Guide to the Sam B. Curtis Letter MSS.3057
Curtis, Sam B.
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Lydia Wommack
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Sam B. Curtis Letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.3057
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet
- Dates:
1841 October 5
- Abstract:
A letter from Sam B. Curtis to his brother about his disenchantment with the actions of President Tyler and the Whig party.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Sam B. Curtis Letter, W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Lydia Wommack, 2010.
Biographical/Historical note
John Tyler was a member of the Whig party and the tenth President of the United States following the death of President William Henry Harrison. He served from 1841 to 1845.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains a letter from Sam B. Curtis to his brother about their property. He also expresses his opinion of the Whig party, specifically President John Tyler. Curtis, also a member of the Whig party, has become disheartened by the actions of President Tyler.
Letter Box SC0049 Folder 3057.1