John Garland to Herman Thorn Letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
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:

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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:

John Garland to Herman Thorn Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Garland, John, 1792-1861 and Thorn, Herman
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Garland to Herman Thorn Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from John Garland at Richmond, Virginia, to Herman Thorn, New York, concerning Herman Thorn Junior's gallantry in the Mexican War. ALS. December 31, 1847. Includes notes about John Garland, General William J. Worth ahd Herman Thom, Jr., who drowned in 1849.

Biographical / historical:

John Garland was an officer in the Florida and Mexican wars. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Gift.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Names:
Thorn, Herman