Sam Houston Letcher letter to Col. B. J. Jordan, 1880

Access and use

Location of collection:
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

Sam Houston Letcher Letter to Col. B. J. Jordan (WLU Coll. 0445), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Letcher, S. H. (Samuel Houston)
Language:
The collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Sam Houston Letcher Letter to Col. B. J. Jordan (WLU Coll. 0445), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a letter written by Samuel Houston Letcher to Colonel Benjamin B. Jordan, dated April 1, 1880. Letcher asks for advice on a potential business transaction. Philidelphia and Harrisonburg are both mentioned.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Correspondence
Names:
Jordan, Benjamin B., Colonel