Frank T. Glasgow letter to Frank Gilmer, 1893

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Gilmer, Frank, 1857-1917
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from Frank T. Glasgow (Law 1878), an attorney from Lexington, VA, to Frank Gilmer (Law 1878), a Charlottesville, VA, attorney.

Biographical / historical:

Frank Gilmer was born January 29, 1857 at Buckeyeland, Albemarle County home of his parents, George Christopher Gilmer and Mildred Wirt Duke. He attended private schools, Richmond College, Hampden Sydney and the University of Virginia, where he studied the summer law course and received a "certificate of proficiency" in 1878. He began practicing law in 1881. He was Commonwealth's Attorney for Charlottesville from 1888 to 1906. His most celebrated case was the 1904 trial of J. Samuel McCue for the murder of his wife. He was member of the Masonic fraternity of Widow's Sons Lodge No. 60, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Gilmer died on October 10, 1917. [Daily Progress, Oct. 11, 1917]

Acquisition information:
This letter was given to Special Collections in May of 2001 by Frank Gilmer's granddaughter, Betsy Gilmer Tremain, in honor of her father Frank Gilmer.
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