A Guide to the Letter from George William Childs to Horace Porter, November 29, 1871 Childs, George William, Letter to Horace Porter 6819-b

A Guide to the Letter from George William Childs to Horace Porter, November 29, 1871

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the Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6819-b

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6819-b

Title

Letter from George William Childs to Horace Porter, November 29, 1871

Physical Characteristics

This holding consists of a single letter, ALS, 2 p.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Letter from George William Childs to Horace Porter, Accession # 6819-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Processing Information

This holding was an archival transfer on September 26, 1988.

Scope and Content Information

In this letter to Horace Porter, George William Childs asks if Cook can travel to Washington to make an abstract of a message [by President Grant?] so that it can be telegraphed to the London Times . He assures that the copy will be used solely for this purpose.