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Receipt, 2 Janury 1860, Charles W. Winston
Receipt, 2 Janury 1860, Charles W. Winston
Personal and Business Correspondence, 1851-1860 (Series 1.3)
No abstract provided.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860-1862 November 29), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860-1862 November 29), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes of her recent trip north to Chicopee, MA; her husband's favorable impression of the north, especially ladies who work; return home; visiting Waverly, MS; complains of their sister Lucy Chapin not helping with household work enough; and she talks a bit about starting her school
Ebws 2.1: Correspondence And Documents, Circa 1860s
Ebws 2.2: Correspondence And Documents, 1860
George Miller To Edwin Miller (January 1860), George Miller, Edwin Miller
George Miller To Edwin Miller (January 1860), George Miller, Edwin Miller
Correspondence
Discussing missing his home in Spring; various neighbors; his brother's education and his need for boots
Receipt, 1860, F. Lane And Company
Receipt, 1860, F. Lane And Company
Personal and Business Correspondence, 1851-1860 (Series 1.3)
No abstract provided.
Ledger And Account Book Elliscliffe Plantation. 1860, Elliscliffe Plantation
Ledger And Account Book Elliscliffe Plantation. 1860, Elliscliffe Plantation
Deeply Rooted
This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860 January 1), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860 January 1), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes about her first Christmas on the Mississippi plantation; the celebrations of the plantation slaves; the making of clothes for slaves [in 1860 the census listed 73 slaves for the Gerdine plantation]; sending her congratulations on Emily's marriage; interesting notations about her disbelief in romance; and her hope for a possible visit north
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860-1861 December 16), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860-1861 December 16), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
Roxana writes of talk of secession; their step-mother Sarah Chapin; T.R.R. Cobb; Tom Cobb Gerdine; the feelings of southerners via the north; her desire to obtain reliable northern news; talks of the new railroad through West Point; and writes of their sister Lucy Chapin
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860 September), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1860 September), Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Correspondence
This letter was written after Roxana visited her family in Chicopee, MA. She writes to let Emily know that the piano has been delivered; how excited her children are waiting for the "box" of goodies from the north to arrive
S. G. Miller To Edwin Miller (1860), Susan G. Miller, Edwin Miller
S. G. Miller To Edwin Miller (1860), Susan G. Miller, Edwin Miller
Correspondence
Brief mention of Secession and various family members