Letters received, 1860-1863.

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Letters received, 1860-1863.

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This series contains letters and petitions received by Governor Letcher and other miscellaneous papers. The petitions for pardon (pardon papers) are separated and filed at the end of each year. The Archives does not hold Governor Letcher's letter books (letters sent.).

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Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Virginia. Governor (1860-1864 : Letcher)

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Governor John Letcher was born on March 29, 1813, in Lexington, Va. Letcher graduated from Randolph Macon in 1833, where he studied law. He participated in the State Constitutional Convention of 1850 and was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1852. Letcher served in Congress until 1859 when he was elected governor of Virginia. Shortly after the Virginia Convention of 1861 passed the ordinance of secession on April 17, 1861, he ordered state troops to seize the Harper's Ferry arsenal and the Go...

Letcher, John, 1813-1884

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to President Buchanan, 1860 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lexington, Va., to Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, 1813-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590807 Native of Virginia; graduate of Washington College; lawyer, newspaper editor, presidential elector in 1848, and member of Virginia's constitutional c...