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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.013 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to the Jeffery/Woodlief families and naval matters |
| Title | William Maxwell to Dr. Robert Archer, discussing the latest meeting of the Executive Committee of the Virginia Historical & Philosophical Society |
| Date | 6 March 1847 |
| Author | Maxwell, William (1784-1857) |
| Recipient | Archer, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding "...meeting of the Executive Committee of our Virginia Historical & Philosophical Society, the following resolution was adopted, on the matter of [illegible] Capt. [illegible] H. Ellis..." Also, includes the Society's request for Archer to prepare a description and historical account of Fort George, on Old Point Comfort, Va. Maxwell, a Yale-educated attorney, was a noted poet and President of Hampden-Sidney College in Virginia. |
| Subjects | Fortification Military History Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Maxwell, William (1784-1857) Archer, Robert (fl. 1840) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Education; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |