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This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
Size | About 30 items |
Abstract | The collection contains letters to Elizabeth Reeves and Andrew J. Reeves of Carroll County, Ga., from friends and relatives in Fayette and Gwinett counties, Ga., Louisiana, and Alabama. Included are letters, 1888-1892, from J. M. Pearson, a tenant farmer in Gwinett County, one of which details difficulties that forced him to become a hired laborer. Other letters deal with personal and family news, health, crops, local social events, and religion, with one letter, 19 March 1862, from John M. Reeves to his parents describing his army experiences outside Atlanta, Ga. |
Creator | Reeves, Elizabeth. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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The collection contains letters to Elizabeth Reeves and Andrew J. Reeves of Carroll County, Ga., from friends and relatives in Fayette and Gwinett counties, Ga., Louisiana, and Alabama. Included are letters, 1888-1892, from J. M. Pearson, a tenant farmer in Gwinett County, one of which details difficulties that forced him to become a hired laborer. Other letters deal with personal and family news, health, crops, local social events, and religion, with one letter, 19 March 1862, from John M. Reeves to his parents describing his army experiences outside Atlanta, Ga.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Papers, 1857-1892 |
M-4089/1 |
Microfilm |