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Size | 1 microfilm reel. |
Abstract | Letters and papers are comprised of three parts: 1) papers relating to the Packwood and Harris families, which include genealogical records, a legal document relating to the division of William Packwood's estate in Connecticut, and two letters, 1864, from the Harris brothers, prisoners at Johnson's Island, to their wives; 2) papers relating to the Duffel, Seghers, and Steel families, including genealogical records, three issues, 1792-1793, of the Belgian "Journal de la Societe des Amis de la Liberte et de L'Egalite," papers relating to the Duffel estate, and five Duffel family letters, 1814-1818, which speak of the burning of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, family news, army recruitment, speculations on new commercial ventures made possible by the war's conclusion, and detailed accounts, 1818, of the deaths of Edward Duffel's wife and John West Leonard; and 3) papers, 1832-1843, relating to the Claiborne family of Mississippi and Louisiana, including family gossip, discussions relating to marriage plans, and children's letters to their grandmother. |
Creator | Buffington, W. R., Mrs. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, February 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Letters and papers are comprised of three parts: 1) papers relating to the Packwood and Harris families, which include genealogical records, a legal document relating to the division of William Packwood's estate in Connecticut, and two letters, 1864, from the Harris brothers, prisoners at Johnson's Island, to their wives; 2) papers relating to the Duffel, Seghers, and Steel families, including genealogical records, three issues, 1792-1793, of the Belgian "Journal de la Societe; des Amis de la Liberte et de L'Egalite," papers relating to the Duffel estate, and five Duffel family letters, 1814-1818, which speak of the burning of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, family news, army recruitment, speculations on new commercial ventures made possible by the war's conclusion, and detailed accounts, 1818, of the deaths of Edward Duffel's wife and John West Leonard; and 3) papers, 1832-1843, relating to the Claiborne family of Mississippi and Louisiana, including family gossip, discussions relating to marriage plans, and children's letters to their grandmother.
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