<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv00565</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Williams, Lewis, Letter</titleproper><titleproper>Lewis Williams Letter, <date>1835</date> <num>Ms.1987.032</num></titleproper><author>Betsy Reed, Graduate Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2014 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 13:37:42 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Lewis Williams Letter</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Williams, Lewis</persname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1835/1835">1835</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_2dc806b82c386e0bf38ff03bc8eb716f" label="Abstract">The collection contains a letter from Lewis Williams in Washington, D.C., to Andrew Rincoinnon (?) in Wythe County, Virginia, concerning the postal service in Virginia.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_f8e18d037c74596dc9e000f7ebcaca0a">The materials in the collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lewis Williams Letter, Ms1987-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The collection was acquired by Special Collections in 1987.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lewis Williams letter was completed in September 2013.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>This collection contains a letter from Lewis Williams in Washington, D. C., to Andrew Rincoinnon(?) in Wythe County, Virginia, dated January 17, 1835. Lewis wrote of the postal service from Salem, Virginia, to Wythe County. In the letter, Williams asks that Rincoinnon draft a petition to send to the Postmaster General.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Lewis Williams Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
    <geogname authfilenumber="n81056548" source="lcsh">Wythe County (Va.)</geogname>
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