N. Cairns Letter to Hugh McCalmont

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

N. Cairns Letter to High McCalmont, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet
Creator:
Cairns, N.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

N. Cairns Letter to High McCalmont, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter written from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by N. Cairns to Hugh McCalmont of Belfast, Ireland concerning business conditions in Brazil, the effects of the suppression of slavery and the slave trade had in Brazil, and its effects on commerce.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2015.178 was received by Special Collections in May 2015. This item was purchased with generosity of the Hooker Fund.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2015.

Physical description:
25 cm x 20 cm