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Size | 3 items |
Abstract | Robert Cunningham was an officer in the War of 1812. The collection includes a letter, January 1847, from Joel R. Poinsett to Captain Robert Cunningham, "Rose Mount," Laurens District, S.C., about family, business, personal, and horticultural activities; and letter, 22 August 1868, from Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) to Mrs. Robert Cunningham, Laurens District, S.C., telling of a recent visit to Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon. |
Creator | Cunningham, Robert. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Robert Cunningham was an officer in the War of 1812 and resided at "Rose Mount," Laurens District, S.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes a letter, January 1847, from Joel R. Poinsett to Captain Robert Cunningham, "Rose Mount," Laurens District, S.C., about family, business, personal, and horticultural activities; and a letter, 22 August 1868, from Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) to Mrs. Robert Cunningham, Laurens District, S.C., telling of a recent visit to Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon. There is also a photograph of a painted portrait of an unidentifed man in Confederate uniform.
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Original finding aid |
Letters, 1847 and 1868 |
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Image Folder PF-1058/1 |
Photograph of portrait |