Finding Aid to the Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Book
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
BOOK BELONGING TO WM. FITZHUGH ROSE TAKEN FROM A WAGON IN
RETREAT FROM RICHMOND, 7 APRIL 1865, BY D.R. TOMPKINS
Only the flyleaf & pages 1-14 from The Poetical Works of Lord Byron (Philadelphia:
Jas. B. Smith, 1859), which had belonged to William Fitzhugh Rose of Lynchburg, VA,
[January 1861] are included. A note on the flyleaf by D.R. Tompkins indicates that he
had removed the book on April 7, 1865, from a wagon abandoned during the retreat from
Richmond. The note also says that he wished to exchange the book for food.
MS2065
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
BOOK BELONGING TO WM. FITZHUGH ROSE TAKEN FROM A WAGON IN
RETREAT FROM RICHMOND, 7 APRIL 1865, BY D.R. TOMPKINS
Only the flyleaf & pages 1-14 from The Poetical Works of Lord Byron (Philadelphia:
Jas. B. Smith, 1859), which had belonged to William Fitzhugh Rose of Lynchburg, VA,
[January 1861] are included. A note on the flyleaf by D.R. Tompkins indicates that he
had removed the book on April 7, 1865, from a wagon abandoned during the retreat from
Richmond. The note also says that he wished to exchange the book for food.
MS2065
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Book
Subject
Finding aids
Civil War -- memorabilia
Description
Finding Aid to the Book Belonging to Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Taken From a Wagon in Retreat from Richmond. The book is held at Jones Memorial Library as Manuscript 2065. It belonged to Wm. Fitzhugh Rose and was abandoned in a wagon during a retreat from Richmond on 07 April 1865 during the U.S. Civil War. The book was claimed by D.R. Tompkins who wished to exchange it for food.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS2065FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Book,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/790.