Raleigh, North Carolina 1841 July 26
- Scope and content:
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Personal and family news, particularly re Benjamin A. Shepherd and James Meredith Shepherd; attending the Law School; comments on the ladies, gentlemen, and families in Raleigh; detailed description of a visit to Monticello and Thomas Jefferson's burial ground; travel through Charlottesville, Gordonsville, and Richmond (by railroad to North Carolina); good corn crops, bad grain; life in Raleigh, North Carolina; the growth of the college at Chapel Hill.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryUniversity of VirginiaP.O. Box 400110170 McCormick RdCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference StaffEmail: scpubserv@virginia.eduPhone: (434) 243-1776Fax: (434) 924-4968