Inventory of the William Wirt Letters, 1816-1820, 1832-1833

Collection Number 798-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Wirt, William, 1772-1834.
Title
William Wirt Letters, 1816-1820, 1832-1833
Call Number
798-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 44
Abstract
William Wirt, 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 William Wirt to his life-long friend Dabney Carr (1773-1837), Virginia jurist. The letters concern Wirt's book on Patrick Henry and other writings; his activities as attorney general and arguments before the United States Supreme Court; and family affairs and matters of mutual interest.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
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.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff, 1964
Encoded by: Linda Sellars, June 2005
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Wirt Letters #798-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

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.
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Related Collections

Wirt Family Papers (#1704)
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Biographical Note

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).

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Collection Overview

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters, 1816-1820, 1832-1833.
44 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
1816-1820
Folder 2
1832-1833

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