Elizabeth Douglas Monroe to Mme. Eliza (Brown) Jumel

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 51
Scope and content:

Asking Mme. Jumel if she will permit an architect to see the interior of her house as "she has never seen a house she admires so much and wishes when Mr. Monroe builds a house to have it copied." Originally thought by Swem staff to have been a letter by Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe, it is now believed to be from Elizabeth Douglas Monroe.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by the John M. Presson Fund, Class of 1916, . Acc. no. 1987-45, from Kane Antiquarian Auction, 1987-10-11.
Custodial history:

Conserved by Joseph K. Alexander, Class of 1960.

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
Parent 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.
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