viblbv00289Barbour, John, Jr., LettersJohn Barbour, Jr., Letters, 1854 Ms.2008.061Emily Cook, Student AssistantSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:42:12 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech John Barbour, Jr., Letters Barbour, John, Jr. (John Strode), 1820-1892 Ms.2008.061 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1854 The John Barbour, Jr., Letters are comprised of two missives from a Virginia senator and president of the Orange and Alexander Railroad Company to William M. Burwell, Esquire. Letters concern raising support in Albemarle County for the extension of the railroad between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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The processing and description of the John Barbour, Jr., Letters occurred in August 2008.

 Biographical Note

John Strode Barbour, Jr., was born in Catalpa, Virginia, ( near Culpeper) on December 29, 1820 to John Strode Barbour, a member of the United States House of Representatives. After obtaining a law degree from the University of Virginia and passing the bar in 1841, John Strode Barbour, Jr., set up practice in Culpeper, Virginia. Barbour served as president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company from 1852 to 1881. In addition to his duties as railroad president, Barbour served in the state House of Delegates from 1847 to 1851. From 1881 to 1887 and 1889 until his death in 1892, Barbour served as a Democratic senator from Virginia.

 Scope and Content

The John Barbour, Jr., Letters are comprised of two one‐page missives from a Virginia senator and president of the Orange and Alexander Railroad Company to William M. Burwell, Esquire. The letters were written to Alexandria, Virginia, in 1854, and concern raising support in Albemarle County for the extension of the railroad between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Also mentioned are internal improvements in addition to several appreciative and laudatory remarks to Mr. Burwell.

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