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A Guide to the Rufus Dawes Collection Dawes, Rufus. 7177-a

A Guide to the Rufus Dawes Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7177-a


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7177-a
Title
Rufus Dawes Collection 1827-1856
Extent
3 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Rufus Dawes Collection, Accession 7177-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit, 1964 May 25

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Charles Lanman
  • Daniel Webster
  • Francis Alexander
  • George Washington
  • Rufus Dawes
  • Thomas Sully
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • New York
  • Philadelphia
  • Washington, D.C.
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Item Listing

Letters
  • Rufus Dawes to Francis Alexander
    1827 Jan 30
    ALS, 2 p.

    [Describes portraits in his apartment; recounts visits to New York , Philadelphia , Washington, D.C. , and Mount Vernon , where he entered George Washington 's tomb; recalls meeting painter Thomas Sully . ]

  • Rufus Dawes to Charles Lanman
    1856 Dec 19
    ALS, 3 p.

    [Encloses Daniel Webster 's corrections and approval of his proof prospectus for the New York Daily Whig; discusses Free Banking, which was adopted in New York and spreading to other states; credits Webster with originating it.]

  • Charles Lanman to Rufus Dawes
    n.d.
    AN (fragment), 1 p.

    [Emphasizes that Dawes is not merely a poet and writer, but is also capable of "making a political and financial demonstration."]

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