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Size | 3 items |
Abstract | The Burns family had members and relatives located in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The collection includes photocopies of a journal, July 1849, 15 pages, of a trip from Philadelphia, Pa., to Charleston, S.C., and then to Salisbury, N.C., written in letter form by "Sue" to her brother, James W. Burns, Chambersburg, Pa., and two letters. One letter, 26 May 1849, from Aunt Sue to her nephews John Beard and Louis H. Beard at Salisbury, mentions relatives; the other, undated, from Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia, to his cousin Maria in Hillsborough, N.C., mentions the above journal. |
Creator | Burns (Family : Chambersburg, Pa.) |
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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The Burns family counted among its members James W. Burns of Chambersburg, Pa.; his sister, "Sue;" Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia, Pa.; and John Beard and Louis H. Beard of Salisbury, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes photocopies of a journal, July 1849, 15 pages, of a trip via the steamship Osprey from Philadelphia, Pa., to Charleston, S.C., and then via rail and stage to Salisbury, N.C. The journal is written in letter form by "Sue" to her brother, James W. Burns, and describes arrangements and accommodations and fellow travelers. There are also two letters. One letter, 26 May 1849, from Aunt Sue to her nephews John and Louis H. Beard at Salisbury, mentions relatives; the other, undated, from Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia, to his cousin Maria in Hillsborough, N.C., mentions the above journal and a family portrait.
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