Scope and Contents

Invitation to Sheppard "to come to Brandon and make a copy of the portrait of Colonel Byrd"; Sheppard's "duties as a teacher at the Mechanics Institute" in Richmond; desire to have certain measurements of the portrait noted on a piece of transparent paper; difficulties encountered in making a full length portrait of Byrd from Belle's picture; sketch of Byrd included in the letter. 3 pp. ALS.