Papers, 1816-1898 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Collection consists primarily of correspondence, 1829-1876, of Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876) as a United States congressman in Washington, D.C., governor of Virginia, attorney in Accomack County and Richmond, Va., and United States minister to Brazil, in part concerning state and national politics, the Democratic Party, Reconstruction in Virginia, dueling among members of Congress, American foreign policy and trade, and family affairs. Includes correspondence with his wife Anne Elizabeth (Jennings) Wise (1808-1837), sons Henry Alexander Wise (1834- 1869) and Obadiah Jennings Wise (1831-1862), and others. Also, includes other materials by or concerning Henry Alexander Wise and other members of the Wise family of Virginia