Thomas Swann Correspondence (MS410)
Content Description
The Thomas Swann Correspondence is a small collection of letters mostly written by Helen Swann to her husband Thomas. A single letter from Thomas to Helen also lives with the collection, as well as a handful of letters by other authors. Helen's cousin Henrietta Alexander is included as an author of a letter, as well as a P. W. White, who writes to Helen's cousin John Chapman regarding a list of named slaves.
Dates
- 1848-1857
Creator
- Swann, Thomas William, 1818-1895 (Author, Person)
Extent
.04 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection exists within a single folder inside an assorted collections box. The letters are arranged first by subject/author, then chronologically.
Digital Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of J. C. Phillip Spottswood, December 1, 2018
Creator
- Swann, Thomas William, 1818-1895 (Author, Person)
- Swann, Helen Mary (Chapman), 1817-1895 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Thomas Swann Correspondence (MS410)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gregory Pierce
- Date
- 2019-01-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository