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Preferred Citation:

Alexander Campbell to Hannah Acheson Typescript Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Administrative History:

Hannah Acheson and Alexander Campbell were engaged to be married on December 1, 1809, but she broke the engagement in June 1810.

Scope and Contents

Carbon of a typed transcript of a declaration of love and marriage proposal letter from Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the "Restoration Movement" and Hannah Acheson, December, 1809. Transcribed by Earl Gregg Swem.  Location of original is unknown.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Love-letters
• Transcripts