Collection: Hildreth Letter | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a letter from nephew Hildreth to his uncle with an unfavorable answer to a request for advice concerning a debt owed him by a former British vice consul to Mobile during the Civil War. He explains that Mr. Magee, the vice consul, is most likely insolvent and that he has left Mobile and is living with his daughter. Hildreth adds that if the war was over (he implies a Confederate victory) "our Govt would probably give him something to live on in the way of a consulate - but at present this is not probable."

Dates

1864 February 4

Biographical / Historical

Hildreth was writing from Paris in 1864 where his business had taken him.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Letter from nephew Hildreth to his uncle with an unfavorable answer to a request for advice concerning a debt owed him by a former British vice consul to Mobile during the Civil War.

Provenance

purchased from Benjamin Katz, 2015

General

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