William Wirt Letters
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Scope and Contents
Letter from William Wirt, Williamsburg, [Virginia] to John Patterson, Clerk of Court, Mathews County, [Virginia], asking for the record in the case of William Armistead and Company vs Mildred Dixon, executix of Thomas Dixon, lest the appeals case be dismissed. April 12, 1806.
Letter from William Wirt, Washington,, [D.C.] to Littleton Waller Tazewell, 26 September 1823, about the advantages of Washington [D.C.], New York City is "almost the only prosperous point in the Union," his feeling that Tazewell is "expiring in the obscurity of poor down-trodden Norfolk" and his sickness though Washington is healthy.
Dates
- Creation: 1806 April 12, 1823 September 26
Creator
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
Purchase with Presson Fund (1823 letter), N. Tompkins Gift (1806 letter).
- Title
- Guide to the William Wirt Letters
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Research Staff.
- Date
- 2012-08-03
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository