Correspondence, Albert Pike to Charles McPhail Hitchcock (1856)

Name/Title

Correspondence, Albert Pike to Charles McPhail Hitchcock (1856)

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.1

Scope and Content

July 1, 1856 letter by Albert Pike to Charles McPhail Hitchcock.

Context

A Pre-civil war/pre-A. & A.S.R. letter from Albert Pike expressing opinions on the South's attitudes toward President Millard Fillmore, slavery, et cetera. He references the "American Party," which was the official name of the "Know Nothings." Handwriting is difficult to read. Working on fresh translation

Collection

Charles McPhail Hitchcock

Cataloged By

Adam Kendall

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Source or Donor

UNKNOWN

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

Unknown donor

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Letter, Form

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Albert Pike Correspondence

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

3 pages (one page of 14" folded in half). 7"W x 9"H

Restrictions

No access unless Executive Director is petitioned with a proposal.

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Albert Pike Correspondence

Description

Pike letter to Charles McPhail Hitchcock, July 1, 1856

Container

Row 8, Shelf 3, Document Box 1

Subjects

Correspondence

Search Terms

Albert Pike, Pike

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Length

7 in

Location

Location

Box

Special Collection

* Untyped Location

Special Collections

Category

Row 8, Shelf 3, Document Box 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Charles M. Hitchcock

Owner/Agent

Charles McPhail Hitchcock

Update Date

May 21, 2024