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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | Thomas Cowan (fl. 1850-1851) attended Trinity School near Raleigh, N.C. The collection inlcudes letters, 1850-1851, from Thomas Cowan to his parents in Smithville (now Southport), Brunswick County, N.C., concerning food, activities, Raleigh, his sister at school in Raleigh, his brother John and others at home, and Reverend P. T. Babbit, director of the school. |
Creator | Cowan, Thomas, fl. 1850-1851. |
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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Thomas Cowan (fl. 1850-1851) attended Trinity School near Raleigh, N.C.
Back to TopLetters from Cowan, a student at Trinity School near Raleigh, N.C. (not Trinity College), to his parents in Smithville (now Southport), Brunswick County, N.C., concerning food, activities, Raleigh, his sister at school in Raleigh, his brother John and others at home, and Reverend P. T. Babbit, director of the school.
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