Richard Henry Wilde Letter, 27 August 1846.

Summary

Creator:
Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847.
Abstract:

Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847) was attorney general of Georgia, member of Congress, and professor of law at the University of Louisiana. The collection includes a letter from Wilde, written from Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., to his friend, "Mason," commenting on national politics, the state of the democracy, and family and business matters.

Extent:
1 item
Language:
Materials in English
Library Catalog Link:
View UNC library catalog record for this item

Background

Biographical / historical:

Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847), native of Ireland, was attorney general of Georgia, 1811-1813; member of the United States Congress, 1815-1817, 1825, and 1827-1835; and professor of law at the University of Louisiana.

Scope and content:

The collection includes a letter from Richard Henry Wilde, written from Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., to his friend, "Mason," commenting on national politics, the state of the democracy, and family and business matters.

Acquisition information:

Purchased 1957.

Processing information:

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Sensitive materials statement:

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Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

No usage restrictions.

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Richard Henry Wilde Letter, #3284-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu