urn:taro:utexas.cah.02176 A Guide to the William Job Hale Letters, 1863-1870 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Hale, William Job, 1827-1880 Hale, William Job, letters 1863-1870 Materials are written in English. 2 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The William Job Hale Letters, 1863-1870, document Hale’s military activities in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and personal affairs in Texas. Biographical Note

The husband of Mary Sue Norris, William Job Hale (1827-1880) was a merchant and soldier, who fought during the Civil War in the Confederate Army.

Scope and Contents

The William Job Hale Letters, 1863-1870, document Hale’s military activities in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and personal affairs in Texas. Two copies of a typescript volume consist of biographical information on Hale as well as correspondence between him and others, including Mary Sue Norris Hale and Emerson Monroe Scarbrough.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Hale, William Job, 1827-1880 -- Archives. Hale, Mary Sue Norris. Scarbrough, Emerson Monroe. Subjects (Organizations) Confederate States of America. Army -- Military life. Places Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Preferred Citation

William Job Hale Letters, 1863-1870, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2R28 Letters, 1863-1870