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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | The Lawrence M. Slifkin Collection of Letters, 1874-1875, consist of letters from Bristol, Tenn., seeking employment in Abingdon and Emory, Va., and from Abingdon reporting on the Stephenson family and news of a violent fight that took place between two men after a card game. |
Creator | Slifkin, Lawrence M. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Laura Smith
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Back to TopLawrence M. Slifkin is a physicist retired from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
James E. Stephenson and family members appear to have lived in Abingdon, Va., and Emory, Va., in 1874.
J. W. Grubbs lived in Bristol, Tenn., 1875.
Back to TopThe Lawrence M. Slifkin Collection of Letters, 1874-1875, consist of two letters from J. W. Grubbs in Bristol, Tenn., seeking employment, from James E. Stephenson in Abingdon, Va., and from Wesley Williams in Emory, Va.; a letter from "Hattie" in Abingdon, Va., to her brother James E. Stephenson in Emory, Va., reporting on family news and a violent fight that took place between two men after a card game; and a letter fragment to "Uncle S" with family news.
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