A Guide to an Edward Peyton Synco Letter November 6, 1854 Synco, Edward Peyton, Letter, November 6, 1854 11140

A Guide to an Edward Peyton Synco Letter November 6, 1854

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11140

Title

Edward Peyton Synco Letter November 6, 1854

Physical Characteristics

One two-page letter.

Language

English

Abstract

In this two page letter, Edward Synco describes the Mechanics' Insitute Fair, mentions local improvements in Richmond and Butchertown, and expresses "Know Nothings" sentiments about foreigners and Roman Catholics.

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Preferred Citation

Edward Peyton Synco Letter, Accession #11140, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This letter was purchased by the University of Virginia Library from Timothy H. Bakken, Halvor Americana, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, on March 18, 1994.

Scope and Content Information

In this two page signed autograph letter, November 6, 1854, from Edward Peyton Synco, Richmond, Virginia, to a friend "My dear Charley," Synco mentions various fairs of note around Richmond, including The Mechanic's Institute Fair, the Petersburg Fair, and the Virginia State Fair with its balloon ascension and parade. He also mentions two marriages involving their friends Elisa Tyler and John H. Rose and various improvements occurring in Richmond, such as tobacco factories, wheat mills, and corn mills.

Synco also voices "Know Nothings" sentiments about foreigners and Catholics: "I fight under this flag and this motto, that none but Americans shall rule America, and I do not care a straw who knows it. I could not vote for no foreigner for office neither would I vote for my Brother, if he was a Roman Catholic. Because no man who carries out what the Roman Catholic Church requires can be a Republican and I do not care who says to the contrary."