Manuscript Collection

Molony-Ryan Family Correspondence - Accession 371 - M151 (191)

Molony-Ryan Family Correspondence - Accession 371 - M151 (191)

Identifier

Accession 371 - M151 (191)

Inclusive Dates

1845-1847,1861-1864,1874

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

42 pieces

Language

English

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence of Mary Ann Molony and her niece Geraldine Bellinger Ryan (1851-1891). The correspondence concerns their efforts to become Ursuline nuns. Mary would later become Mother Mary Charles and Geraldine would become Mother Ignatius. Also included is information on merchants and politics in the mid 1800s as well as letters from a Confederate Civil War Soldier. Of particular interest is a letter (August 24, 1864) to Col. John J. Ryan (1817-1869) (Geraldine’s father) from General Johnson Hagood (1829-1898) concerning the fighting at Weldon Railroad or Golden Tavern Battle; in which Patrick Molony was killed on August 21, 1864. Please refer to the Memoirs of the War of Succession by General Johnson Hagood.

*Please note that “Molony” is sometimes spelled Malony/Maloney.

Provenance

The Molony-Ryan Family Correspondence was donated to the Archives by Sara Linley on December 16,1980.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Molony-Ryan Family Correspondence - Accession 371 - M151 (191)

LC Subject Headings

Ryan family--Correspondence; Molony family--Correspondence; Hagood, Johnson, 1829-1898--Correspondence; Nuns--South Carolina--Charleston; Convents--South Carolina--Charleston; Monastic and religious life of women--United States; Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865; Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road--History--19th century; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns

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