A Guide to a Letter of John Strode Barbour 1839 September 10 Barbour, John Strode, Letter to Luke E. Lawless, 1839 September 10 11111

A Guide to a Letter of John Strode Barbour 1839 September 10

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Accession number

11111

Title

Letter of John Strode Barbour 1839 September 10

Physical Characteristics

1 item

Language

English

Abstract

John Strode Barbour, Virginian politician, writes to Luke Lawless, Thomas Hart Benton and Leslie Linn of St. Louis, Missouri, introducing Richard Johnson Tutt, who wishes to settle in Missouri.

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Preferred Citation

John Strode Barbour Letter, 1839 September 10, Accession #11111, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This letter was purchased by the Library on October 19, 1993, from Timothy H. Bakken, Halvor Americana, Clarendon Hills, Illinois.

Biographical/Historical Information

John Strode Barbour (1790-1855), was a United States Congressman from Virginia from 1823 to 1833.

Scope and Content Information

Letter, dated September 10, 1839, from American statesman and Virginia politician John Strode Barbour (1790-1855), Culpeper, Virginia, to Hon. Luke E. Lawless, Thomas H[art] Benton, and Leslie F. Linn, St. Louis, Missouri, introducing Richard Johnson Tutt of Culpeper County, who wishes to settle in Missouri. Barbour strongly praises Tutt's unimpeachable character, intelligence, and trustworthy nature; and, he requests that they make him known in their part of the state.