Other Letters [Autographed Letters Signed] (includes an original commission [1793], original letters [1800-ca. 1916], and a typescript copy letter; commission is for Peter Hull as Lieutenant Colonel of 46th Regiment Virginia Militia, signed by Henry ["Light Horse Harry"] Lee [Governor of Virginia]; correspondents include Harman Blennerhassett, Lawrence A. Washington [original and typescript copy], Louis Philippe [King of France], Joseph Johnson [Governor of Virginia], James G. Blaine, John Letcher [Governor of Virginia], John Clark Ridpath, Theodore Roosevelt, and Albert Beveridge [one letter from Louis Philippe and the Theodore Roosevelt letter have been separated to A&M 435]; the Washington letter, written from Red House Shoals, discusses the leasing of the Burning Springs tract [1813]; also includes an original advertisement and subscription list for Headley's 'The Great Rebellion', signers include F.H. Pierpont [undated]; 14 items)
- Containers:
- Box 9, Folder 3
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- Location of collection:
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