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Size | 50 items |
Abstract | Family letters comprise the bulk of the collection. Correspondents are members of white families related by marriage, the Davis family of Stokes County, N.C., and the Fulton family of Lampasas County, Tex. Early letters from James Davis (1793-1873) written near the start of the Civil War from Red Shoals, N.C., contain references to "the negroes" and "the blacks," presumably enslaved African Americans, and to illnesses including diphtheria. Letters from Jesse Fulton (1857-1937) are chiefly to Mary Kathrine "Katie" Smith of Round Rock, Tex., whom he later married. Other items include an 1899 pamphlet about Methodist minister James Needham, an undated newspaper clipping with a wedding announcement, and notes about the letters that were written by a descendant. |
Creator | Davis (Family : Stokes County, N.C.)
Fulton (Family : Lampasas County, Tex.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Davis family of Stokes County, N.C., and the Fulton family of Lampasas County, Tex., were related by marriage.
Back to TopFamily letters comprise the bulk of the collection. Correspondents are members of the Davis family of Stokes County, N.C., and the Fulton family of Lampasas County, Tex., who were related by marriage to the Davis family. Early letters from James Davis (1793-1873) written near the start of the Civil War from Red Shoals, N.C., contain references to "the negroes" and "the blacks," presumably enslaved African Americans, and to illnesses including diphtheria. Letters from Jesse Fulton (1857-1937) are chiefly to Mary Kathrine "Katie" Smith of Round Rock, Tex., whom he later married. Other items include an 1899 pamphlet about Methodist minister James Needham, an undated newspaper clipping with a wedding announcement, and notes about the letters that were written by a descendant.
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Folder 1-2
Folder 1Folder 2 |
Correspondence, circa 1860s-1900s |
Folder 3 |
Other papers, circa 1890s-1950s |