The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-29

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has received at its office, in the, capitol, since
its last ackno no1ledgement,' the following valu
| able documents
From DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE i: His account
Of the wound and death of Stonewall Jackson
embracing deeply Interesting sketch Of the
last hours of the great cbief,ain. T. i, ~
From ex-governor John Letcher: Report
| of commission composed OF Philip ST.
| George Cooke, Francis II. Smith, and George
W. Randolph on theVirginia State Armorv
and the best means of making 1t more eff
| cient, dated April q, 1860. Autograph letter
of Lieuteuant.G eneral Winfield Scott dated
October %, 1s60) giving his assent to the
proposition Of the Governor to allow Lieu
tenant. Colonel w. j. Hardee to come to
Richmond to instruct the Virginia cavalry
in the drill. Autograph letter MAY 3, 1861
from Hon. George W. Semmers, Of Kanawha.
Two letters Of General W. 81. Richardson
dated March % and March 20, 1851 on the
organization of the Virginia ordnance de-
partment. Letter MAY 8, 1861 of Major
James r. Crenshaw, acting commissary.
eral Of Virginia, on the organization Of the
Virginia commissary department. Reply of
the Governor (May II, 1861 TO Colonel Fran
els j. Thomas accepting his tender OF Mary
land troops. Letters Of service MAY II,
1851 Of native Virginians. resident in New
Orleans. Two autograph letters of Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis dated June Z, 1S6D-
one addressed TO the Governor and the other
to General Floyd-concerning the organiza-
tion Of Floyd's command. Orders august
4, 1862 for raising General Floyd's 'Stute
Line" Letter (August 19, 1861 from W. B.
Tabb, assistant Acknowledgement of Wise's
brigade, accepting offer of the Governor
to exchange their flint-lock muSkets
for altered percussion Letter September 1,
1851 of ". H. Payne afterwards GeneraD
accepting commission as major Of cavalry.
Letter september 90, 1861 CT Hon. William
5. Ashe enclosing resolutions of thanks BY
their ~Committee of Safety" for arms fur
nished by Virginia to Wilmington, N. G. to-
getber with Governor Lercher's reply. Au.
tograph letter (N6vember 80, 1861 from
General John e. Breckenridge returning his
warm thanks for arms furnished by Virginia
to his kentucky brigade. Autograph letter
(December 8, 1861 from Secretary .Memmin-
ger returning thanks and enclosing receipt
from Governor PIckens for 500 muskets sent
by Virginia to South Carolina. Autograph
letter dated Sewell Mountain, 7th October,
1851 from General Lee to Governor Letcher
concerning the repairs of turnpikes, &c.
Autograph letter from General Lee dated
Coosawstchee. S. c., Goth December, 1861,
in which he expresses fhe most serious ap.
prehension OF the result of the expiration OF
the term of service of the twclve-months'
men," aud urges the passage Of law draft
ing them and all Others for the ,cdr." Let
ter Of Adjutant- General Richardson (Janua-
ry 30, 1862 urging the drafting Of all arms
bearing men in the State, and suggesting
regulations as to their use, &c. Autograph
letter from General J. B. Mugruder dated
October 9, 1862 thanking the Governor for
arms granted him for his new depart
ment, to which he was about TO go,
and for the uniform kindness and ac-
tive cooperation which he had always re-
ceived from the Executive. Autograph
letter (February Sd, 1869 from General
John B. Floyd concerning certain interests
Of his command. Suggestions august 10Th,
1863 OF Or. j. w. Lewis, OF Georgia, for
raisng means to prosecute the war. Letter
from MAJ jor. General Dabncy H. Maury (Au.
gust 19th, 1869 suggesting certain remedies
IN order to secure the full military force Of
the Stare in the field. Letter Of General
John S. Preston (September Sd, 1869, warm
ly approved by Hon. j. A. SeddoD, suggest
ing the passage of laws by State Legislature
making deSertion or the harboring Of de.
serterS felony. Autograph letter October
Ii, 1868 of Hon. John S. Pendleiop, OF
Culpeper. announcing the circulators of s
rumor that he vas dsloyal to the Confede.
racy. -. 49,.
These papers were among the few saved
by Governor Letcber when "Hunter the
vandal" burned bis private residence at
Lexington.
The Society has also received very yalua-
Bile documents from Greed I. Davis, General
Fltz Lee, John Freeman, Esq, Judge
Critcher, Captain G. G. Werten baker, Major
b. +. Eakle, Lieutenant }. A. Walker Of
Georgia, and Rev. DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry, which
will he acknowledged in detail here after.
This constant accumulation Of material
makcs the archives OF the Society Invaluable,
and some provision for printing in order to
preserve them necessity.