Joel Smith Bacon, Letters on the Arnold Case, 1847
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of assorted ledger sheets, correspondence, and publications by and related to Joel Smith Bacon. Of particular note are manuscript drafts and copies in Bacon's own hand of correspondence related to the 1847 expulsion of student Henry J. Arnold for attempting to assist an enslaved man owned by the college steward to file a lawsuit for his freedom. The subseries also includes correspondence related to the discovery, attempted publication and sale of the letters to George Washington University, some correspondence between Elmer Louis Kayser and Bacon's great granddaughter, and an 1865 flyer for the Fauquier Femal Institute of Warrenton, Virginia, which lists Bacon as the Principal and Prioprietor.
Dates
- 1847
Conditions Governing Access
This series is open for use.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 0.125 Linear Feet (5 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: George Washington University. Office of the President (Organization)
- From the Collection: Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel (Person)
- From the Collection: Elliott, Lloyd H. (Person)
- From the Collection: Staughton, William (Person)
- From the Collection: Samson, G. W. (George Whitefield) (Person)
- From the Collection: Welling, James Clarke (Person)
- From the Collection: Needham, Charles Willis (Person)
- From the Collection: Collier, William Miller (Person)
- From the Collection: Marvin, Cloyd Heck (Person)
- From the Collection: Carroll, Thomas Henry (Person)
- From the Collection: Stockton, Charles H., 1845-1924 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bacon, Joel Smith, 1802-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Binney, J. G. (Joseph Getchell), 1807-1877 (Person)
- From the Collection: Chapin, Stephen, 1778-1845 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
