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Size | 110 items |
Abstract | MICROFILM ONLY. About fifty letters, 1849-1856, to Haynes in Giles County, Tenn., from his son, Peril Columbus Haynes (1826-1910), a farmer in Davis County, Iowa, concerning opportunities in the area, crops, livestock, weather, health, political opinions, and family affairs; letters, 1836-1845, from another son, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister in Pittsburgh, Pa., Greenville, S.C., and other places, concerning community and personal affairs, and letters from that son's creditors in Pittsburgh; and four letters from Mexican War soldiers, including three, February-April 1847, from Peril C. Haynes at Tampico and near Vera Cruz, largely concerning military affairs. |
Creator | Haynes, James S., fl. 1826-1856. |
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: Laura Hart, January 2021
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MICROFILM ONLY. About fifty letters, 1849-1856, to Haynes in Giles County, Tenn., from his son, Peril Columbus Haynes (1826-1910), a farmer in Davis County, Iowa, concerning opportunities in the area, crops, livestock, weather, health, political opinions, and family affairs; letters, 1836-1845, from another son, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister in Pittsburgh, Pa., Greenville, S.C., and other places, concerning community and personal affairs, and letters from that son's creditors in Pittsburgh; and four letters from Mexican War soldiers, including three, February-April 1847, from Peril C. Haynes at Tampico and near Vera Cruz, largely concerning military affairs.
Back to TopReel M-3895/1 |
Papers, 1832-1856 |