Letter
CultureAmerican
DateMarch 22, 1880
MediumPaper
Inscribed"J" on seal. "M & K N York" on paper.
Credit LineOn Loan from Mrs. Littleton Waller Tazewell
Object numberL10.61.2
Not on view
DescriptionLetter from John Randolph of Roanoke to Littleton Waller Tazewell of Norfolk, dated March 23, 1820, telling of the death of Commodore Decateur on March 22, 1820, at 10 P.M. Mailed free and folded and sealed with red wax and a signet-most of which is lost, but the "J" is clear. Typed copies of this letter 1961 jacket (2). Folded sheet written in ink. Watermarked.Exhibition HistoryWilloughby-Baylor House
March 22, 1880
April 11, 1919
