Charles Minor Blackford Business Correspondence
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- Identifier
- JML.MS2150
- Barcode
- JML.MS2150
- Title
- Charles Minor Blackford Business Correspondence
- Description
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Digital scans of physical letters of Charles Blackford's business correspondence from before and after the American Civil War. Letters came from the Blackford family to Alvin Gerhardt, Jr. to the Historic Sandusky Foundation. Included in the collection are 378 letters, business correspondence of Charles Blackford.
Original order of the letters as they were organized by the Historic Sandusky Foundation has been maintained. Each letter was encapsulated and numbered, 1-378.
The original digital files were in jpeg format. Jones Memorial Library combined these image files into 44 separate pdf files, which represent the digital content of the original jpegs.
This collection was digitized by the Historic Sandusky Foundation before donation to Jones Memorial Library.. For information about obtaining digital copies please contact the Jones Memorial Library reference desk at [email protected].
Access to this collection is open, but some materials may be restricted under data protection laws. Some materials may contain sensitive or confidential information protected under federal and/or state privacy laws and regulations. JML takes steps to identify and in some cases remove this kind of information.
This collection of correspondence was gifted September 27, 2025 to Jones Memorial Library from the Historic Sandusky foundation which acquired the materials from Alvin Gerrhardt, Jr.
Historic Sandusky, in partnership with the University of Lynchburg, is dedicated to providing educational opportunities and career development for students and the public by preserving and interpreting the history of the Civil War, slavery, and 19th-century American life. Historic Sandusky is a Registered Virginia Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Sandusky is recognized as a 501C3 non-profit entity. - Date Range
- 1859 – 1865
- Creator
- Blackwell, Charles Minor
- Contributor
- Historic Sandusky Foundation
- Subject
- Blackford, Charles Minor
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Digital Format
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights Holder
- George M. Jones Library Association













































