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William Tecumseh Sherman Letter
Wyles SC 16  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: William Tecumseh Sherman Letter,
    Date (inclusive): 1853
    Collection Number: Wyles SC 16
    Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
    Extent: .01 linear feet (1 folder)
    Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
    Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
    Physical Location: Vault
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access Restrictions

    None.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    William Tecumseh Sherman Letter. Wyles SC 16. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchase, 1986.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    One letter (ALS) from William Tecumseh Sherman to Dona [?], re sending funds with Sully [?]. The steamer 'Winfield Scott', in which Sully had embarked for home, was wrecked on an island [presumably one of the Channel Islands] not far from Santa Barbara. "This morning two steamers started to their relief. Fortunately the weather has been mild" San Francisco, 7 Dec. 1853.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.