1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/98688e5dbe3b8542dc919b7029f05105.pdf e43182b19cafe6a442ccff664aacce7a PDF Text Text �� https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/77de130b428043110a12a05661148059.pdf ccca200beef07e286d1a8be1e789b606 PDF Text Text Addressed to: Mrs. Nannie M. Kirby Meadow Creek Grayson Co. Va Salt Sul Springs Oct 27th Dear Father I Drop you a few lines this morning I have not been to Command I do not know where Our Company (____??) exactly they are some where in Fayett County about Seventy miles North West of here to the C.H. and think you had better wait a few days I will here from Sam in a few days and can tell Something of the best way for you to do and you will be in danger of their pressing your team they take teams any space where they find them perhaps you had better Send Our things by Some Other Wagon Coming down and if you Come to See us Come on horseback I will leave here in a few days I Suppose I have made arrangement with the post master to forward Our letters to us you had better Still Send them to this place mark on them Forward to Floyds Head quarters Direct them to Care Capt Bramblitt Col Jenkins Reg’t of Cavalry Floyds Brigade you shall here from me again soon My Love to you all. Yours Until Death Emery Kirby � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kirby and Eller Family Letters Description An account of the resource The Kirby and Eller Family Letters contain correspondence between the Kirby and Eller families of Ashe County, North Carolina. The letters focus mainly on day-to-day events such as planting and harvesting crops, health and illness, and household tasks, but also include references to the Civil War. The original letters of Collection 495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters, 1826-1938 are in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. <div class="subnote "> Elizabeth “Bettie” Kirby (1851-1925) was born on February 15th, 1851 in Meadow Creek, Virginia, to parents Joel Kirby and Frances Roberts. Millard F. Kirby, Samuel J. Kirby, Emory T. Kirby, and Ada B. Kirby were her siblings. She married Joseph Lafayette Eller on September 22, 1875 in Ashe County, NC, where she lived until her death on December 9, 1925. Luke Eller (1806-1883) was born on June 8, 1806 in Ashe Co., NC. He was married to Sarah King on March 27, 1829 in Ashe Co. He is the father of Joseph Lafayette Eller (Elizabeth’s husband), Hansford Eller, and Aswell Eller. Luke Eller lived in Ashe Co. until his death on December 6, 1883. <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165#" class="expander">See less</a></div> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165">AC.495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted" href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en 8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted </a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Emery Kirby to His Parents, October 27 Subject The topic of the resource Monroe County (W. Va.) Letter writing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1855-1865 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter_nd_31.pdf Description An account of the resource This is a letter from Emery Kirby to his parents. Emery writes about moving soon to a new location and tells how to address any mail sent to him. Note: the letter was mailed from Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia which was before the Civil War. Salt Sulphur Springs became part of the new state of West Virginia in 1863. The letter was sent to a community in Grayson County, Virginia. Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165">AC.495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted" href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en 8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted </a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Monroe County (W. Va.) ||||osm Grayson County (Va.) Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Kirby and Eller Family Letters" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/17" target="_blank"> Kirby and Eller Family Letters </a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. https://www.geonames.org/4815213/monroe-county.html https://www.geonames.org/4761913/grayson-county.html Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Letters (Correspondence) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1850s 1860s Emory Taylor Kirby family letters Grayson County Va. Joel Kirby letter Nannie Kirby Salt Sulfur Springs Va. Virginia