Abel Parker Upshur (1791-1844) "Vaucluse, " Northampton County, Virginia to Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1840

Containers:
Box 49, Folder 6
Scope and content:

Writes by boys who return to Tucker. Asks again about letters for Johnson. Encloses letter from Ruffin who asks aid. Told Ruffin to send Tucker 100 copies of self's book to sell. Will be glad if he writes a criticism of it. Encloses letter from Edmund Ruffin, Petersburg, Virginia to Abel P. Upshur, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. Upshur's book is ready. Suggested ads ("sham bills" be sent to booksellers. Hopes Upshur will write something for the Southern Review. Plans to attend convention in Richmond. Written on a prospectus for the Southern Review and Literary Magazine.

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