Restrictions to Access

No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice

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 William Wirt Letters #798-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material

Microfilm copy (filmed July 2005) available.

• Reel 1: Folders 1-2

Acquisitions Information

Received from William Wirt Harrison Jr. of Washington, D.C., in 1934.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Carr, Dabney, 1773-1837.
• Family--Maryland--Social life and customs.
• Family--Virginia--Social life and customs.
• Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799--Biography.
• Lawyers--United States--History--19th century.
• United States. Attorney-General--History--19th century.
• United States. Supreme Court--History--19th century.
• Wirt, William, 1772-1834.

• Wirt Family Papers (#1704)

William Wirt (1772-1834), lawyer and author of Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md., served as United States attorney general from 1817 until 1829. he wrote Letters of the British Spy (1803) and Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry (1817).

The collection includes letters from lawyer and author William Wirt of Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md., to his life-long friend Dabney Carr (1773-1837), Virginia jurist. The letters concern Wirt's book on Patrick Henry (published in 1817) and other writings; his activities as attorney general and arguments before the United States Supreme Court; and family affairs and matters of mutual interest.