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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 December 28), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 December 28), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes of the Christmas holidays and presents; she notes the general financial panic and the talk of several fore-closings; her step-son Joe Gerdine is closing his affairs in West Point and people are paying their notes with mules. She also notes her son Chapin's position with Mr. Crump
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (23 November 1890), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (23 November 1890), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes about a Ku Klux Klan incident and lynching at Macon, GA which involved her step-grand-daughter Ella. She describes the repercussions felt from this incident in West Point, MS. She talks about how white men view southern white women in this context and how race plays into this
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 March 9), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 March 9), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes a very moving letter to Emily about the death of her eldest son Tom Gerdine