A.I. Boreman - Other Correspondence (4 items); Autograph letter signed. From A.I. Boreman, Richmond, to George W. Summers, [no location]. Letter marked "private & confidential"; expresses Boreman's deep concern about the crisis looming in the country at the time; mentions the upcoming Virginia state convention at which the secession question will be considered; asks Summers to become a candidate for delegate to the convention; Boreman expresses his fear that if the U.S. Government fails, the best government in the world will have failed and the only chance for real freedom will be gone; the future will be "impenetrable gloom", 15 January 1861

A.I. Boreman - Other Correspondence (4 items); Autograph letter signed. From A.I. Boreman, Richmond, to George W. Summers, [no location]. Letter marked "private & confidential"; expresses Boreman's deep concern about the crisis looming in the country at the time; mentions the upcoming Virginia state convention at which the secession question will be considered; asks Summers to become a candidate for delegate to the convention; Boreman expresses his fear that if the U.S. Government fails, the best government in the world will have failed and the only chance for real freedom will be gone; the future will be "impenetrable gloom", 15 January 1861, Box: 1, Folder: 4. Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers, A&M 0104. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/130849 Accessed December 04, 2025.