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Size | About 200 items on one reel of microfilm. |
Abstract | William Richard Caswell of Dandridge and Knoxville, Tenn., was a lawyer, planter, railroad director, volunteer army officer in the Mexican War, and Tennessee militia general early in the Civil War. The collection is microfilm of muster rolls, accounts, a diary, and letters concerning the Mexican War; political and business correspondence; a few military papers, 1861; correspondence of Caswell's wife concerning her difficulties during the Civil War and life after; papers about land holdings in Iowa; and other items. |
Creator | Caswell, William Richard, 1809-1862. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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William Richard Caswell of Dandridge and Knoxville, Tenn., was a lawyer, planter, railroad director, volunteer army officer in the Mexican War, and Tennessee militia general early in the Civil War.
Back to TopThe collection is microfilm of muster rolls, accounts, a diary, and letters concerning the Mexican War; political and business correspondence; a few military papers, 1861; correspondence of Caswell's wife concerning her difficulties during the Civil War and life after; papers about land holdings in Iowa; and other items.
Back to TopReel M-1849/1 |
William Richard Caswell papers |