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Extracts of letters about Charlottesville, Thomas Jefferson, and Washington D. C.

 Collection — Box: BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589268]
Identifier: MSS 16117

Scope and Contents

Extracts of letters about Charlottesville, Thomas Jefferson, and Washington D. C. from a gentleman on a visit to the University of Virginia in 1830 and consists of 0.03 cubic feet. He mentions that he was a childhood friend of Thomas Jefferson and knew Daniel Boone, John Adams, and Justice John Marshall. He also writes about touring Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D. C.. There are comments about paintings in the Capitol rotunda, especially the paintings by John Trumbull on the The Surrender of General Burgoyne and The Surrender of General Cornwallis.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet ((One folder in a legal document box BW 6).)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from The Brick Row Book Shop by Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on February 18, 2016.

Title
Extracts of letters about Charlottesville, Thomas Jefferson, and Washington D. C.
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
5/10/17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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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