GORDON, Armistead C[hurchill].

William Fitzhugh Gordon.

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GORDON, Armistead C[hurchill]. William Fitzhugh Gordon. A Virginian of the Old School: His Life, Times and Contemporaries (1787-1858). New York; The Neale Publishing Company, 1909. 1st ed. 412 pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth, T.E.G. Very good. "W,F. Gordon's interesting career and A.C. Gordon's writing make this a good book. William Fitzhugh Gordon served with the Virginia volunteers during the War of 1812; and a few of his war letters are printed in this volume. ... Gordon was instrumental in furthering the development of the University of Virginia while he was in the state's General Assembly. While in the national Congress, he was a major factor in the development of the federal treasury system." Krick 175.

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