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Horace Greeley letter to James Dunn
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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 |
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1872 May 22 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Horace Greeley to James Dunn dated May 22, 1872 in which Greeley discusses the flaws
of Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policy and the dangers of the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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ms1007 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John A. Stevenson letter
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Stevenson, John A. |
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1875-1890 |
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The collection consists of a letter, dated March 17, 1875, written by John A. Stevenson in Savannah, Georgia to a relative
in Pennsylvania. He recounts the events of his life since leaving Philadelphia in 1840, including his move to Charleston,
South Carolina, where he married, to Savannah, where he became a slave trader. Accompanying the letter is a note from H. H.
DeLeon from Charleston, SC, June 10, 1890, concerning property he purchased at auction.
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ms3810 |
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Hargrett Library |
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O. W. Lowe letters
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Lowe, O. W. |
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1860-1865 |
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The collection consists of six letters, five written by O. W. Lowe as a Confederate soldier from 1860-1865. Lowe describes
the regiment's march to Richmond, fighting in Pennsylvania, men killed, his scout duties, a fishing detail in Port Royal,
and his recruiting duties in Virginia during 1864. Lowe's letter to his mother dated October 1, 1865, describes his time spent
in prison, lack of food, his health, life after the war, how freed men are coping with life, and the need to forget the past
war. One letter dated March 23, 1860 begins "Dear Cousin," and is signed "I remain your friend Mary C. Allison Miss M. Holland."
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ms655 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jennie Smith letters
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Way, William |
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1852-1884 |
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The collection consists of correspondence written to Jennie (Emily Jane) Smith from family, friends, and soldiers in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Georgia, from 1852-1884. Correspondence regards family news, social events, Quaker farm life, marriages,
and deaths. Some letters regard marriage proposals and matchmaking for Jennie. Smith's uncle, William Way, in Pennsylvania,
writes about his views on marriage, causes of the Civil War, slavery, and post-war problems.
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ms3155 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Gordon-Erskine-LeConte family letters
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LeConte family |
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1870-1917 |
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Two folders containing correspondence between the Gordon, Erskine, and LeConte families of Tennessee. Majority of the letters
are between sisters Mary Gordon LeConte and Margaret Louisa Gordon Erskine. Margaret addresses Mary as "Mamie" and signs her
letters as "your loving daughter," despite the fact that they are sisters. Other correspondence includes letters to George
Washington Gordon, James Nisbet LeConte, Alexander O. Erskine, Bess Erskine, Albert Erskine, and Willie B. Gordon.
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ms4090 |
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Hargrett Library |
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