A Guide to the William Leete Stone Sr. and Jr. Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7215-a
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
William Leete Stone Sr. and Jr. Collection, Accession 7215-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17 ] 1967 Feb 20
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Benson John Lossing
- H. Norris, Jr.
- Joseph [Bradford] Carr
- William Leete Stone Sr.
- William Leete Stone, Sr.
- William Leete Stone, Jr.
- [George Lathrop] Perkins
Item Listing
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Page 65 from History of the Buccaneers of American. d.AMs, 1 p.
[Includes ANS by William Leete Stone, Jr. on verso.]
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List of works by William Leete Stone, Sr.n. d.AMs, 1 p.
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William Leete Stone Sr. to [George Lathrop] Perkins1831 Aug 21ALS, 3 p.
[Discusses Iroquois Indians, whose history interested Stone; speculates on the spelling of the Chieftain's name, On-kos or Uncas; says that, after meeting the English colonists, the chief was sometimes called Paquim or Paquiam, as well as Unca; tries to get Perkins' help, as Perkins seems to be an authority on the subject.]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing1877 Jan 16ALS, 1 p.
[Asks him to become one of his subscribers; says he is convinced that he will enjoy the publication.]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing1877 Dec 4Printed Postcard
[In Stone's hand; asks him to remit $2.25, the price of Bargain . ]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing1877 Dec 31ALS, 2 p.
[Discusses the publication of Bargain and related financial matters.]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to Joseph [Bradford] Carr1885 Nov 23ALS, 2 p.
[Requests volume XV of the Colonial History of New York . ]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to H. Norris, Jr.1894 Mar 10ALS, 1 p.
[Sends him the first installment [of autographs] on loan.]
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William Leete Stone, Jr. to H. Norris, Jr.1894 Mar 12ALS, 2 p.
[Says he has sent off more autograph letters to Norris with the promise of more to come; thanks him for the subscription; advises him on the arrangement of his autograph collection.]