Letter, New York, to Francis J. Garrison of Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston [manuscript] 1899 Aug. 14.

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Letter, New York, to Francis J. Garrison of Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston [manuscript] 1899 Aug. 14.

Regarding election of John Letcher as governor of Va., and David Ruffner and the slavery question.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Wise, John S. (John Sergeant), 1846-1913

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John S. Wise and Richard A. Wise were sons of Henry Alexander Wise. John S. Wise was born in Brazil in 1846. He attended Virginia Military Institute and fought with the cadets at the Battle of New Market. He graduated from the law department at the University of Virginia, was U. S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, and served in Congress 1883-1885. He was a Readjuster and later, a Republican. He moved to New York City to practice law. John S. Wise died in 1913. ...

Ruffner, David.

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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...

Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916

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