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Size | 1 microfilm reel. |
Abstract | William Booth Taliaferro of Dunham Massie, Gloucester, Va. Four volumes containing typescripts of diaries and letters of William Booth Taliaferro of Dunham Massie, Gloucester, Va., 1844-1890; the diary of his wife Sally Lyons Taliaferro (1828-1899), 1859-1899; and other materials relating to members of the Taliaferro and Lyons families. Volume 1 contains letters of the Taliaferrros and Lyons family data. Volume 2 contains the Mexican War diary, 1847, and letters, 1847-1848, of William Booth Taliaferro, documenting his activities during the war. Also included is Taliaferro's 1871-1890 diary, which contains brief entries relating to weather, financial transactions, planting, and family and neighborhood activities. Volume 3 contains Sally Lyons Taliaferro's diary, 1859-1874; volume 4 contains her diary, 1875-1899. These diaries have brief entries about the weather and family and neighborhood news. |
Creator | Taliaferro, William Booth, 1822-1898. |
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: Nancy Kaiser, May 2021
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William Booth Taliaferro of Dunham Massie, Gloucester, Va.
Back to TopFour volumes containing typescripts of diaries and letters of William Booth Taliaferro of Dunham Massie, Gloucester, Va., 1844-1890; the diary of his wife Sally Lyons Taliaferro (1828-1899), 1859-1899; and other materials relating to members of the Taliaferro and Lyons families. Volume 1 contains letters of the Taliaferrros and Lyons family data. Volume 2 contains the Mexican War diary, 1847, and letters, 1847-1848, of William Booth Taliaferro, documenting his activities during the war. Also included is Taliaferro's 1871-1890 diary, which contains brief entries relating to weather, financial transactions, planting, and family and neighborhood activities. Volume 3 contains Sally Lyons Taliaferro's diary, 1859-1874; volume 4 contains her diary, 1875-1899. These diaries have brief entries about the weather and family and neighborhood news.
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Microfim (M-1822/1)
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