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Size | 19 items |
Abstract | The Glenn family resided in Halifax County, Va., and Scotland. The collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1792-1812, and estate settlement papers, 1845-1846. Correspondence includes a letter from Robert Glenn written from Paisley, Scotland, with a description of Glasgow, 1792; a letter from James Dunlap, London, England, concerning the international political situation, 1808; and letters from James A. Glenn to his wife concerning the sale of tobacco and other family business. Also included are miscellaneous papers dealing with plantation property and affairs and a list of slaves belonging to the estate of Isabella Glenn. |
Creator | Glenn (Family : Halifax County, Va.) |
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, December 2009
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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The Glenn family resided in Halifax County, Va., and Scotland. Some members of the Glenn family include Robert Glenn (fl. 1792) James A. Glenn, and Isabella Glenn.
Back to TopThe collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1792-1812, and estate settlement papers, 1845-1846, of the Glenn family. Correspondence includes a letter from Robert Glenn written from Paisley, Scotland, with a description of Glasgow, 1792; a letter from James Dunlap, London, England, concerning the international political situation, 1808; and letters from James A. Glenn to his wife concerning the sale of tobacco and other family business. Also included are miscellaneous papers dealing with plantation property and affairs and a list of slaves belonging to the estate of Isabella Glenn.
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