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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | The McMillan and Robeson Family Papers, 1791-1900, consist of family letters and deeds for both land and enslaved people. Correspondence is chiefly between the McMillan and Robeson families, but also includes the Calhoun, Davies, Grier, and Leete families. Letters document family relationships, school, female friendships, health, travel, and daily life. Civil War era letters discuss the impact of the war on the family, conscription, the Home Guard, camp life at Yorktown, Va., and looting by Sherman's army in Cumberland County, N.C. Acquired as part of the Southern Historical Collection. |
Creator | McMillan (Family : McMillan, Hamilton, 1837-1916)
Robeson (Family : Robeson, Lizzie) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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The McMillan and Robeson families were united by the marriage of Hamilton McMillan, a teacher in North Carolina at the time of the Civil War, and Lizzie Robeson, the daughter of Eliza Robeson and sister of Mary Robeson Harris. Hamilton McMillan was the son of William and Anna McMillan.
Back to TopThe McMillan and Robeson Family Papers, 1791-1900, consist of family letters and deeds for the purchase of both land and enslaved people. Correspondence is chiefly between the McMillan and Robeson families, but also includes the Calhoun, Davies, Grier, and Leete families. Antebellum letters document family matters, children at Floral College, Burwell School, and the University of North Carolina, and female friendships. Civil War era letters discuss family members in the Confederate Army, concerns about conscription, food and money shortages, serving in the Home Guard, and camp life at Yorktown, Va. One letter, 30 March 1865, describes Sherman's army passing through Cumberland County, N.C., and the looting that occurred. Postbellum letters concern family travels, health, and daily life.
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