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Size | About 200 items. |
Abstract | Records of the English colony, launched in 1880, at Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn., under the auspices of the Board of Aid to Land Ownership, an organization that promoted settlement and development of unoccupied land. Most items relate to Board founder Thomas Hughes (1823-1896); his brother W. Hastings Hughes, who managed Rugby, 1880-1881; and Robert Walton, who managed the town beginning in 1882. Papers include letters of inquiry and encouragement, practical business correspondence, and a large number of invitations and requests for speeches during Thomas Hughes's 1880 visit. |
Creator | Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896
Hughes, W. Hastings Walton, Robert |
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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Records of the English colony, launched in 1880, at Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn., under the auspices of the Board of Aid to Land Ownership, an organization that promoted settlement and development of unoccupied land. Most items relate to Board founder Thomas Hughes (1823-1896); his brother W. Hastings Hughes, who managed Rugby, 1880-1881; and Robert Walton, who managed the town beginning in 1882. Papers include letters of inquiry and encouragement, practical business correspondence, and a large number of invitations and requests for speeches during Thomas Hughes's 1880 visit.
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