Papers of James Parton 1860-1893 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Parton discusses his writing, especially a project of articles on tours taken by U.S. Presidents Washington and Jackson, and an article on Jefferson for which Charles Scott Venable of the University of Virginia supplied documents; the Civil War including treatment of prisoners and citizenship for blacks; book purchases; and other publishing matters. There are also two letters from Ellen W.E. Parton regarding photographs of Parton, and a joint letter from Parton and "Fanny Fern" mentioning Parton's Andrew Jackson