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Brown-McNeill family papers

Brown-McNeill family papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Brown-McNeill family papers
Creator: Brown family
Creator: McNeill family
Inclusive Dates: 1859-1866
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2708
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

John A. Brown (1800-1835) and Margaret McNeill (1801-1851) had four children Elinor Jane, Milton James, Timothy Dwight, and Euphemia Anne. The letters document the lives of Milton James Brown (1833-1864), Euphemia Anne (Annie) Brown (1843-1918), George Washington Stone married to Annie, Elinor (Ellen) Jane Hamilton, Susan (Sue) Jane Donahoo wife of Milton, Maggie daughter of Milton and Sue, George C. NcNeill a cousin, and Blanch (Bonnie) McNeill a cousin.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence of the Brown and McNeill families of Roberson County, North Carolina from 1859-1866. Letters discuss news of friends or family, crops, weather, family members fighting in the war, and information about those killed in the war. Letter mention the Kate McLaurin steamboat explosion (1860).


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Brown-McNeill family papers, ms2708, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Correspondence
Farm life -- North Carolina.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- North Carolina
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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