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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
Abstract | Joseph Rennie (1831-1864) was a seedsman and florist in Spring Grange, Richmond, Va. He married Aramita J. Rennie and his children included Sarah Brooke, Mary E., and Joseph R. Rennie. The collection is the papers of Joseph Rennie. Business and financial papers, 1861-1864, are those of Joseph Rennie and include bills and receipts; nursery and seed catalogs; and letters from various nurserymen discussing the cultivation of trees, vegetables, flowers, and bulbs, shipping and purchases, and requests for seeds and plants. Personal papers of the Rennie family include correspondence, particularly of Rennie's daughters, concerning family news, daily life, social and church events, and religious sentiments, and include a July 1861 letter from Rennie's son, a Confederate soldier, describing maneuvers and skirmishes in Virginia. |
Creator | Rennie (Family : Richmond, 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 Jordan, April 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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Joseph Rennie (1831-1864) was a seedsman and florist in Spring Grange, Richmond, Va. He married Aramita J. Rennie and his children included Sarah Brooke, Mary Elizabeth, and Joseph R. Rennie.
Back to TopThe collection is the papers of Joseph Rennie. Business and financial papers, 1861-1864, are those of Joseph Rennie and include bills and receipts; nursery and seed catalogs; and letters from various nurserymen discussing the cultivation of trees, vegetables, flowers, and bulbs, shipping and purchases, and requests for seeds and plants. Personal papers of the Rennie family include correspondence, particularly of Rennie's daughters, concerning family news, daily life, social and church events, and religious sentiments, and include a July 1861 letter from Rennie's son, a Confederate soldier, describing maneuvers and skirmishes in Virginia.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1831-1843 |
Folder 2 |
1844-1848 |
Folder 3 |
1850-1853 |
Folder 4 |
1854-1864 |
Folder 5 |
1867-1890 |
Folder 6 |
Letters, invitations, and cards, undated |
Folder 7 |
Clippings, 1866, 1908, 1925, and undatedIncludes obituary of Mary Elizabeth Rennie. |