A Guide to the Letters of the Fontaine Family 1807, 1850 Fontaine Family, Letters of the 6269-i

A Guide to the Letters of the Fontaine Family 1807, 1850

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Accession Number 6269-i

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6269-i

Title

Letters of the Fontaine Family December 27, 1807 and May 8, 1850

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 2 letters.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Letters of the Fontaine Family, Accession #6269-i , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These letters were loaned to the Library by Charles E. Moran, Jr. of Free Union, Virginia, on March 1, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

The earliest letter, December 27, 1807, from James Maury to [William Fontaine], mentions facts concerning his family, including their ages, the uncertainty of the relations between England and the United States, especially in regards to the attack upon the Chesapeake by Admiral Berkeley and the proclamation issued by England concerning the regulations permitting neutrals to trade, and Maury's lack of progress in translating the memoir of their great grandfather Fontaine.

The second letter, May 8, 1850, from M.L. Fontaine to her son, John B. Fontaine, contains much family news and admonitions to be a good boy, presumably while away at school.