Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- J. Washburn Civil War Letter,
- Dates:
- 1861
- Creators:
- Washburn (J.)
- Extent:
- .01 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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J. Washburn Civil War Letter. Wyles SC 289. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One four-page Civil War letter (ALS) from J. Washburn to his brother, defending the Confederacy, about a month after the attack on Fort Sumter. Washburn had recently visited his brother, possibly in Princeton, and he describes at length the opposing views that the two have on causes for the differences between the South and the North. Savannah, GA, May 16, 1861.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 1978.
- Physical location:
- Vault
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 13 November 2003 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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J. Washburn Civil War Letter. Wyles SC 289. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062