A Guide to the William Job Hale Letters, 1863-1870


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Hale, William Job, 1827-1880
	Title:	Hale, William Job, letters
	Dates:	1863-1870
	Abstract:	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.
	Extent:	2 items
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

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.

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.

Restrictions

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.

Administrative Information

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:

box

2R28

Letters, 1863-1870