A Guide to the Lydia Maria Child Collection Child, Lydia Maria. 7500-b

A Guide to the Lydia Maria Child Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7500-b


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7500-b
Title
Lydia Maria Child Collection 1861
Extent
1 item
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

Lydia Maria Child Collection, Accession 7500-b, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased November 26, 1990.

Funding Note

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

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Charles James Faulkner
  • Lydia Maria Child

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Berkeley County, Virginia
  • West Virginia

Item List

Manuscript
  • A two page manuscript entitled "The Rebel Faulkner" by Lydia Maria Child
    [1861 ?]
    AMs

    It cites the arguments of [ Charles James Faulkner ] (1806-1884) while a member of the Virginia Legislature , representing Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia ) in the winter of 1831-1832 concerning the "baneful effects of slavery." Faulkner was well-known for his part in the slavery debate of the day for urging the gradual abolition of slavery. He was appointed by President Buchanan minister to France in 1859 but after the beginning of the Lincoln administration Faulkner returned to the United States and was arrested on August 12, 1861, for sympathizing with Virginia's treasonable insurrection. He was then exchanged in December of the same year. Faulkner contrasts the prosperous condition of the North with the decline of the South.