Scope and Contents The papers consist of correspondence, lists, and copies of information concerning Dr. Cabell and his newspapers. The letters are addressed to Dr. Cabell or The Jeffersonian and cover a variety of topics such as property rental, Swedenborgianism, the river toll on salt, the sale of Dr. Cabell's tobacco crop and current politics. One letter is from Andrew Jackson following his election to the Presidency, declining an invitation to visit Dr. Cabell in Lynchburg on his way to Washington. The...

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of 240 letters mostly concerning politics in Virginia and the South during 1818-1856. Some of the material relates to and complements the papers of John C. Calhoun and Thomas G. Clemson.