Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research .

Use Restrictions

Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted.

Preferred Citation

Eliza R. James Letter, 8 May 1861 (SC 0046), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Acquisition Information

Unknown, transferred to Town of Leesburg by Loudoun County in July 1994.

Alternative Form Available

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Accruals

1989.0005

Processing Information

Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 2 September 2010

Formerly catalogued as part of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century Miscellany Collection 1772-1956, NUCMC 65.

Biographical Information

Eliza R. James (1842-1926) was the daughter of Mason (1815-1897) and Patience (1819-1902) James, who farmed in Loudoun County near Round Hill, Virginia. She married Robert C. Harris (1841-1895), a native of nearby Clarke County, on 24 January 1883. The couple settled in Loudoun County. After her husband's death, Eliza Harris lived in Purcellville, Virginia. Disabled by a stroke, she moved to El Paso, Texas around 1921 to live with relatives. She died 14 January 1926.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an autographed letter signed, one page front and back, written by Eliza J. James to "Fannie," on 8 May 1861. There is no information in the letter about Fannie's relationship to James or where she lived. James writes about the Civil War from the Confederate perspective including troop movements through Winchester and a military camp in Leesburg.

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