A Guide to the Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection Willis, Nathaniel Parker. 6991-g

A Guide to the Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6991-g

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Contact Information:
University of Virginia Library
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University of Virginia
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USA
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Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff
Date Completed: 1997
Encoded by: Courtney Boissonault
© 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

6991-g

Title

Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection [1837] Jan

Extent

1 item

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open to research.

Publication Rights

EDIT ME!

Preferred Citation

EDIT ME!

Acquisition Information

Purchase 1989 March 2

Funding Note

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

Item Listing

Letter

Sophia Seymour, Washington, D.C., to Clarissa Seymour, Utica, New York
[1837] Jan
ALS, 9 p.

[Mentioning a visit to the President [ Andrew Jackson] and hearing a speech by [Henry] Clay, describing balls and parties in a light-hearted manner, and giving her personal `first impressions' of Nathaniel Parker Willisand his wife. She describes Willis as "the most unintellectual, unpoetical looking person imaginable."]

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Andrew Jackson
Clarissa Seymour
Nathaniel Parker Willis
Sophia Seymour
[Henry] Clay

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Utica, New York
Washington, D.C.