A Guide to the Letters from or about Virginia Congressmen, 1836-1842 Virginia Congressmen, Letters, 1836-1842 10785

A Guide to the Letters from or about Virginia Congressmen, 1836-1842

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Accession Number 10785

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10785

Title

Letters from or about Virginia Congressmen 1836-1842

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of four items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Letters from or about Virginia Congressmen, 1836-1842, Accession # 10785, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased by the Library on August 31, 1988.

Scope and Content Information

Contained in this collection are four letters, 1836-1842, three from Virginia congressmen, James Garland (1791-1885), George Coke Dromgoole (1797-1847), and Samuel Lewis Hays (1794-1871), and one from Lettie P. Coles, wife of Walter Coles (1790-1857). The February 17, 1836 letter from James Garland, Washington City, to William Massie, Tye River Mills, Nelson County, discusses a proposition set before the Postmaster General and the possible establishment of a Post Office at Cobb's Mill, and mentions news that France has agreed to pay money agreed upon under the treaty of July 1831. The April 5, 1838 letter from Lettie P. Coles, Washington City, to her daughter, Helen, gives motherly advice. The December 28, 1840 letter from George Coke Dromgoole, Washington City, to R. B. Robinson, Gaston, North Carolina, concerns the management of his farm and "the hiring at Mark Allen's." The July 8, 1842 letter from Samuel Lewis Hays, Washington, to George Coke Dromgoole, Summit Post Office, North Carolina, moves from a social tone to politics mentioning the tariff of 1842, his belief that "the Whigs have determined on another veto and then to impeach Capt. [John] Tyler," and negotiations with England.