Guest blogger Brent Tarter, moderator emeritus, contributed this week’s post 
about  Governor John Letcher’s papers, specifically the letters he received 
from Virginia citizens at the time of the secession crisis. These letters, which 
reside in the state archives at the Library of Virginia (LVA), offer a fascinating 
window into the views of ordinary Virginians from around the state about the 
deepening national crisis. Brent is a founding editor of the Dictionary of Virginia 
Biography and helped to create the exhibit Union or Secession: Virginians 
Decide which is on display now at the LVA. He has also been a friend to our 
blog offering his help and advice. 

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/

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