A Guide to the John Pendleton Kennedy Letter, 1842 Kennedy, John Pendleton, Letter to Penelope D. Goodwin 6954-k

A Guide to the John Pendleton Kennedy Letter, 1842

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Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6954-k

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6954-k

Title

John Pendleton Kennedy Letter, 1842

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of one item, ALS, 2 pages on 1l.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

John Pendleton Kennedy Letter, Accession # 6954-k, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item was purchased from Halvor Americana on 2 March 1989.

Scope and Content Information

This letter from John Pendleton Kennedy, H[ouse of R[epresentatives], [Washington, D. C.], to Mrs. Penelope D. Goodwin, Baltimore, Maryland, relays his regret that it is not in his power to assist her in getting her son admitted to West Point and recommends [James Wray] Williams of her district for assistance, and mentions that "Maryland has had such an undue number of the appointments of late..."