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Size | 22 items |
Abstract | Sixteen letters from Alexander Campbell McIntosh of Taylorsville, N.C., to his wife, Amanda, and son, William Preston McIntosh, while he was serving in the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh, and six letters during this period to McIntosh from his wife. The letters from McIntosh describe, in extraordinary detail, daily life in Raleigh, including sermons he had heard, ladies' fashions, the contrast between city and country crowds, funeral processions, and his arrangements for board and laundry. There is little mention of the transactions of the legislature. |
Creator | McIntosh (Family : Taylorsville, N.C.) |
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, November 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2021
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Sixteen letters from Alexander Campbell McIntosh of Taylorsville, N.C., to his wife, Amanda, and son, William Preston McIntosh, while he was serving in the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh, and six letters during this period to McIntosh from his wife. The letters from McIntosh describe, in extraordinary detail, daily life in Raleigh, including sermons he had heard, ladies' fashions, the contrast between city and country crowds, funeral processions, and his arrangements for board and laundry. There is little mention of the transactions of the legislature.
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Letters, 1848-1849Included is a letter dated 7 January 1849 that describes a sermon preached to an African American congregation at a Presbyterian Church. Another letter, dated 26 December 1848, describes African American musicians at a party at Governor Graham’s house. |
Reel M-1212/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1848-1849 |
Microfilm: M-1212/1
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