A Guide to a University of virginia Student Letter 1838 University of Virginia, Student 11292

A Guide to a University of virginia Student Letter 1838

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession number 11292

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11292

Title

University of Virginia Student Letter

Quantity

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Henry Stokes Letter, 1838, Accession #11292, Special Collections Dept., University of Vriginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This letter was purchased from Jerry N. Showalter, Ivy, Virginia, on March 10, 1997, by the University of Virginia Library.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of a two page autograph letter, October 15, 1838, from Henry Stokes, University of Virginia student, to his father, Colin Stokes, [Sound] Hill Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, requesting his father to send the money for subscriptions to The Collegian as soon as possible, emphasizing the degree that he is pressed for time and inquiring about his family and friends.