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Greensboro:
Oct. 1864
Dear Doct[or]
This will say
that I arrived home one
week ago I have been quite
unwell. Confined to my bed
and up for first time to day.
I am extremely anxious to ef-
fect the matter of which I
spoke to you and think with your
influence and action in the mat
ter you can have me assigned
to duty as Hos[pital] Steward in
Richmond with priviledge
of availing myself of the course
of medical instruction.
I desire very much to grad-
uate and I donot think those
in authority, should with-
hold or interpose any ob-
stacles against the educational
advancement of the young
men of the country, partic-
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Letter from Charles Whalen to L. S. Joynes, 1864 October |
| Author | Whalen, Charles |
| Personal Name Recipient | Joynes, L. S. (Levin Smith) |
| Date | 1864-10 |
| Description | Letter from Charles Whalen to L. S. Joynes seeking his help in arranging a transfer to Richmond so he can attend the Medical College of Virginia. |
| Transcription | Greensboro: Oct. 1864 Dear Doct[or] This will say that I arrived home one week ago I have been quite unwell. Confined to my bed and up for first time to day. I am extremely anxious to ef- fect the matter of which I spoke to you and think with your influence and action in the mat ter you can have me assigned to duty as Hos[pital] Steward in Richmond with priviledge of availing myself of the course of medical instruction. I desire very much to grad- uate and I donot think those in authority, should with- hold or interpose any ob- stacles against the educational advancement of the young men of the country, partic- ularly where to service or state could sufffer no det- rement thereby. My position is c.s.a is that of Hos[pital] Stweard appointed by Sec[retary] of war. I have already served nearly 3 years in that capacity in the field. You will please do all in your power in the matter and notify me of at this place. My kind regard to W[illia]m White and family and say to him that I will write in a few days. Yours very truly Cha[rles] Whelan Greensboro: Greene Co[mpany] Alabama [Endorsement:] Charles Whelan Hospital Steward Greensboro, Ala[bama] Oct. 1864 Desiring a transfer to Richmond to attend lectures |
| Corporate Subject | Medical College of Virginia -- History -- 19th century |
| Topical Subject | Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- Archives |
| Geographic Subject | Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archives |
| Corporate Medical Subject | Medical College of Virginia -- history |
| Topical Medical Subject | Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia |
| Material Type | letters (correspondence) |
| ASERL Material Type | Letter |
| Local Genre | text; archives |
| Time Period | Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| City/Location | Richmond (Va.) |
| State/Province | Virginia |
| Type | Text |
| Original Item Medium | Text |
| Original Item Size | 2 p. |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg2 |
| Rights | All images © VCU, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. All metadata is in the public domain, under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Physical Folder | Civil War Hospital Stewards |
| Accession Number | 82/Jan/1 |
| Source | Original letter: Letter from C. Whalen to L. S. Joynes, 1864 October ; War, Civil Hospital Stewards; Sanger Historical Files, Accession Number # 82/Jan/1, Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. |
| Collection | Sanger Historical Files, Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. |
| Contributor | Tompkins-McCaw Library. Special Collections & Archives |
| Digital Publisher | VCU Libraries |
| Relation | http://www.american-south.org |
| Digitization Process | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi. |
Description
| Title | Letter from Charles Whalen to L. S. Joynes, 1864 October |
| Author | Whalen, Charles |
| Personal Name Recipient | Joynes, L. S. (Levin Smith) |
| Date | 1864-10 |
| Description | Letter from Charles Whalen to L. S. Joynes seeking his help in arranging a transfer to Richmond so he can attend the Medical College of Virginia. |
| Transcription | Greensboro: Oct. 1864 Dear Doct[or] This will say that I arrived home one week ago I have been quite unwell. Confined to my bed and up for first time to day. I am extremely anxious to ef- fect the matter of which I spoke to you and think with your influence and action in the mat ter you can have me assigned to duty as Hos[pital] Steward in Richmond with priviledge of availing myself of the course of medical instruction. I desire very much to grad- uate and I donot think those in authority, should with- hold or interpose any ob- stacles against the educational advancement of the young men of the country, partic- |
| Corporate Subject | Medical College of Virginia -- History -- 19th century |
| Topical Subject | Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- Archives |
| Geographic Subject | Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archives |
| Corporate Medical Subject | Medical College of Virginia -- history |
| Topical Medical Subject | Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia |
| Material Type | letters (correspondence) |
| ASERL Material Type | Letter |
| Local Genre | text; archives |
| Time Period | Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| City/Location | Richmond (Va.) |
| State/Province | Virginia |
| Type | Text |
| Original Item Medium | Text |
| Original Item Size | 2 p. |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg2 |
| Rights | All images © VCU, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. All metadata is in the public domain, under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Physical Folder | Civil War Hospital Stewards |
| Accession Number | 82/Jan/1 |
| Source | Original letter: Letter from C. Whalen to L. S. Joynes, 1864 October ; War, Civil Hospital Stewards; Sanger Historical Files, Accession Number # 82/Jan/1, Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. |
| Collection | Sanger Historical Files, Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. |
| Contributor | Tompkins-McCaw Library. Special Collections & Archives |
| Digital Publisher | VCU Libraries |
| Relation | http://www.american-south.org |
| Digitization Process | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi. |
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