A Guide to the Papers of Theodore Sedgwick Fay 1842-1847
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7582
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Preferred Citation
Papers of Theodore Sedgwick Fay, Accession #7582 , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the Library on June 4, 1964.
Scope and Content Information
The collection contains a poem, dated February 22, 1847, entitled "Youth and age" (plus another page inscribed "to Emma" and signed "Lance").
There is also include letter of introduction, 1842 March 28, from Fay to Philip Hone, requested by the Princess of Prussia for two gentlemen; and a letter, 1850 July 28, from Fay to Mr. Ruggles, concerning Fay's application for a position as charge d'affaires and mentioning Robert C. Winthrop, Millard Fillmore, Daniel Webster, and Henry Farmer.
Contents List
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Poem: "Youth and Age" 1847 Feb 22AMsS, 3 p.
Another page inscribed "To Emma" in an unknown hand, signed "Lance"
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Theodore Sedgwick Fay to Philip Hone 1842 Mar 28ALS, 1 p.
Letter of introduction, requested by Princess of Prussia, for two gentlemen, the Messrs Loebger [?]
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Theodore Sedgwick Fay to Mr. Ruggles 1850 Jul 28ALS, 4 p.
Concerns T. S. F.'s application for a position as charge' d'affaires. Mentions Robert C. Winthrop, Millard Fillmore, Daniel Webster, and Henry Farmer.