1. Creator/Author:
  2. Letcher, John, 1813-1884 (1)

Letter from John Letcher to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:
Letcher, John, 1813-1884
Collection:
Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:
Lexington, Virginia
Date of Original:
1877
Description:
Letter, 24.5 cm, on Letcher & Letcher, Counsellors and Attorneys-at-Law letterhead, seeking assistance in recovering copies of Letcher's papers that were captured at Richmond at the end of the Civil War, with view to publishing the official papers from his time as Governor of Virginia. The originals were destroyed when General David Hunter burned down Letcher's home and the copies' return was promised to Letcher by President Grant.
Subject:
Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908302236
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908302236
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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