A Guide to a William Cabell Rives Letter
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Accession number 2313-e
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Preferred Citation
A Guide to a William Cabell Rives Letter, Accession 2313-e, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
This letter (# 2313-d ) was purchased by the Library on December 9, 1992.
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Fred A. Shuck
- Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson
- William Cabell Rives
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William Cabell Rives (1793-1868), American statesman and diplomat, writes from Washington, D.C., to Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853), on March 6, 1838. He sends a letter of introduction for Fred A. Shuck of Virginia who seeks federal employment as an engineer.