Rufus Dawes Collection 1827-1856

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
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Rufus Dawes Collection, Accession 7177-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Rufus Dawes Collection, Accession 7177-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Describes portraits in his apartment; recounts visits to New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon, where he entered George Washington's tomb; recalls meeting painter Thomas Sully. ]

[Encloses Daniel Webster's corrections and approval of his proof prospectus for the New York Daily Whig; discusses Free Banking, which was adopted in New Yorkand spreading to other states; credits Webster with originating it.]

[Emphasizes that Dawes is not merely a poet and writer, but is also capable of "making a political and financial demonstration."]

Acquisition information:
Deposit, 1964 May 25
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
3 items