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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | John V. Wright (1828-1908) was a United States representative, 1855-1861, a Confederate colonel and congressman, a Tennessee supreme court judge, and a federal official. The collection is two scrapbooks containing miscellaneous papers, including clippings about and an autobiographical speech by John V. Wright; letters of condolence received at his death by his brother, Confederate General Marcus Joseph Wright; and other family material. |
Creator | Wright, John Vines, 1828-1908. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Jordan, March 2011
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John V. Wright (1828-1908) was a United States representative, 1855-1861, a Confederate colonel and congressman, a Tennessee supreme court judge, and a federal official.
Back to TopThe collection is two scrapbooks containing miscellaneous papers, including clippings about and an autobiographical speech delivered by John V. Wright entitled "Some Public Men I Have Known," 13 April 1907; letters of condolence received at his death by his brother, Confederate General Marcus Joseph Wright; and other family material.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Scrapbook, clippings regarding autobiographical speech, 1907 |
Folder 2 |
Scrapbook, letters and family material, 1907-1920 |