A Guide to the Fontaine Letters 1807 and 1850 Fontaine Letters 7244-l

A Guide to the Fontaine Letters 1807 and 1850

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Accession Number 7244-l

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7244-l

Title

Fontaine Letters 1807 and 1850

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 2 items

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Fontaine Letters, Accession #7244-l, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The letters were lent to the Library for copying by Mr. Charles E. Moran, Jr., of Free Union, Virginia, on October 7, 1983.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of two letters. The first, December 27, 1807, is from James Maury, U.S. consul in Liverpool, England, to William Fontaine in Richmond, Virginia, and discusses personal topics, including a possible translation of of Jacques Fontaine's memoirs, and makes reference to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair and the British Orders In Council passed in response to the Embargo Act. The second letter, May 3, 1850, is from M.L. Fontaine, Beaverdam, Virginia, to her son John B. Fontaine in Richmond, regarding family matters.