<?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 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Sam Houston Letcher letter to Col. B. J. Jordan</titleproper><titleproper>Sam Houston Letcher letter to Col. B. J. Jordan <num>WLU.Coll.0445</num></titleproper><author>updated by Kim Sims, April 2026</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-23 07:01:02 -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>Sam Houston Letcher letter to Col. B. J. Jordan</unittitle>
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      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Letcher, S. H. (Samuel Houston)</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1880-04-01/1880-04-01">1880 April 1</unitdate>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_aa3fa399413ce479b14dce5a6d72b83c">The collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Sam Houston Letcher Letter to Col. B. J. Jordan (WLU Coll. 0445), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection contains a letter written by Samuel Houston Letcher to Colonel Benjamin B. Jordan, dated April 1, 1880. Letcher asks for advice on a potential business transaction. Philidelphia and Harrisonburg are both mentioned.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Jordan, Benjamin B., Colonel</persname>
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