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Personal Correspondence of William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880), 1842-1863

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: John Minor discussing the two engravings, of General Marion and “the Artist’s Dream,” sent by the Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States and the current relations of the United States and England, especially as affected by the affair of the "Creole" (March 18 and October 12, 1842); Henry Clay declines an invitation to visit (February 22, 1848); John S. Mosby, concerning the service of the late Dr. James McClurg as a surgeon in the Revolutionary War (July 16 and August 6, 1849); Francis Robert Rives (1822-1891); Andrew Stevenson (1784-1857) concerning politics and enslavement (February 15, 1850) and a visit (July 20, 1854); John R. Thompson, editor of the "Messenger," refusing an essay by Wickham defending the Mormons (December 4, 1850); Edward Vernon Childe (1804-1861) writes concerning the peace negotiations during the Crimean War (December 18, 1855); and two drafts of a letter from Wickham to Robert E. Lee concerning the arrival of the Yankee cavalry at “Hickory Hill,” who carried off General W.H. F. Lee as a prisoner in Wickham’s carriage as well as horses and enslaved laborers, and includes the report that Charlotte Lee’s health is not good and that she is much distressed at her husband’s capture (June 28, 1863).

Dates

  • Creation: 1842-1863

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Existence and Location of Originals

The original of letters to Robert E. Lee have been transferred to the Robert E. Lee papers, the originals of the letters from Henry Clay transferred to the Henry Clay papers and those from John Singleton Mosby were transferred to the John Singleton Mosby papers.

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

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University of Virginia
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