A Guide to the Henry Stevens Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7213
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
Henry Stevens Collection, Accession 7213, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase 1963 February 25
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Henry Stevens
- William Whitwell Greenough
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Barrett, VT
- Boston
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
Item Listing
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Henry Stevens ( Barrett, VT ) to William Whitwell Greenough ( Boston )1842 Nov. 18ALS, 3p.
[Letter gives a brief history of Vermont up through its admittance into the Union, with specific emphasis on the State's Treasury. Describes his collection of "Bills of Credit" from many states. Mentions monetary units (farthing, shillings, pound), the Revolutionary War, the "Burgoine" Army, Maryland , New Jersey , Delaware , Pennsylvania , New York , Connecticut , Rhode Island , Massachusetts , and New Hampshire . Also mentions Historical Antiquarian Societies.]