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A Guide to the William Leete Stone Sr. and Jr. Collection Stone, William Leete Sr. and Jr. 7215-a

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


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

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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7215-a
Title
William Leete Stone Sr. and Jr. Collection 1824-1894
Extent
9 items
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

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
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Item Listing

Manuscripts
  • Page 65 from History of the Buccaneers of America
    n. d.
    AMs, 1 p.

    [Includes ANS by William Leete Stone, Jr. on verso.]

  • List of works by William Leete Stone, Sr.
    n. d.
    AMs, 1 p.
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Letters
  • William Leete Stone Sr. to [George Lathrop] Perkins
    1831 Aug 21
    ALS, 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.]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing
    1877 Jan 16
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Asks him to become one of his subscribers; says he is convinced that he will enjoy the publication.]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing
    1877 Dec 4
    Printed Postcard

    [In Stone's hand; asks him to remit $2.25, the price of Bargain . ]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to Benson John Lossing
    1877 Dec 31
    ALS, 2 p.

    [Discusses the publication of Bargain and related financial matters.]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to Joseph [Bradford] Carr
    1885 Nov 23
    ALS, 2 p.

    [Requests volume XV of the Colonial History of New York . ]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to H. Norris, Jr.
    1894 Mar 10
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Sends him the first installment [of autographs] on loan.]

  • William Leete Stone, Jr. to H. Norris, Jr.
    1894 Mar 12
    ALS, 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.]

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