C.A. Sanford Telegram
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
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- Restrictions:
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- Terms of access:
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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.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Foot
- Creator:
- Sanford, C.A.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Message from C.A. Sanford, Petersburg, Va., to Capt. John Moncure Robinson, Richmond, Va. In response to Maj. Branch showing him part of a letter about "the Comet," he will rent the [railroad?] engine to Mr. Gill if he wishes but do not expect them to work it or his road in any other way.
- Custodial history:
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The C.A. Sanford Telegram was part of the Civil War Collection, Mss. 39.1 C76, until November 2017. The former citation was Civil War Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard