A Guide to the Joseph Clay Neal Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7923
University of Virginia Library
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Joseph Clay Neal Collection, Accession 7923, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1965 May 14
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- New York
- North River
- Philadelphia
- Vermont
Item Listing
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Joseph Clay Neal to Mrs. Cheney (his aunt) w/AN from Thomas H. Palmer (nephew) to Mrs. Cheney1820 Sep 19ALS , 4 p.
[The 13-year-old Neal thanks Mrs. Cheney for hospitality while visiting her in Vermont . Describes stormy journey on the North River ; reports on visit to New York ; arrival in Philadelphia . Mentions family affairs, yellow fever in Philadelphia etc. In AN, Thomas H. Palmer also expresses thanks for hospitality. Several persons mentioned, most of them only with first names.]