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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.77 |
| From Archive Folder | War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on the war, POWs in Canada, behaviour of soldiers, conditions in New Orleans, laying the Tennessee state line and founding of Memphis City. Documents relate to James Winchester, his family and associates |
| Title | Charles Cassedy to Maria Breedlove regarding a biography of her father, James Winchester |
| Date | 10 November 1838 |
| Author | Cassedy, Charles (fl. 1838-1839) |
| Recipient | Breedlove, Maria |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Cassedy is currently writing a biography of Mrs. Breedlove's father, James Winchester. He asks Mrs. Breedlove to have an engraving of her father made as a frontispiece for the book, which should be "as faithful to the truth of the countenance as the book itself will be to the character of the man." He expects that the upcoming presidential race will excite political controversy, and thus make the biography very popular. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner of War Canada Battle |
| People | Winchester, James (1752-1826) Breedlove, Maria Winchester (1793-1846) Cassedy, Charles (fl. 1838-1839) |
| Place written | Cragfont, Tennessee |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Arts & Literature; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |