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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | William O. Webb worked as a carpenter in Columbus, Miss., and Mobile, Ala., in 1836 and 1837 while Captain John Overstreet, recipient of the letters, lived in Norfolk, Va. The collection contains four letters, April 1836-April 1837, from William O. Webb, a carpenter in Columbus, Miss., and Mobile, Ala., to Captain John Overstreet of Norfolk, Va. Topics include the cost of slaves in Vicksburg, Miss., and Mobile, Ala.; land speculation, crops, and slavery in the Deep South; feelings towards northerners vacationing in the South; wages for carpenters; and daily happenings in Columbus, Miss., and Mobile, Ala. |
Creator | Webb, William O. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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William O. Webb worked as a carpenter in Columbus, Miss., and Mobile, Ala., in 1836 and 1837 while Captain John Overstreet, recipient of the letters, lived in Norfolk, Va.
Back to TopThe collection contains four letters, April 1836-April 1837, from William O. Webb, a carpenter in Columbus, Miss., and Mobile, Ala., to Captain John Overstreet of Norfolk, Va. Topics include the cost of slaves in Vicksburg, Miss., and Mobile; land speculation, crops, and slavery in the Deep South; feelings towards northerners vacationing in the South; wages for carpenters; and daily happenings in Columbus and Mobile.
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