RICHMOND, VA., September 5th, 1855.
DEAR COLEMAN: I
received a letter from Lyons to day. He suggests that a letter from Hunter will
be beneficial. You can procure said letter. Hunter knows me personally and by
reputation. He is aware that, owing to my efforts there was no division in the
delegation of the Northwest at his re-election to the Senate. I was selected to
make the nominating speech in the House of Delegates.
I am on my way to
St. Mary's Pleasants County, Virginia and leave this letter. Any efforts of
yours in my behalf will be gratefully appreciated. If it becomes necessary
during my absence you can consult Col. Drinkard.
_______________
* A political leader
of local influence in western Virginia, now West Virginia.
SOURCE: Charles
Henry Ambler, Editor, Annual Report of the American Historical
Association for the Year 1916, in Two Volumes, Vol. II, Correspondence of
Robert M. T. Hunter (1826-1876), p. 171
