H. G. Davis Letter
Scope and Content
The collection contains a letter written from H. G. Davis to his son on June 19, 1876. The letter apologizes for Davis's inability to visit due to incessant rain. Davis also encourages his son to look into buying a farm, promising him preferential treatment from the seller and offering him advice as to how he could afford it.
Dates
- 1876
Creator
- Davis, H. G. (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
No information on H. G. Davis could be found.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a letter written from H. G. Davis to his son written June 19, 1876, and discusses land for sale.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased as part of lot of the Repass/Spangler Family Correspondence by Special Collections in September 2012. The H. G. Davis Letter did not appear to have a connection to the other two families, so it was removed and processed as a separate collection.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the H. G. Davis Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-lwork/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the H. G. Davis Letter was completed in October 2012.
- Title
- H. G. Davis Letter, 1876
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2012 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu