Inventory of the Joel Leftwich Papers, 1779-1843

Collection Number 423-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Leftwich, Joel, 1759-1846.
Title
Joel Leftwich Papers, 1779-1843.
Call Number
423-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
50 items.
Abstract
Joel Leftwich was an army officer, state legislator, and justice of the peace, of Bedford County, Va. The collection includes correspondence and other papers of Leftwich, including letters, 1812-1814, from him to his wife Nancy relating to War of 1812 military campaigns and conditions in camps in Virginia and Maryland; letters from members of his family, especially his nephew, Robert Leftwich, 1823-1828; a scrapbook containing a certificate for service in the Revolutionary War and commissions to the ranks of captain, brigadier general, and major general in the Virginia militia; letters from members of the Otey family; and newspaper clippings.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Prior to 1940 and 1945
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Joel Leftwich Papers, #423-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Leftwich, Joel, 1759-1846.
Leftwich, Robert.
Maryland--History--War of 1812.
Otey family.
United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns.
United States. Army--History--War of 1812.
Virginia--History--1775-1865.
Virginia--History--War of 1812.
Virginia. Militia--History.
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Biographical Note

Joel Leftwich (1759-1846) was an army officer, state legislator, and justice of the peace, of Bedford County, Va.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence and other papers of Leftwich, including letters, 1812-1814, from him to his wife Nancy relating to War of 1812 military campaigns and conditions in camps in Virginia and Maryland; letters from members of his family, especially his nephew, Robert Leftwich, 1823-1828; a scrapbook containing a certificate for service in the Revolutionary War and commissions to the ranks of captain, brigadier general, and major general in the Virginia militia; letters from members of the Otey family; and newspaper clippings.