A Guide to George Alfred Townsend Letters, 1892 Oct 26, n.d. Townsend, George Alfred Letters,1892 Oct 26, n.d. 9577

A Guide to George Alfred Townsend Letters, 1892 Oct 26, n.d.

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Accession Number 9577

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

9577

Title

George Alfred Townsend Letters, 1892 Oct 26, n.d.

Physical Characteristics

2 letters: (ALS) 2 p.; 1 l.

Language

English

Abstract

The collection consists of two letters, 1982 Oct 26 and undated, from George Alfred Townsend to Joseph Stoddart and S.E. Moffett.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

George Alfred Townsend Letters, Accession #9577, Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The collection was put on deposit in the Library on 7 Jan 1971.

Biographical/Historical Information

George Alfred Townsend (1841-1913), was an American journalist and author.

Scope and Content Information

In a letter, 1892 October 26, from George Alfred Townsend, "Gapland," Washington County, Maryland, to Joseph Marshall Stoddart, Townsend discusses revisions of a story to begin in the court of Queen Isabell, and comments on the Columbian Exhibition which he reported for the Chicago Tribune . In another, undated, letter to Samuel Erasmus Moffet, he finds members of the political parties unwilling to speak as freely after the demoralizing "Columbus Celebration" but expects to do better in Chicago.