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Letter 1) to Dear Brother from W. R. King, Marlin Texas: Talks about yellow fever, lives within twenty steps of Brazos, price of land , October 22, 1820

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965

Scope and Contents

From the Accession:

This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.

Dates

  • October 22, 1820

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Accession: 1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
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Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732