Politics
Information about politics in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1877-04-24, National Republican (Washington, DC); Miss Van Lew has an interview with the President and is assured she will not be replaced before her term is up – she feels confident she will be reappointed
1877-05-02, National Republican (Washington, DC); sarcastic description of Elizabeth Van Lew as the “woman of the future”
1877-05-08, Bristol (Va. & Tenn.) News; Miss Van Lew has been “betrayed” by her assistant – paper sarcastically says she should not complain, she having been a spy.
1877-05-21, New York Tribune; “the long contest” over the Richmond Post Office has been settled: Van Lew out, W. W. Forbes in. Brief biographical details on Forbes.
1877-05-22, Bristol (Va. & Tenn.) News; sarcastic and derogatory notice that Miss Van Lew has been replaced as postmaster
1877-05-25, Burlington (Vt.) Weekly Free Press; Miss Van Lew has been replaced by W. W. Forbes as post master
1877-05-25, National Republican (Washington, DC); long letter to the editor complaining that Miss Elizabeth Van Lew has not been reinstated as Postmaster of Richmond – gives important details of her service, urges President Hayes to reconsider
1877-06-01, Ouachita (Monroe, La.) ; the one object of Virginia politicians” has been the removal of Miss Van Lew from the post office at Richmond – says Mosby was behind this
1877-07-13, Holt County (Oregon, Mo.) Sentinel; rumor is circulating that there was an effort to get Miss Van Lew not to be replaced in order to challenge the legitimacy of Hayes’ election in the Supreme Court.
1877-09-25, Sedalia (Sedalia, Mo.) Weekly Bazoo; Miss Van Lew has turned over the post office to Col. Forbes.

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