A Guide to the Letters of Launcelot Minor Blackford, 1887 Blackford, Launcelot Minor, Letters 6403-j

A Guide to the Letters of Launcelot Minor Blackford, 1887

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Accession Number 6403-j

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Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6403-j

Title

Letters of Launcelot Minor Blackford 1887

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 2 items.

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Letters of Launcelot Minor Blackford, Accession #6403-j, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was an archival transfer on 1994 April 21.

Scope and Content Information

There are two letters, March 1 and June 8, 1887, from Launcelot Minor Blackford, as Principal of Episcopal High School of Virginia, near Alexandria, Virginia, to Mrs. S. W. Halsey, Washington, D. C., concerning the schooling of her son, Don. The fees for board and tuition, circumstances interrupting the boy's stay at the school, and Blackford's fondness for the Halsey boys are mentioned.