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Surname: Henderson, Caperton, Preston, Black
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Found this online at library, VA Tech,
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/mss/msshp.htm
Hope it helps someone!
CAPERTON FAMILY. PAPERS, 1861-62. 0.1 cu. ft. Collection consists of transcripts
of letters written by Mary Elizabeth Henderson Caperton of Nelson County,
Virginia, to her husband George Henry Caperton, a soldier in the 1st Virginia
Regiment of Mounted Volunteers (also known as the 30th Virginia Volunteers
Mounted) in the Civil War. Mary Caperton wrote most of the letters from
White Thorn, in Blacksburg, American Institute of Architects. Member Virginia,
while staying with Sarah Ann Caperton Preston, her husband's sister, while
her husband served in the Confederate Army. She writes of various members
of the Preston family, fears that the slaves will rise up in rebellion,
and Dr. Harvey Black. Collections also includes a copy of George Caperton's
diary written in late 1861 while he was ill. Ms91-034.