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Family correspondence of Williams Carter Wickham with his father, William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880), and his mother, Anne Butler Carter Wickham (1797-1868), 1862-1865

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

Williams Carter Wickham shares his weariness of the war and announces himself as a candidate for Congress (May 15, 1863); William F. Wickham voices his concern over scarcity of food in Richmond and near Charlottesville to Lucy Penn Taylor Wickham (January 19, 1864); and William F. Wickham fears that Lee cannot maintain communications to the south and wishes he had nothing more to do with land or enslaved laborers if only his son were home in peace (June 28, [1864]).

Dates

  • Creation: 1862-1865

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States