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Augustus Julian Requier letter

 Collection — Box: BW 18, Folder: 1 [X030899262]
Identifier: MSS 16368

Scope and Contents

Augustus Julian Requier letter, MSS 16368, November 23, 1867, 0.04 cubic feet, sending his contribution to the Southern Society periodical and asking to be sent copies of the issues in which it will be printed.

Dates

  • Creation: November 23 1867

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Augustus Julian Requier (1825-1887) was a Southern poet and lawyer born in South Carolina. In his porfesional legal work, he served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabam and took the same position under the Confederate government. The poetry he wrote during the Civil War supported the Confederacy. After the war, he lived and worked in New York City.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (One folder in legal document box. BW 18.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Peter Luke Antiques, Ephemera, Old & Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on March 6, 2018.

Title
Augustus Julian Requier letter
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
4/23/18
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States