Letter to W. Dwight Barrell, 31 September 1858
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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- Restrictions:
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- Terms of access:
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Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- .01 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letter from "Dwayne" to W. Dwight Barrell, dated "Sept. 31, 1858" [sic] from Norfolk, Virginia. Describes boat travel along the East Coast of the United States, along with street, weather and fruit crop conditions in Norfolk. Mentions large presence of "Negroes" and how few of them were free. Mentions that he will send a Norfolk paper. Postmarked envelope, addressed to Barrell in Turner, Maine, is included.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased with funds from the Frances Randolph Howard Endowment.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Norfolk (Va.)--History--19th century
- Places:
- Norfolk (Va.)