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Size | 5 items |
Abstract | Eliza Murphy Walton of Morganton, N.C., attended school in Pittsboro, N.C., and later married Thomas George Walton, who served in the Confederate army. The collection contains two letters, 1834, to Eliza Murphy Walton, at school in Pittsboro, N.C., from family and friends in Morganton, N.C., giving local news; two letters, 1861-1862, exchanged between Eliza Murphy Walton and her husband, while he was serving with the Confederate army near Wilmington, N.C.; and one letter, 1863, to John Caldwell from John M. Walton in camp near Franklin Depot, Va. |
Creator | Walton, Eliza Murphy, 1820-1886. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Eliza Murphy Walton (1820-1886) of Morganton, N.C., attended school in Pittsborough, N.C. She later married Thomas George Walton (fl. 1861-1862), who served in the Confederate army near Wilmington, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes two letters, 1834, to Eliza M. Murphy [Walton], received while she was attending school at Pittsboro, N.C., from family and friends in Morganton, N.C., giving local news; two letters, 1861-1862, exchanged between Eliza Murphy Walton and her husband, Thomas George Walton, who was serving with the Confederate army near Wilmington, N.C.; and one letter, 1863, to John Caldwell from John M. Walton in camp near Franklin Depot, Va.
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LettersIncludes original finding aid. |