virginia (Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg, Shanghai, and Unger's Store); and a size roll.
Section 2 consists of 253 items, correspondence, 1861-1889, of James Harrison Williams ([1836-1903] as a lawyer in Winchester and Woodstock, Virginia; and while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley [7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company, and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company] and under William Edmonson Jones and James Ewell Brown Stuart in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [Stuart Horse Artillery and the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment]) in Maryland (Hagerstown), Virginia (Brandy Station, Brown's Cove, Cedar Creek, Charlottesville, Conrad's Store, Culpeper Court House, Dinwiddie Court House, Edinburg, Fisher's Hill, Fredericks Hall, Front Royal, Gordonsville, Green Springs, Harrisonburg, Meadow Bridge, Milford, Moore's Store, Mount Crawford, Mount Jackson, New Market, Orange Court House, Petersburg, Richmond, Staunton, Stony Creek Station, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock), and West Virginia (Charles Town and Martinsburg). Correspondents include John Strode Barbour (1820-1892), Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Woodstock, Virginia), Samuel Neal, Sarah J. Pritchartt ([ca. 1844-1863] concerning John Williams Green [d. 1863] and George Henry Williams [1844-1863]; and bears U.S. military letterhead), Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Annandale, Fairfax Court House, Louisa Court House, Marlboro, Richmond, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia, concerning John Green [24 September 1863] and James Ewell Brown Stuart [6 June and 9 September 1863]; letter, 1862, encloses sermon [abstract], 17 September 1862, of Stephen Elliot; letter, 15 May 1862, bears letter of William H. Haas [b. ca. 1839]; letter, 29 June 1862, bears U.S. military letterhead; letter, 26 December 1862, bears Confederate States letterhead [flag]; and letter, 16 June 1863, bears Confederate States letterhead [cartoon]), and Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890).
Section 3 consists of five items, letters, 1861, of Simeon Beauford Gibbons (d. 1862) to an unidentified addressee (concerning James Harrison Williams [1836-1903] and bears Confederate States Army pass); a broadside "To the Voters of Shenandoah County!" by James Harrison Williams, Woodstock, Virginia, 5 September 1862 concerning the clerkship of Shenandoah County, Virginia; an affidavit, 1864, of George Wilmer Brown (d. 1927), John W. Carter, and E. H. Moorman concerning a horse of William Province McGuire ([1845-1926] of the Stuart Horse Artillery of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia); a newspaper clipping, 1865, "Philosophy of Dress," written by James Harrison Williams; and a pamphlet, "Shenandoah Female Institute," Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Mrs. James H. Williams [i.e. Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)], Principal.
Section 4 consists of forty-six items, letters, 1860-1883, written to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Richmond and Woodstock, Virginia) by Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Front Royal, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia), John Williams Green (d. 1863), Samuel B. Hance, Thomas Pritchartt ([ca. 1838-1863] enclosing speech [copy] 30 January 1862, of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to the Confederate States Army of the Potomac at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia), Joseph E. Watson (concerning the Marlboro Thespian Association, Marlboro, Frederick County,Virginia), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Front Royal, Virginia, while serving in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company]), and William Twyman Williams (1849-1933).
Section 5 consists of fourteen items, letters, 1861-1863, written to Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner ([1846-1930] of Woodstock, Virginia) by Philip Willson Magruder (1838-1907) and George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia, and while serving in the Confederate States Army of the Potomac and Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [10th Virginia Infantry
Regiment, F Company, and 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company] at Culpeper Court House [concerning James Ewell Brown Stuart], Fairfax Station, Gordonsville, Lovingston, and Winchester, Virginia, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).
Section 6 consists of two items, letters, 1861-1864, written by or addressed to Lucy Ann (Williams) Lovell ([b. ca. 1834] of Woodstock, Virginia, concerning Holmes Conrad [1840-1915] and Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865] [bears letters of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)]), Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner (1846-1930), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia), Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890), and Sarah Carpenter (Ott) Williams ([1807-1886] of Woodstock, Virgin
Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865]
By Anne Rupert February 09, 2005 at 07:32:52
Seeking to identify the parents of Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad - I believe she is first wife of Holmes Conrad.She obviously died young during Civil War.There is mention in following collectionshe is from Winchester VA. She isa "cousin" of James Harrison Williams and my interest. (I do not know his ancestry either) There is mention of a Philip Wilson Magruder b 1838 possibly related to Mary Eleanor Magruder.Can somone identify the parents?Will continue to do some census checking in meantime.
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Williams Family Papers 1801 - 1889 references letters written during CivilLettersreference a Holmes Conrad 1840 - 1915 and Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad
Mss1W6767g, Williams Family Papers, 1801-1889,
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection consists of 321 items, arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1 consists of one item, an account book, 1801-1826, of Philip Williams (1771-1846). The volume was kept while clerk in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also concerns the estate of Christian Stover. This item also bears a diary, 1 January-11 July 1862, of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) kept while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley (7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company; and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company) in Virginia (Cedar Creek, Edinburg, Forestville, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Middletown, Mount Jackson, New Market, Newton, Port Republic, Richmond, Staunton, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock) and in West Virginia (Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg, Shanghai, and Unger's Store); and a size roll.
Section 2 consists of 253 items, correspondence, 1861-1889, of James Harrison Williams ([1836-1903] as a lawyer in Winchester and Woodstock, Virginia; and while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley [7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company, and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company] and under William Edmonson Jones and James Ewell Brown Stuart in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [Stuart Horse Artillery and the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment]) in Maryland (Hagerstown), Virginia (Brandy Station, Brown's Cove, Cedar Creek, Charlottesville, Conrad's Store, Culpeper Court House, Dinwiddie Court House, Edinburg, Fisher's Hill, Fredericks Hall, Front Royal, Gordonsville, Green Springs, Harrisonburg, Meadow Bridge, Milford, Moore's Store, Mount Crawford, Mount Jackson, New Market, Orange Court House, Petersburg, Richmond, Staunton, Stony Creek Station, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock), and West Virginia (Charles Town and Martinsburg). Correspondents include John Strode Barbour (1820-1892), Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Woodstock, Virginia), Samuel Neal, Sarah J. Pritchartt ([ca. 1844-1863] concerning John Williams Green [d. 1863] and George Henry Williams [1844-1863]; and bears U.S. military letterhead), Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Annandale, Fairfax Court House, Louisa Court House, Marlboro, Richmond, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia, concerning John Green [24 September 1863] and James Ewell Brown Stuart [6 June and 9 September 1863]; letter, 1862, encloses sermon [abstract], 17 September 1862, of Stephen Elliot; letter, 15 May 1862, bears letter of William H. Haas [b. ca. 1839]; letter, 29 June 1862, bears U.S. military letterhead; letter, 26 December 1862, bears Confederate States letterhead [flag]; and letter, 16 June 1863, bears Confederate States letterhead [cartoon]), and Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890).
Section 3 consists of five items, letters, 1861, of Simeon Beauford Gibbons (d. 1862) to an unidentified addressee (concerning James Harrison Williams [1836-1903] and bears Confederate States Army pass); a broadside "To the Voters of Shenandoah County!" by James Harrison Williams, Woodstock, Virginia, 5 September 1862 concerning the clerkship of Shenandoah County, Virginia; an affidavit, 1864, of George Wilmer Brown (d. 1927), John W. Carter, and E. H. Moorman concerning a horse of William Province McGuire ([1845-1926] of the Stuart Horse Artillery of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia); a newspaper clipping, 1865, "Philosophy of Dress," written by James Harrison Williams; and a pamphlet, "Shenandoah Female Institute," Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Mrs. James H. Williams [i.e. Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)], Principal.
Section 4 consists of forty-six items, letters, 1860-1883, written to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Richmond and Woodstock, Virginia) by Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Front Royal, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia), John Williams Green (d. 1863), Samuel B. Hance, Thomas Pritchartt ([ca. 1838-1863] enclosing speech [copy] 30 January 1862, of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to the Confederate States Army of the Potomac at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia), Joseph E. Watson (concerning the Marlboro Thespian Association, Marlboro, Frederick County,Virginia), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Front Royal, Virginia, while serving in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company]), and William Twyman Williams (1849-1933).
Section 5 consists of fourteen items, letters, 1861-1863, written to Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner ([1846-1930] of Woodstock, Virginia) by Philip Willson Magruder (1838-1907) and George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia, and while serving in the Confederate States Army of the Potomac and Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [10th Virginia Infantry
Regiment, F Company, and 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company] at Culpeper Court House [concerning James Ewell Brown Stuart], Fairfax Station, Gordonsville, Lovingston, and Winchester, Virginia, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).
Section 6 consists of two items, letters, 1861-1864, written by or addressed to Lucy Ann (Williams) Lovell ([b. ca. 1834] of Woodstock, Virginia, concerning Holmes Conrad [1840-1915] and Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865] [bears letters of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)]), Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner (1846-1930), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia), Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890), and Sarah Carpenter (Ott) Williams ([1807-1886] of Woodstock, Virgin
By Anne Rupert February 09, 2005 at 07:32:52
Seeking to identify the parents of Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad - I believe she is first wife of Holmes Conrad.She obviously died young during Civil War.There is mention in following collectionshe is from Winchester VA. She isa "cousin" of James Harrison Williams and my interest. (I do not know his ancestry either) There is mention of a Philip Wilson Magruder b 1838 possibly related to Mary Eleanor Magruder.Can somone identify the parents?Will continue to do some census checking in meantime.
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Williams Family Papers 1801 - 1889 references letters written during CivilLettersreference a Holmes Conrad 1840 - 1915 and Mary Eleanor Magruder Conrad
Mss1W6767g, Williams Family Papers, 1801-1889,
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection consists of 321 items, arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1 consists of one item, an account book, 1801-1826, of Philip Williams (1771-1846). The volume was kept while clerk in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and also concerns the estate of Christian Stover. This item also bears a diary, 1 January-11 July 1862, of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) kept while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley (7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company; and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company) in Virginia (Cedar Creek, Edinburg, Forestville, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Middletown, Mount Jackson, New Market, Newton, Port Republic, Richmond, Staunton, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock) and in West Virginia (Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg, Shanghai, and Unger's Store); and a size roll.
Section 2 consists of 253 items, correspondence, 1861-1889, of James Harrison Williams ([1836-1903] as a lawyer in Winchester and Woodstock, Virginia; and while serving under Turner Ashby in the Confederate States Army of the Valley [7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Roger Preston Chew's Company, and John W. Carter's Virginia Artillery Company] and under William Edmonson Jones and James Ewell Brown Stuart in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [Stuart Horse Artillery and the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment]) in Maryland (Hagerstown), Virginia (Brandy Station, Brown's Cove, Cedar Creek, Charlottesville, Conrad's Store, Culpeper Court House, Dinwiddie Court House, Edinburg, Fisher's Hill, Fredericks Hall, Front Royal, Gordonsville, Green Springs, Harrisonburg, Meadow Bridge, Milford, Moore's Store, Mount Crawford, Mount Jackson, New Market, Orange Court House, Petersburg, Richmond, Staunton, Stony Creek Station, Strasburg, Winchester, and Woodstock), and West Virginia (Charles Town and Martinsburg). Correspondents include John Strode Barbour (1820-1892), Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Woodstock, Virginia), Samuel Neal, Sarah J. Pritchartt ([ca. 1844-1863] concerning John Williams Green [d. 1863] and George Henry Williams [1844-1863]; and bears U.S. military letterhead), Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Annandale, Fairfax Court House, Louisa Court House, Marlboro, Richmond, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia, concerning John Green [24 September 1863] and James Ewell Brown Stuart [6 June and 9 September 1863]; letter, 1862, encloses sermon [abstract], 17 September 1862, of Stephen Elliot; letter, 15 May 1862, bears letter of William H. Haas [b. ca. 1839]; letter, 29 June 1862, bears U.S. military letterhead; letter, 26 December 1862, bears Confederate States letterhead [flag]; and letter, 16 June 1863, bears Confederate States letterhead [cartoon]), and Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890).
Section 3 consists of five items, letters, 1861, of Simeon Beauford Gibbons (d. 1862) to an unidentified addressee (concerning James Harrison Williams [1836-1903] and bears Confederate States Army pass); a broadside "To the Voters of Shenandoah County!" by James Harrison Williams, Woodstock, Virginia, 5 September 1862 concerning the clerkship of Shenandoah County, Virginia; an affidavit, 1864, of George Wilmer Brown (d. 1927), John W. Carter, and E. H. Moorman concerning a horse of William Province McGuire ([1845-1926] of the Stuart Horse Artillery of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia); a newspaper clipping, 1865, "Philosophy of Dress," written by James Harrison Williams; and a pamphlet, "Shenandoah Female Institute," Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Mrs. James H. Williams [i.e. Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)], Principal.
Section 4 consists of forty-six items, letters, 1860-1883, written to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams ([1840-1927] of Richmond and Woodstock, Virginia) by Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad ([1840-1865] of Front Royal, Winchester, and Woodstock, Virginia), John Williams Green (d. 1863), Samuel B. Hance, Thomas Pritchartt ([ca. 1838-1863] enclosing speech [copy] 30 January 1862, of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to the Confederate States Army of the Potomac at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia), Joseph E. Watson (concerning the Marlboro Thespian Association, Marlboro, Frederick County,Virginia), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Front Royal, Virginia, while serving in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company]), and William Twyman Williams (1849-1933).
Section 5 consists of fourteen items, letters, 1861-1863, written to Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner ([1846-1930] of Woodstock, Virginia) by Philip Willson Magruder (1838-1907) and George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia, and while serving in the Confederate States Army of the Potomac and Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia [10th Virginia Infantry
Regiment, F Company, and 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, E Company] at Culpeper Court House [concerning James Ewell Brown Stuart], Fairfax Station, Gordonsville, Lovingston, and Winchester, Virginia, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).
Section 6 consists of two items, letters, 1861-1864, written by or addressed to Lucy Ann (Williams) Lovell ([b. ca. 1834] of Woodstock, Virginia, concerning Holmes Conrad [1840-1915] and Mary Eleanor (Magruder) Conrad [1840-1865] [bears letters of James Harrison Williams (1836-1903) to Cora DeMovelle (Pritchartt) Williams (1840-1927)]), Mary Julia (Williams) Wagner (1846-1930), George Henry Williams ([1844-1863] at Mossy Creek Academy, Augusta County, Virginia), Samuel Croudson Williams (1842-1890), and Sarah Carpenter (Ott) Williams ([1807-1886] of Woodstock, Virgin
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