Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
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Gregory Pierce
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item identification], Thomas Swann Correspondence, MS410, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of J. C. Phillip Spottswood, December 1, 2018
Content Description
The Thomas Swann Correspondence is a small collection of letters mostly written by Helen Swann to her husband Thomas. A single letter from Thomas to Helen also lives with the collection, as well as a handful of letters by other authors. Helen's cousin Henrietta Alexander is included as an author of a letter, as well as a P. W. White, who writes to Helen's cousin John Chapman regarding a list of named slaves.
Arrangement
The collection exists within a single folder inside an assorted collections box. The letters are arranged first by subject/author, then chronologically.
Related Material
Chapman-Southerland Collection (MS409) A History of Chapman and Alexander Families (1946)
Digital Materials
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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Swann, Helen Mary (Chapman), 1817-1895
- Swann, Thomas William, 1818-1895