Todd, Charles Henry (1838-1915) Papers, 1848-1917

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Todd, Charles Henry, 1838-1915 

Title:  Papers, 1848-1917 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  2 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A T633ch 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers include correspondence, 1865-1917, discussing routine political matters; book reviews; and articles and speeches by Todd on medical and historical subjects. Also included is genealogical information on the Burwell, Griffith, Harris, Hart, Steptoe, and Todd families. 

Biographical Note 

1838 Born in Shelby County, Ky. 

1861 Graduated from Tulane University with a degree in medicine. 

1861 Assigned as assistant surgeon at the Moore Hospital at Manassas Junction. 

1862 Transferred to the general hospital at Liberty, Va. and then assigned to the 

Sixth Louisiana Infantry as assistant surgeon. 

1863 Promoted to surgeon. 

1864 Transferred to the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry, captured after the battle of Monocacy and exchanged that Aug. 

1865 Surrendered with Lee’s army at Appomattox and returned to practice medicine in Owensboro. 

1915 Died. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Correspondence, 1865 June 18-1868 June 17.

2 Correspondence, 1868-1869 July.

3 Correspondence, 1870-1871.

4 Correspondence, 1874 June-July.

5 Correspondence, 1874 Aug.-Nov.

6 Correspondence, 1876-1877.

7 Correspondence, 1878-1879.

8 Correspondence, 1881-1883.

9 Correspondence, 1883.

 

Box 2 

10 Correspondence, 1884-1885.

11 Correspondence, 1886-1888.

12 Correspondence, 1889.

13 Correspondence, 1890-1893.

14 Correspondence, 1894-1895.Contains genealogical information. 

15 Correspondence, 1896.

 

Box 3 

16 Correspondence, 1897.

17 Correspondence, 1898.

18 Correspondence, 1899.

19 Correspondence, 1900-1902.

20 Correspondence, 1903-1918.

 

Box 4 

21 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1869-1876. 

22 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1877. 

23 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1878-1879. 

24 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1884-1889. 

25 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1890-1899. 

26 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1900-1909. 

27  Speech: “King’s Mountain,” delivered by Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911) to the Gen. Evan Shelby Chapter of the DAR, 1902 Jan. 6.

28 Letitia McCreery Burwell correspondence, 1868-1900. 

28a L. M. B. letter, 1848, May.

29 Letter from William McCreery Burwell to Mary Fanny Burwell, 1862 Jan. 9. 

30Toddchildren correspondence, 1875-1957. 

 

Box 5 

31 Genealogy: Burwell, Griffith, Harris, Hart, Shelby, and Steptoe families.

32 Genealogy: Todd family.

33 Drafts of articles and speeches. Book reviews.

34 Drafts of articles and speeches: Confederate veterans and material about the Confederate side.

35 Drafts of articles and speeches: “Bacon’s Rebellion;” a speech.

 

Box 6 

36 Drafts of articles and speeches: Medical: cardiac stimulation; croupous pneumonia; diet; life insurance; malpractice; placenta previa; saline solution; and smallpox. 

37 Drafts of historical articles and speeches.

38 Printed materials: Recipe; funeral invitation for Harry Innes Todd; miscellaneous Confederate and medical clippings.