Lavinia McPheeters,Petersburg, Virginia to Charles Campbell, Jerusalem, Southampton County, Virginia, 1834 January 27
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes "the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again" but the whites there "are not much better than the blacks". Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbellto Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and "will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it".
Dates
- Creation: 1834 January 27
Creator
- From the Collection: Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Carter, Mary B. (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Cryer, William (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Farmer's Register (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: New York Weekly Journal of Commerce (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Petersburg Index (Va.) (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Richmond Enquirer (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Southern Literary Messenger (Collector, Organization)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 15.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository