John Wilson Campbell,Petersburg, Virginia to Charles Campbell, 1836 June 17
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are "ordinary writers"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.
Dates
- Creation: 1836 June 17
Creator
- From the Collection: Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Carter, Mary B. (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Cryer, William (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Farmer's Register (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: New York Weekly Journal of Commerce (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Petersburg Index (Va.) (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Richmond Enquirer (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Southern Literary Messenger (Collector, Organization)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 15.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository