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Preferred Citation:
John S. Wise Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift
Processing Information:
Box and folder list inventory completed by Emily Eklund, SCRC staff, in March 2011.
Biographical Information:
John S. Wise was the son of Henry Alexander Wise and was born in Brazil in 1846. He attended Virginia Military Institute and fought with the cadets at the Battle of New Market. He graduated from the law department at the University of Virginia, was U. S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, and served in Congress 1883-1885. He was a Readjuster and later, a Republican. He moved to New York City to practice law. John S. Wise died in 1913. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1869-1873, of John S. Wise concerning the application of his brother Doctor Richard A. Wise for positions as professor at the College of William and Mary, and at the University of Virginia; and as superintendent at the Central Lunatic Asylum, Richmond, Va. Correspondents include William E. Cameron, John W. Daniel, Benjamin S. Ewell, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John S. Mosby, Charles S. Venable and Richard A. Wise.
Related Material
See the papers of John S. Wise's father; The Henry A. Wise Papers & Henry A. Wise Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Mss. Sm Coll Wise; letter from John S. Wise to John E. Roller.
Information about related materials is available at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/controlcard.php?id=6865
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Central Lunatic Asylum, Richmond, Va
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
- Correspondence
- United States Congress
- United States-- History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
- United States--Politics and Government
- United States--Politics and government--1865-1900
- University of Virginia
- Virginia House of Delegates
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876
Container List
Item 1: 14 June 1869 Benjamin S. Ewell, Williamsburg, VA, to General Henry A. Wise.
Item 2: 22 June 1869 Benjamin S. Ewell, Williamsburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 3: 22 June 1869 Benjamin S. Ewell, Williamsburg, to [?].
Item 4: 15 February 1870 Dr. Richard A. Wise, Richmond, to Gov. Gilbert C. Walker. Including recommendations (with signatures) for his appointment as surgeon and medical superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum at Howard's Grove for colored lunatics.
Item 5: 22 May 1872 Benjamin S. Ewell, Williamsburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 6: 27 May 1872 Charles S. Stringfellow, Petersburg, VA, to [?].
Item 7: 27 May 1872 Richard A. Wise, Williamsburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 8: 29 May 1872 Dr. [?] Watkins to John S. Wise.
Item 9: 29 May 1872 Richmard A. Wise, Norfolk, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 10: 30 May 1872 James Alfred Jones, Richmond, to John S. Wise.
Item 11: 31 May 1872 C.B. Duffield, Norfolk, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 12: 31 May 1872 John G. Skelton to John S. Wise.
Item 13: 31 May 1872 Charles S. Venable, the University of Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell.
Item 14: 1 June 1872 E.B. Montague, Shackelfords [Shacklefords] P.O., King and Queen County, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 15: 3 June 1872 Hugh Blair Grigsby, Edgehill, near Charlotte Court House, VA, to John S. Wise, Richmond.
Item 16: 3 June 1872 Richard A. Wise, Williamsburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 17: 5 June 1872 Richard A. Wise, Williamsburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 18: 8 June 1872 E.B. Montague, Shackelfords [Shacklefords] P.O., King and Queen County, VA, to Maj. Lee R. Page.
Item 19: 24 June 1872 W.P. McGuire, Winchester, VA, to John S. Wise, the University of Virginia.
Item 20: 1 July 1872 F.T. Brooke, Port Royal, to John[?] H. Wise.
Item 21: 1 July 1872 John S. Mosby, Warrenton, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 22: 2 July 1872 R.G.H. Kean, Lynchburg, to John S. Wise.
Item 23: 10 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to Dr. Hunter McGuire.
Item 24: 10 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 25: 12 August 1873 E. Snowden[?], Alexandria, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 26: 12 August 1873 T.F. Owens to John S. Wise.
Item 27: 13 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise, Richmond, VA. Telegram.
Item 28: 13 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise, Richmond, VA. Telegram.
Item 29: 14 August 1873 Abraham B. Venable, Petersburg, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 30: 14 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, on board Steamer Eliza Hancox, en route to Richmond, to John S. Wise.
Item 31: 15 August 1873 John W. Daniel, Lynchburg, to John S. Wise, Richmond.
Item 32: 16 August 1873 William E. Cameron, Petersburg, VA, to John S. Wise, Richmond, VA. Telegram.
Item 33: 16 August 1873 Edmund Pendleton, Buchanan, Botetourt County, VA, to Henry A. Wise, Richmond.
Item 34: 18 August 1873 E.R. Bognell[?], Onancock, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 35: 18 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise, Richmond, VA.
Item 36: 20 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 37: 21 August 1873 W.H.C. Gregory, Petersburg, to Gen. Henry A. Wise.
Item 38: 21 August 1873 John W. Daniel, Lynchburg, to John S. Wise.
Item 39: 22 August 1873 E.R. Bognell[?], Onancock, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 40: 24 August 1873 Edmund Pendleton, Buchanan, Botetourt County, VA, to William D. Pendleton, Rockbridge Baths, VA.
Item 41: 25 August 1873 John Wood, Richmond, to John S. Wise.
Item 42: 25 August 1873 John F. Seawell, Gloucester Court House, to John S. Wise.
Item 43: 25 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 44: 25 August 1873 Mrs. Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to Dr. Richard A. Wise, Richmond, VA.
Item 45: 27 August 1873 John B. Donovan, Mathews Court House, VA, to Dr. Richard A. Wise.
Item 46: 27 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, on board steamer Eliza Hancox, en route to Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 47: 27 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Sewell's Point, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 48: 28 August 1873 Albert Snead, Cold Sulphur Springs, to John S. Wise.
Item 49: 28 August 1873 Richard A. Wise, Norfolk, VA, to John S. Wise.
Item 50: 29 August 1873 Joseph Christian, Liberty, to John S. Wise.
Item 51: 30 August 1873 William Pendleton, Rockbridge Baths, to John S. Wise, Richmond.
Item 52: 30 August 187_ E.S., Alexandria, VA, to John S. Wise. Telegram.
Item 53: undated John S. Wise to Richard A. Wise.
Item 54: 10 - 11 June 1872 2 newspaper clippings concerning the University of Virginia.