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Posted by: Julie Miller
In letters to her sister, Margaret Hunter Hall (1799-1876), wife of the popular British travel author Basil Hall (1788-1844), recorded her impressions of the United States during a trip the couple took in 1827-1828. These are available for research in the Margaret Hunter Hall Papers in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Early America, International History, Letters
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Newly acquired letters in the Manuscript Division shed light on social reformer Frances Wright and her relationship with the Marquis de Lafayette, while other Library resources provide researchers with more details into their life and times.
Posted in: Early America, Letters, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Julie Miller
Applications for federal jobs fill thirty-two volumes in the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress. Each one tells a story.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Early America, Letters, Politics