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Baptismal records of enslaved and emancipated Cubans
Collection
Identifier: SC 01636
Scope and Contents
Four separate letters directed to Catholic Priests in various localities in Cuba asking for the Baptism of children of enslaved individuals. One letter asks for Baptism from an emancipated man by the direction of Public Works for the state. Translations provided.
Dates:
1838-1875
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Thomas Fury Letter to William Tate
Collection
Identifier: SC 01421
Scope and Contents
One page letter informing Tate of the activities of peoeple he knew before going off to fight for the Confederacy. He reports that one person made a profession of religion and was baptized and another has volunteered for the war. Fury write on behalf of some of his friends reports that and all support the Southern Confederacy, send their regards, and pray for his safe return from war.
Dates:
1861 December 16
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center