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William Augustus Stearns letter, 1867 March 11.
Wyles SC 223LOCAL
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Title:

William Augustus Stearns letter, 1867 March 11

Creator/Contributor:

Stearns, William A. (William Augustus), 1805-1876, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

One holograph letter written and signed by William Augustus Stearns, president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876, to Rev. Cousin about receiving a copy of the Southern Review that contains an article by Cousin in which he portrayed someone negatively. Stearns also expresses his post-Civil War opinions about the South and the North.

Date:

1867 (issued)

Subject:

Amherst College -- History
Amherst College.
Stearns, William A. (William Augustus) -- 1805-1876 -- Correspondence
Stearns, William A. (William Augustus) -- 1805-1876

Note:

Included in folder is a typed copy of the first part of the letter.
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Cite as: [Identification of item], William Augustus Stearns letter. Wyles SC 223. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Type:

letters (correspondence)
History.
Personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) ; 20 x 25 cm. folded to 20 x 13 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Wyles SC 223LOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.