A Guide to the John Randolph of Roanoke Letter 1805 Randolph, John of Roanoke Letter 1805 11319

A Guide to the John Randolph of Roanoke Letter 1805

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession number 11319

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11319

Title

John Randolph of Roanoke Letter 1805

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is without restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

John Randolph of Roanoke, Letter and engravings, 1805, n.d., Accession #11319, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

All three items were purchased by the University of Virginia Library from Alexander Autographs, Inc. on July 24, 1997.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of a one page autograph letter from John Randolph of Roanoke, March 5, 1805, to Thomas Jefferson, sending him a pamphlet which he had mentioned, and offering his congratulations on the day of Jefferson's second inauguration as President of the United States, all in the third person. The letter is docketed by Jefferson. Also present are two engravings; one of Thomas Jefferson by J.B. Longacre, published by C.S. Williams, New Haven, Connecticut, and the other of John Randolph of Roanoke, by [?] Edwin.