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Size | 31 items |
Abstract | The Parish family of Florida included Richard Parish of Leon County, Fla.; his wife, Dorothy Parish; and their daughters, Lydia Elen Parish and Julia Jane Parish, who attended school in Sparta, Ga., and Caroline A. Turnbull of Monticello, Fla. The collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1830s and 1840s, with letters in the late 1830s written by Richard Parish of Leon County, Fla., his wife, and other relatives to Parish's daughters, Lydia and Julia, at school in Sparta, Ga. There is also correspondence of the Parishes with relatives in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Wilmington, N.C. Most letters deal with family affairs and local news; some relate to the girls' schooling. |
Creator | Parish (Family : Parish, Richard, 1774-1838) |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
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Parish family of Florida, including Richard Parish of Leon County, Fla.; his wife, Dorothy Parish; their daughters, Lydia Elen Parish and Julia Jane Parish, who attended school in Sparta, Ga., and Caroline A. Turnbull of Monticello, Fla.
Back to TopThe Parish family collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1830s and 1840s, with letters in the late 1830s written by Richard Parish of Leon County, Fla., his wife, and other relatives to Parish's daughters, Lydia Parish and Julia Parish, at school in Sparta, Ga. There is also correspondence of the Parishes with relatives in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Wilmington, N.C. Most letters deal with family affairs and local news; some relate to the girls' schooling.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1836-1838 |
Folder 2 |
1840-1850 |
Folder 3 |
1860-1890 and undated |
Reel M-2121/1 |
Microfilm |