Outgoing Letters Database

Last update: February 2005 / Number of records: 11,971

| By Addressee | By Date | By Keyword |
Search for an addressee, last name first  (not case sensitive):
Adams, John Retrieves letters to John Adams and letters to John D. Adams When you choose "addressee" as the primary sort, all the letters to the same person will usually be sorted together. But when the name you search occurs as both a sole addressee and as the second of two addressees, all the letters to that person will not sort together. For example, letters addressed jointly to Theodore and Susan Crane will be listed only under "Crane, Theodore," after all the letters to Theodore alone. To retrieve all the letters to Susan Crane sorted together, choose "date" as the primary sort.
Adams Retrieves letters to John Adams and letters to Maude Adams, etc.
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Search for a date   (one year or date at a time):
1860.11.21 Retrieves letters written on 21 November 1860 Remember to select something other than "date" as the primary sort when searching undated or partially dated letters.
1860.11 Retrieves letters written in November 1860, any day
1860 Retrieves letters written in 1860, any day
11.21 Retrieves letters written on 21 November, any year
****.**.** Retrieves undated letters
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Search for a keyword in all other fields, excluding addressee and date  (not case sensitive):
FIELD
EXAMPLE
RESULTS
Record number 1234 Retrieves the letter with record number 1234 (do not use "marker" zeros, as in 01234)
Writer Clemens, Olivia L. Retrieves letters by Olivia L. Clemens
Place London Retrieves letters written from London, or whose cue mentions London
Source ViU Retrieves letters owned by the University of Virginia, Charlottesville (see the Source List)
Document type telegram Retrieves all telegrams, or letters whose cue mentions a telegram
Cue arrived safely Retrieves any keyword or words found in a cue
Note other sources Retrieves any keyword or words found in a note
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