A Guide to the Letter from Wilson Cary Nicholas to Samuel Smith, 1816 March 5 Nicholas, Wilson Cary, Letter from to Samuel Smith 2343-b

A Guide to the Letter from Wilson Cary Nicholas to Samuel Smith, 1816 March 5

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Accession Number 2343-b


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
2343-b
Title
Letter from Wilson Cary Nicholas to Samuel Smith 1816 March 5
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of one item.
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Letter from Wilson Cary Nicholas to Samuel Smith, Accession #2343-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The letter was purchased by the University of Virginia Library from Franklin Gilliam Rare Books, Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 13, 1998.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of one autograph letter from Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas, Richmond, Virginia, March 5, 1816, to General Samuel Smith, in which he describes what he has done to make Virginia happier and secure in the time of war. He relates that in the last General Assembly two million dollars was appropriated for a fund to promote internal improvements and the establishment of schools. He asks Smith for a recommendation of a trustworthy man for the position of civil engineer to carry out these improvements. His other great project is to work in concert with Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, to provide for the defense of the Chesapeake Bay area, particularly at the entrance of the Bay. He also asks for letters of introduction for his friend, John Brockenbrough, President of the Bank of Virginia, who is going to settle in London as a merchant.