Lilla Wheeler, letter : describing Williamsburg for the D.A.R., Portville, NY, 1907.

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Lilla Wheeler, letter : describing Williamsburg for the D.A.R., Portville, NY, 1907.

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Description of Ms. Wheeler's visit to Williamsburg in 1907. She met with W.A.R. Goodwin, Rector of Bruton Parish Church and mastermind behind the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction. Wheeler and her party also visited the College of William and Mary. She discusses walking along Duke of Glouchester Street and visiting the Wythe House, Bassett Hall, and the Peyton Randolph House.

12 p., 6 sheets.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6944497

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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