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George Frederick Holmes, Burke's Garden, Va., to Governor John Buchanan Floyd, Richmond, Va., 1850 April 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Object: 2
Identifier: id143344

Scope and Contents

Comments on the prospects of obtaining his remaining salary from Mississippi; asks about the possibility of being commissioned as a Bearer of Dispatches so that he may go to England to visit his family; mentions a plan for writing a history of the Indian War; notes the poor state of affairs at the College of William and Mary and the impact of the "d----d foreigners" upon the College.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850 April 20

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.50 Linear Feet

Language

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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